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Sideslip

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
  2. 2
    a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air wordnet
  3. 3
    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.
  4. 4
    an unexpected slide wordnet
  5. 5
    A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
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  1. 6
    The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air. broadly, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From side + slip.

Etymology 2

From side + slip.

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