Names For The Axes of Vehicles
Air vehicles use a coordinate system of axes to help name important parameters used in the analysis of stability. All the axes run through the center of gravity (called the "CG"):
- "X" or "x" axis runs from back to front along the body, called the Roll Axis.
- "Y" or "y" axis runs left to right along the wing, called the Pitch Axis.
- "Z" or "z" runs from top to bottom, called the Yaw Axis.
Two slightly different alignments of these axes are used depending on the situation: "Body-fixed Axes", and "Stability Axes".
Read more about this topic: Stability Derivatives
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