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longitudinal axis
- Definição1
- The x-axis of a system of body axes in which the xz-plane is the plane of symmetry.
- Fonte1
- MULTILINGUAL aeronautical dictionary, or, dictionary aeronautique multilingue: english, french, spanish, dutch, greek, italian,portuguese, turkish. London, England: Technical Editing and reproduction Ltd, 1980. xx, 876 p. ISBN 92835016667
- Definição2
- An imaginary line through an aircraft from nose to tail, passing through its center of gravity about which the aircraft rolls in flight. The longitudinal axis is also called the roll axis of the aircraft.
- Fonte2
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Aircraft flying handbook. Washington, 2004. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/FAA-H-8083-5.pdf. Acesso em: 09 maio 2012.
- Subárea
- Aircraft Structure
- Français
- axe longitudinal de l’avion