sideslip

Plural: sideslips

Noun

• an unexpected slide
• a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
• A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
• 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.
• A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
• The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.

Verb

Verb Forms: sideslipped, sideslipping, sideslips

• To slip or slide sideways, especially an aircraft.
• To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.

Examples

• His tile rack seemed to SIDESLIP, making it hard to find a good word.

Synonyms

skid, slip

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