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{{Short description|Loss of one degree of freedom in a three-dimensional, three-gimbal mechanism}} ...nta) gimbals become aligned, changes to roll (blue) and yaw apply the same rotation to the airplane.]] ...

[[Image:Yaw Axis Corrected.svg|thumb|250px|The position of all three axes, with the [[right-hand rule]] for describing the angle of its rotation ...y applied to [[spacecraft]] when the first crewed spacecraft were designed in the late 1950s. ...

{{short description|Science of air vehicle orientation and control in three dimensions}} ...Corrected.svg|thumb|[[Aircraft principal axes|The three axes]] of rotation in an aircraft]] ...

...ports=|power=|color=|dpi=|speed=|language=|weight={{convert|2500|lb|kg|0}}|dimensions={{convert|10.8|ft|m|1}} long, {{convert|6.2|ft|m|1}} high, {{convert|2|ft|m ...[[United States Coast and Geodetic Survey]] put the machine into operation in 1910. It was used until 1965, when it was replaced by an [[Electronic compu ...

.... The graticule shows the latitude and longitude of points on the surface. In this example meridians are spaced at 6° intervals and parallels at 4° inter In [[geography]], '''latitude''' is a [[geographic coordinate system|geographi ...

...dder]]s hinged to it. Their role is to provide control, stability and trim in yaw (also known as directional or weathercock stability). It is part of the ...ve occasionally been used in [[Motorsport|motor sports]], with for example in [[Le Mans Prototype|Le Mans Prototype racing]]. ...

..., but it is defined to act perpendicular to the flow and therefore can act in any direction. ...he surrounding fluid is air, the force is called an [[aerodynamic force]]. In water or any other liquid, it is called a [[Fluid dynamics|hydrodynamic for ...

[[File:Tidal circularization figure1.svg|right|thumb|Earth's rotation drags the position of the tidal bulge ahead of the position directly under [[File:Tide and Moon.jpg|thumb|In [[Maine]] (U.S.), low tide occurs roughly at moonrise and high tide with a ...

...bourne (R21) underway 1967.jpeg|300px|alt=Side view of an aircraft carrier in motion. A helicopter sits on the carrier's deck, and several dark-uniformed |Ship caption=HMAS ''Melbourne'' in 1967 ...

...b|right|The expansion of the universe according to the [[Big Bang]] theory in physics]] ...and the world and universe around you."</ref> A scientist who specializes in the field of physics is called a [[physicist]]. ...

|caption = An F-22 over [[Kadena Air Base]], Japan, in 2009 ...F-22 Raptor flies over Kadena Air Base, Japan on a flight training mission in 2009 ...