The center of gravity (CG) of an aircraft is the point over which the aircraft would balance. Its position is calculated after supporting the aircraft on...

A reduced-gravity aircraft is a type of fixed-wing aircraft that provides brief near-weightless environments for training astronauts, conducting research...

(typically of a country, or other large region of the Earth) Center of gravity of an aircraft Center of mass Center of the World (disambiguation) Centre of gravity...

system is at rest with respect to the origin of the coordinate system. The concept of center of gravity or weight was studied extensively by the ancient...

result of the sideforce-generating surfaces being above (or below) the center of mass (which coincides with the center of gravity) in an aircraft. Along...

do it. The yaw axis has its origin at the center of gravity and is directed towards the bottom of the aircraft, perpendicular to the wings and to the fuselage...

angle of attack of the vertical tail, known as the sideslip angle ("beta"). A sideslip angle will arise if an aircraft yaws about its centre of gravity and...

specified sections of the airplane. Manufacturer's empty weight Operating empty weight Fuel dumping Center of gravity of an aircraft Aircraft weight class Jan...

the front, and two or more main wheels slightly aft of the center of gravity. Tricycle gear aircraft are the easiest for takeoff, landing and taxiing, and...

Bomber was a case where the ejection of the pilot shifted the center of gravity enough to let the now-empty aircraft self-recover from a spin and land itself...