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  2. Rotation (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    During landing, the reverse happens when the nose-wheel touches the runway and the wing assumes a negative angle of attack with no lift. For aircraft with a tailwheel, the pilot initially pushes forward on the yoke during the takeoff run, lifting the tailwheel off the runway, and the aircraft lifts off the runway once sufficient speed is achieved.

  3. Pushback (aviation) - Wikipedia

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    A KLM Boeing 777 being pushed back from a gate at Narita International Airport in Japan. In aviation, pushback is an airport procedure during which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from its parking position, usually at an airport gate by external power. [1] [2] Pushbacks are carried out by special, low-profile vehicles called pushback ...

  4. Elevator (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    Elevators' effect on pitch Elevator and pitch trim tab of a light aircraft. Elevators are flight control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's pitch, and therefore the angle of attack and the lift of the wing. The elevators are usually hinged to the tailplane or horizontal stabilizer.

  5. Aircraft flight mechanics - Wikipedia

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    In flight a powered aircraft can be considered as being acted on by four forces: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. [1] Thrust is the force generated by the engine (whether that engine be a jet engine, a propeller, or -- in exotic cases such as the X-15-- a rocket) and acts in a forward direction for the purpose of overcoming drag. [2]

  6. Lift (force) - Wikipedia

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    When a wing generates lift, it deflects air downward, and to do this it must exert a downward force on the air. Newton's third law requires that the air must exert an equal upward force on the wing. An airfoil generates lift by exerting a downward force on the air as it flows past.

  7. Aerodynamic center - Wikipedia

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    The distribution of forces on a wing in flight are both complex and varying. This image shows the forces for two typical airfoils, a symmetrical design on the left, and an asymmetrical design more typical of low-speed designs on the right. This diagram shows only the lift components; the similar drag considerations are not illustrated.

  8. Flight control surfaces - Wikipedia

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    Flaps raise the maximum lift coefficient of the aircraft and therefore reduce its stalling speed. [5] They are used during low speed, high angle of attack flight including take-off and descent for landing. Some aircraft are equipped with "flaperons", which are more commonly called "inboard ailerons" [citation needed]. These devices function ...

  9. Basic fighter maneuvers - Wikipedia

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    The maneuver is performed by rolling up and away from the turn, then, when the aircraft's lift vector is aligned with the defender, pulling back on the stick, bringing the fighter back into the turn. This maneuver helps prevent an overshoot caused by the high AOT of lead pursuit, and can also be used to increase the distance between aircraft.