Let's consider a code example showing what would be allowed (or not) using different levels of inheritance: 1  class BaseClass {}; void freeStandingFunction(BaseClass* b); class DerivedProtected : protected BaseClass { DerivedProtected() { freeStandingFunction(this); // Allowed } };
Definition of Horizontal Axis. Horizontal means flat or level. Horizontal axis is the x-axis on a graph. The blue number line in the figure below is the x-axis, the horizontal axis.
longitudinal axis. A straight line running fore and aft through the center of gravity. It is horizontal when the airplane is in the rigging position. The aircraft rolls about this axis. See axes.