sideslip

Meaning

Noun

1. A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
2. A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
3. A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
4. The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.

Verb

To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.

Synonyms

skid

slip

skidding

Translations

sbandamento

déraper

derapage

deslizamiento lateral

ακτή αγγειοπλαστική κόλλα

scivolata

derapata

sbandata

dérapage

slippen

derrapagem

derrape

deslizamiento

resbalón

Etymology

From side + slip.