Aviation Dictionary

Lateral axis

An imaginary line passing through the center of gravity of an airplane and extending across the airplane from wingtip to wingtip.

Dictionary Term

Lateral axis

Definitions

An imaginary line passing through the center of gravity of an airplane and extending across the airplane from wingtip to wingtip.
An imaginary line passing through the center of gravity of a WSC and extending across the WSC from one side of the aircraft to the other side.
An imaginary line passing through the center of gravity of a PPC and extending across the PPC from one side of the aircraft to the other side.

References

Airplane Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2021
Powered Parachute Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008