Yaw -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Yaw

In an airplane or similar craft, the three axes are called roll, pitch, and yaw. The term heading is sometimes also used for yaw angle.

Euler Angles, Eric Weisstein's World of Math Roll, Pitch




References

Denker, J. S. See How It Flies: New Spin on the Perceptions, Procedures, and Principles of Flight. http://www.monmouth.com/~jsd/how/htm/motion.html#fig_axes.



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