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Chapter 8: Aircraft Axes and the Aircraft Wing Flashcards

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Axes

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Roll- Longitudinal
Pitch - Lateral
Yaw - Normal

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Taper Ratio
Aspect Ratio
Rigging Angle

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TR = Ctip / Croot
AR = Span / c = Span ^2 / S
Rigging Angle: angle between AC longitudinal axis and chord

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MAC

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Mean aerodynamic chord

A rectangular wing with MAC chord has same pitch stability as the real wing

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