FAA AMT (Aviation Maintenance Technician) Airframe Practice Exam

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Stability about the axis which runs parallel to the line of flight is referred to as...

Lateral stability

Stability about the axis which runs parallel to the line of flight is referred to as lateral stability. This refers to the stability of an aircraft when making turns and maintaining level flight. Longitudinal stability, on the other hand, refers to the stability along the axis of the aircraft's direction of flight. Vertical stability is the stability of an aircraft in the vertical direction, specifically when climbing or descending. Dynamic stability refers to the overall stability of an aircraft in all three axes of flight. However, it does not specify the stability about a specific axis, making it incorrect for this question. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

Longitudinal stability

Vertical stability

Dynamic stability