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Rotation around the - longitudinal axis: roll, controlled by ailerons. - vertical axis: yaw, controlled by rudder. - lateral axis (through the wings): pitch,
by FabHK 2y ago
Rotation around the
- longitudinal axis: roll, controlled by ailerons.
- vertical axis: yaw, controlled by rudder.
- lateral axis (through the wings): pitch, controlled by elevators.
- sangnoir 2y agoThanks - those are correct terms for aircraft in flight, that don't apply to out-of-control vehicles on the ground. An airplane that loses traction and rotates about it's vertical axis is spinning, not yawing.