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1Yaw string — The yaw string, also known as a slip string, is a simple device for indicating a slip or skid in an aircraft in flight. It performs the same function as the slip skid indicator ball, but is more sensitive, and does not require the pilot to look… …
2Yaw axis — is a vertical axis through an aircraft, rocket, or similar body, about which the body yaws; it may be a body, wind, or stability axis. Also known as yawing axis. [cite web|url=http://www.websters online… …
3Aircraft flight control systems — consist of flight control surfaces, the respective cockpit controls, connecting linkages, and the necessary operating mechanisms to control an aircraft s direction in flight. Aircraft engine controls are also considered as flight controls as they …
4Aircraft dynamic modes — Source: Flight dynamicsThe dynamic stability of a vehicle denotes the complete study of the motion occurring after the vehicle has been disturbed. If the aircraft returns to equilibrium without overshoot, the motion is a simple subsidence. If the …
5Aircraft flight mechanics — In aeronautics, aircraft flight mechanics is the study of the forces that act on an aircraft in flight, and the way the aircraft responds to those forces. [Clancy, L.J. Aerodynamics . Section 14.1] Aircraft flight mechanics are relevant to… …
6Yaw damper — A yaw damper is a device used on many aircraft (usually jets and turboprops) and railway vehicles to damp (reduce) the rolling and yawing oscillations due to Dutch roll mode [ [http://www.boeing 727.com/Data/systems/infoyawdampers.html Yaw… …
7yaw damper — A part of an automatic flight control system used to keep the aircraft from unwanted yawing. A yaw damper senses the onset of yaw and immediately applies the correct rudder to eliminate it. Yaw dampers are used in swept wing aircraft to reduce… …
8yaw — 1. noun /jɔː/ a) The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the …
9yaw indicator — A device that measures the angular direction of the airflow relative to the longitudinal vertical plane of the aircraft. This may be accomplished by a balanced vane or by a differential pressure sensor that aligns the detector to the airflow and …
10yaw string — A string with one end that is attached to an aircraft’s canopy or is visible elsewhere to the pilot and exposed to the relative wind. Its angle shows whether the aircraft is flying straight into the airstream or at an angle. Yaw string …
