Question
As an aircraft flies across the globe, it must continuously pitch (with respect to an inertial frame of reference) to keep following the curvature of the Earth.
From that point of view, what must the sign of this continuous (though extremely small) pitch rate be positive or negative?
From that point of view, what must the sign of this continuous (though extremely small) pitch rate be positive or negative?
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The sign of the continuous pitch rate must be negative.