Air

MARCH 10, 2025

Dutch roll is a coupled, oscillatory motion in an aircraft, combining both yaw (movement around the vertical axis) and roll (rotation around the longitudinal axis). What exactly is Dutch roll, and how does it manifest? It’s triggered by a disruption , like a gust of wind, impacting the aircraft’s stability.

Longitudinal Axis 52

Longitudinal Axis Stability Lift Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? Roll or bank is the aircrafts movement about its longitudinal axis. Since theyre located on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, both ailerons need to move in the opposite directions to complement each others motion.

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Application of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation When we talk about airplanes, we focus primarily on two forces: Lift (how the aircraft stays aloft). So, an airplane with a propeller or jet doesnt need to push on stationary air molecules in the atmosphere; it simply grabs and throws whichever air molecules are available backward.

Lift 52

Lift Torque Thrust Aileron 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Landing an airplane is not easy, even for experienced pilots. Touching down with the aircraft’s longitudinal axis aligned with the runway. We use the rudder to align the aircraft’s longitudinal axis with the centerline. Use the rudder to align the aircraft’s longitudinal axis with the runway centerline.

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

At around 17:00 local time, an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland (Oregon) to Ontario (California), operated by a three-week-old Boeing 737 MAX 9, returned to Portland International Airport (PDX), after the left mid-exit door (MED) plug departed the airplane, leading to a rapid decompression. There were no injuries.

Runway 261

Runway Airline Airlines Horizontal Stabilizer 261