How do elevators provide longitudinal stability, while ailerons provide lateral stability? Rudders provide vertical stability, which makes sense, since they control movement around the vertical axis. The other two seem to be flipped. If stability is determined by which control surfaces prevent rotation that isn't the axis of rotation, then why can't the rudder replace the elevators for longitudinal stability, for example? What is an easy way to think of stability?
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