The pitching moment of an airfoil, in aerodynamics, is a moment produced by a vertical force applied at a distance forward or aft from the aerodynamic center of the airfoil, causing the aircraft to pitch up or down^[1]. An airfoil (in American English, or aerofoil in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller or ships screw or sail) as seen in cross-section. ... Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with the study of gas flows. ... Moment refers to either of two related concepts in mathematics and physics: Moment (physics) Moment (mathematics) See also Moment (magazine), a Jewish general publication. ... Flight dynamics is the study of orientation of air and space vehicles and how to control the critical flight parameters, typically named pitch, roll and yaw. ...

References

1. ↑ Preston, Ray (2006). Main Wing Stability. (HTML) Aerodynamics Text. Selkirk College. URL accessed on 2006-04-01.

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See also

• Aircraft flight mechanics
• Flight dynamics