Title: Describe the three axes of an aircraft.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training I (20053-I) > Section: Explaining the Aerodynamics of Flight

Description should include the following:

- The axes of an aircraft are three imaginary lines that pass through an aircraft’s CG at 90-degree angles to each other.
- The longitudinal axis passes through the CG parallel to a line from nose to tail.
- The lateral axis passes parallel to a line from wingtip to wingtip.
- The vertical axis passes through the CG at right angles to the other two axes.

PLT095 and PLT234

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the three axes of an aircraft?