Aircraft attitude

\Aircraft attitude is the orientation of an aircraft with respect to the horizon. It is a function of two angles: pitch and roll. The pitch angle specifies the orientation of the aircraft's longitudinal axis, that is, whether the nose is pointing upwards, level to the horizon, or downwards. the roll angle specifies whether the aircraft is banked left or right, or whether its wings are parallel to the horizon.

Table of contents

1 List of possible attitudes 2 Turns 3 Unusual attitudes

List of possible attitudes

• straight and level (cruise)
• climbing
• descend
• takeoff
• land

Turns

• coordinated banked turn
• climbing coordinated banked turn
• descending coordinated banked turn
• slipping turn
• skidding turn

Unusual attitudes

• stall
• spin