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Phugoid logo #21000 A phugoid or fugoid d is an aircraft motion where the vehicle pitches up and climbs, and then pitches down and descends, accompanied by speeding up and slowing down as it goes `uphill` and `downhill.` This is one of the basic flight dynamics modes of an aircraft (others include short period, dutch roll, and spiral divergence), and a classic ex...
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phugoid

phugoid logo #22641of, like or pertaining to the longitudinal stability of aircraft
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