Dynamic Stability

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Dynamic Stability

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The characteristics of a body, such as an aircraft or rocket, that causes it, when disturbed from an original state of steady flight or motion, to damp the oscillations set up by restoring moments and gradually return to its original state; specifically, the aerodynamic characteristics. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use