sideslip
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See also: side-slip
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
sideslip (plural sideslips)
- (aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
- (aviation) A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
- (aviation, uncountable, by extension) The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
Synonyms
(angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and direction of motion): beta
Translations
angle
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Verb
sideslip (third-person singular simple present sideslips, present participle sideslipping, simple past and past participle sideslipped)
Translations
to perform a sideslip
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