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Aeronautical definitions 67

Lift force (L)
Aircraft climbing

Pitching moment (+M)
Drag force ( D)
W
L

Rolling
moment (L )
R

W

Yawing
moment (N)

D

Lift (+L)

Nose yaws to
right (+N)
Drag (+D)
Lateral (+Y)
y

Left wing
Left wing x up (+L )
R
up (+L ) Nose pitches
R
up (+M)

Fig. 4.1 Forces, moments and motions