Tuesday, January 17, 2012

AXES OF AN AIRCRAFT




An airplane is free to revolve or move around, three axes while being supported in-flight, by LIFT and propelled through the air by thrust. These axes pass through the air planes centre of gravity.









   01.LATERAL AXIS
                        The straight line through the center of gravity normal to the plane of symmetry.

 
02.    LONGITUDINAL AXIS
                                     The axis which extend length wise through fuselage from nose to tail.


03.VERTICAL AXIS

 The axis which pass vertically through the fuselage at the center of gravity.







                            




 




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