Aircraft axis

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Aircraft axis can mean:

  • Lateral axis — an axis running from the pilot's left to right in piloted aircraft, and parallel to the wings of a winged aircraft
  • Longitudinal axis — an axis drawn through the body of the vehicle from tail to nose in the normal direction of flight, or the direction the pilot faces
  • Transverse axis — another term for the Lateral axis
  • Vertical axis — an axis drawn from top to bottom, and perpendicular to the other two axes

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