angle au vent — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sideslip noun A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
Senses
angle au vent is used for these senses in English:
- sideslip (aviation, uncountable, by extension) The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
sideslip — full definition
- noun A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
- noun A flight maneuver to rapidly lose speed and/or altitude whilst not altering the aircraft's ground track.
- noun A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
- noun The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.