Editing Flight (section)

=== Flight dynamics ===
{{Main article|Flight dynamics}}
{{Multiple images
| image1 = Aileron pitch.gif
| caption1 = [[Aircraft principal axes|Pitch]]
| image2 = Aileron yaw.gif
| caption2 = [[Yaw (rotation)|Yaw]]
| image3 = Aileron roll.gif
| caption3 = [[Aerobatic maneuver|Roll]]
}}
[[File:dihedral.airliner.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|The upward tilt of the wings and tailplane of an aircraft, as seen on this [[Boeing 737]], is called dihedral angle]]

'''Flight dynamics''' is the science of [[aircraft|air]] and [[spacecraft|space]] vehicle orientation and control in three dimensions. The three critical flight dynamics parameters are the angles of rotation in three [[dimensions]] about the vehicle's [[center of mass]], known as ''pitch'', ''roll'' and ''yaw'' (See [[Tait-Bryan rotations]] for an explanation).

The control of these dimensions can involve a [[horizontal stabilizer]] (i.e. "a tail"), [[ailerons]] and other movable aerodynamic devices which control angular stability i.e. flight attitude (which in turn affects [[altitude]], [[Aircraft heading|heading]]). Wings are often angled slightly upwards- they have "positive [[Dihedral (aircraft)|dihedral angle]]" which gives inherent roll stabilization.