centre of lift
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- center of lift (American spelling)
Noun
[edit]centre of lift (plural centres of lift) (British spelling, Canadian spelling)
- (aeronautics) That point on an aircraft where all the various lifting forces act. If the centre or lift is not coincident with the centre of gravity on the fore/aft axis, the plane will pitch, if not coincident on the lateral axis, it will roll.