weathercocking moment
1Crabbed Approach — Boeing 707 (E 3 Sentry − „AWACS“) beim Landeanflug mit Vorhaltewinkel Windsack …
2Weathervane effect — Weathervaning or weathercocking (Heflin, 1956) is a phenomenon experienced by aircraft on the ground.Aircraft on the ground have a natural pivoting point on an axis through the main landing gear contact points [disregarding the effects of toe… …
3weath|er|cock — «WEHTH uhr KOK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a device to show which way the wind is blowing, especially one in the shape of a rooster; weather vane. 2. Figurative. a person or thing that is changeable or inconstant, especially one who veers easily to… …
