In flight dynamics, longitudinal stability is the stability of an aircraft in the longitudinal, or pitching, plane. This characteristic is important in...

aircraft stability: speed stability, stick free static longitudinal stability, static lateral stability, directional stability, oscillatory stability, and...

requiring a more powerful engine, especially at high speeds. If longitudinal (pitch) stability and control can be achieved by some other method (see below)...

gravity for static stability. x c p {\displaystyle x_{cp}} is the static margin and must be negative for longitudinal static stability. Alternatively, positive...

the static stability and controllability of aircraft and missiles. Longitudinal stability — the stability of an aircraft in the longitudinal, or pitching...

and keeping them synchronized with the accelerating RF field cycle (longitudinal focusing). The in-plane or "vertical" focusing is typically achieved...

or more movable control surfaces, that provides longitudinal (pitch) and/or directional (yaw) stability and control. A stabilizer can feature a fixed or...

has a neutral stability design which was implemented to save fuel. To ensure stability for safe flight, an LSAS (Longitudinal Stability Augmentation System)...

including longitudinal stability Nyquist stability criterion, defining the limits of stability for pole-zero analysis in control systems Relaxed stability, the...

make the aircraft longitudinally stable (in much the same way a weather vane always points into the wind). The longitudinal stability of an aircraft may...

axis Longitudinal stability for longitudinal inclinations, the stability depends upon the distance between the center of gravity and the longitudinal meta-center...

aircraft horizontal stabilizer. It serves the usual functions of longitudinal stability, control and stick force requirements otherwise performed by the...

purpose of the downforce on the horizontal stabilizer is to maintain longitudinal stability and allow the pilot to control the aircraft in pitch. The same principle...

the rear fuselage. The directional stability was better and the new ventral fins also improved longitudinal stability at high g and on landing approach...

X-3 #33 September 3, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 2 ? ? Static longitudinal stability and control, wing and tail loads, and pressure distribution. X-3...

tandem rotor system are a larger center of gravity range and good longitudinal stability. Disadvantages of the tandem rotor system are a complex transmission...

of gravity too far aft, which adversely affects the aircraft's longitudinal stability. While numbered and marketed as a 172, the 172RG was certified on...

aerodynamic center plays an important role in analysis of the longitudinal static stability of all flying machines. It is desirable that when the pitch...

MD-11 had a neutral stability design and one of the first commercial designs to employ a computer-assisted pitch/longitudinal stability augmentation system...

PMID 38748219. Hoskin TL, Whipple MO, Nanda S, Vincent A (February 2018). "Longitudinal stability of fibromyalgia symptom clusters". Arthritis Research & Therapy...

changes in pitching moment and centre of gravity during flight. For longitudinal stability in pitch and in speed, aircraft are designed in such a way that...

realized the M2-F2 had lateral control problems, even though it had a stability augmentation control system. When the M2-F2 was rebuilt at Dryden and...

varying loading conditions without requiring ballast to maintain longitudinal stability as with prior Sikorsky designs. This layout gave the H-19 series...

on the elevator along with a centering spring system to increase longitudinal stability and stall strips to improve handling during a stall. The company...

twin vertical stabilizers, canted at 45°, resulting in a "relaxed longitudinal stability" design, which enhances maneuverability. Northrop was not yet confident...

Depending on its design, a canard surface may increase or decrease longitudinal stability of the aircraft. A canard delta foreplane creates its own trailing...

prototype only five days later. Initial issues with directional and longitudinal stability were encountered, but were quickly rectified. During one early land-based...

at Kitty Hawk. The first flights in 1904 revealed problems with longitudinal stability, solved by adding ballast and lengthening the supports for the elevator...

Electronic stability control (ESC), also referred to as electronic stability program (ESP) or dynamic stability control (DSC), is a computerized technology...

1991. ISBN 0-9629359-5-6. Axelson, John (September 4, 1947). "Longitudinal Stability and Control of High-Speed Airplanes with Particular Reference to...