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Old 16th May 2006 | 08:17
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chornedsnorkack
 
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Number of stabilities

How many stabilities does a plane have?

Trying to figure out how many degrees of freedom there are...

Two directions of location are necessarily neutrally stable (the third does not have to be, as air density changes with altitude). One heading degree of freedom has to be neutrally stable, too.
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