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== Roll ==
 
== Roll ==
  
The Roll axis is one of the three principal axes in which an aircraft or spacecraft can change orientation. A shift in the roll axis will cause a craft to rotate about its principal axis.
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The Roll axis is one of the three principal axes in which an aircraft or spacecraft can change orientation. A shift in the roll axis will cause a craft to rotate about its central axis.
  
 
Larger aircraft/spacecraft, especially very wide vehicles, will have very little Roll control without the addition of control parts.
 
Larger aircraft/spacecraft, especially very wide vehicles, will have very little Roll control without the addition of control parts.
  
 
Placing RCS thruster blocks or movable control surfaces on the sides will increase a crafts Roll ability. Engines with thrust vectoring will not help control Roll.
 
Placing RCS thruster blocks or movable control surfaces on the sides will increase a crafts Roll ability. Engines with thrust vectoring will not help control Roll.

Revision as of 02:53, 30 March 2013

Roll

The Roll axis is one of the three principal axes in which an aircraft or spacecraft can change orientation. A shift in the roll axis will cause a craft to rotate about its central axis.

Larger aircraft/spacecraft, especially very wide vehicles, will have very little Roll control without the addition of control parts.

Placing RCS thruster blocks or movable control surfaces on the sides will increase a crafts Roll ability. Engines with thrust vectoring will not help control Roll.