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Flight Mechanics – Forces, Stability, and Aircraft Motion | Prep4Uni.online

Understand how aircraft move and remain controllable: lift, drag, thrust, weight, and the equations of motion in intuitive form. Introduces stability, trim, maneuvering, and performance ideas with clear links to real flight behavior.

Keywords:: flight mechanics, control, performance, aviation fundamentals, aircraft dynamics, equations of motion, lateral-directional stability, Prep4Uni.online, longitudinal stability, trim, STEM preparation, aeronautical engineering, maneuvers, stability, lift and drag

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: January 17, 2026
Date Modified in MERLOT:: January 17, 2026
Author:: Jacob Gan
Submitter:: Jacob Gan
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International