Centre of lift

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThat point on an aircraft where all the various lifting forces act. If the centre or lift is not coincident with the centre of gravity on the fore/aft axis, the plane will pitch, if not coincident on the lateral axis, it will roll.

Synonyms

metacentre centre of buoyancy centre of inertia center of gravity centre of mass centre of effort metacenter center of buoyancy centeroid centroid center of inertia center of effort

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