sideslip

IPA: sˈaɪdsɫɪp

noun

  • (aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
  • (aviation) A flight maneuver to rapidly lose speed and/or altitude whilst not altering the aircraft's ground track.
  • (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.

verb

  • (aviation) To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.

side-slip

IPA: sˈaɪdsɫɪp

noun

  • Alternative form of sideslip [(aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.]

verb

  • Alternative form of sideslip [(aviation) To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.]
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