sideslip

noun 4verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.

2

A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.

3

A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.

4

The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.

verb

1

To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.

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