sideslip (English, noun)
expansion: sideslip (plural sideslips)
Senses:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
A flight maneuver to rapidly lose speed and/or altitude whilst not altering the aircraft's ground track.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
tags: broadly
uncountable
Forms:
form: sideslips
tags: plural
form: side-slip
tags: alternative