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Stability
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Stability is
the inherent quality of an aircraft to correct
for conditions that may disturb its equilibrium
and to return to or to continue on the original
flight path.
Basically, if the plane gets bumped by turbulence,
a "stable" airplane will want to return
to its previous flight attitude all by itself.
Your job as pilot is to help nudge it back from
time to time.
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Static Stability
(page 5-14)
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Dynamic Stability
(5-14)
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Longitudinal
Stability (Pitching) (5-15)
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Lateral Stability
(Rolling) (5-17)
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- Dihedral
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- Sweepback and
Wing Location
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- Keel Effect
and Weight Distribution
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Directional Stability
(Yawing) (5-19)
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Free Directional
Oscillations (Dutch Roll)
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Spiral Instability
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