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Flight dynamics is the study of the performance, stability, and
control of vehicles flying through the air or in outer space.[1]
It is concerned with how forces acting on the vehicle influence
its speed and attitude with respect to time.   Axes to control
the attitude of a plane This section focuses on fixed-wing
aircraft. For other kinds see aircraft  Flight dynamics is the
science of air 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 roll, pitch and yaw (quite different
from their use as Tait-Bryan angles).[2]  Aircraft engineers
develop control systems for a vehicle's orientation (attitude)
about its center of mass. The control systems include actuators,
which exert forces in various directions, and generate
rotational forces or moments about the ce