sideslip
verbEtymology From side + slip.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.
sideslip
nounEtymology From side + slip.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A flight maneuver to rapidly lose speed and/or altitude whilst not altering the aircraft's ground track.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Broadly The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.