Pitch angle

Definitions

• The angle between the chord line of the rotor blade and the reference plane of the main rotor hub or the rotor plane of rotation.
• The angle between the wing and the horizontal plane of the earth.

References

• Helicopter Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2019
• Powered Parachute Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
• Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2000
• Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008