Pitch is rotation about which axis?

Pitch is rotation about which axis?

• A. Longitudinal axis
• B. Lateral axis
• C. Vertical axis
• D. Normal axis

Answer: (B)

Pitch is rotation about the lateral axis, which runs from wingtip to wingtip. This axis tilts the nose up or down relative to the horizon, producing the nose-up or nose-down motion you feel when you push the control to tilt the aircraft forward or backward. The other main rotations are roll, around the longitudinal axis from nose to tail (tilting the wings up or down), and yaw, around the vertical axis (turning the nose left or right). A normal axis isn’t used for standard flight rotations. So pitch specifically corresponds to the nose-up or nose-down tilt around the wing-to-wing axis.

Pitch is rotation about the lateral axis, which runs from wingtip to wingtip. This axis tilts the nose up or down relative to the horizon, producing the nose-up or nose-down motion you feel when you push the control to tilt the aircraft forward or backward. The other main rotations are roll, around the longitudinal axis from nose to tail (tilting the wings up or down), and yaw, around the vertical axis (turning the nose left or right). A normal axis isn’t used for standard flight rotations. So pitch specifically corresponds to the nose-up or nose-down tilt around the wing-to-wing axis.