sideslips

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• sideslips — n. sideways skid, slip to the side; sideways and downward movement made by an aircraft v. skid sideways, slip to the side; move to the side and downward (of an aircraft) …   English contemporary dictionary

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• List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, pre-1950 — This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. For more exhaustive lists, see the [http://www.baaa acro.com/ Aircraft Crash Record Office] or the [http …   Wikipedia

• Crabbed Approach — Boeing 707 (E 3 Sentry − „AWACS“) beim Landeanflug mit Vorhaltewinkel Windsack …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Seitenwindlandung — Boeing 707 (E 3 Sentry − „AWACS“) beim Landeanflug mit Vorhaltewinkel …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• anseriform — ▪ bird order Introduction  any of the 150 species comprising the bird order Anseriformes, which comprises the ducks (duck), geese (goose), and swans (swan) (family Anatidae) and the screamers (the three species of family Anhimidae). Anatidae… …   Universalium

• crossed controls — An application of aircraft controls opposite to those used in normal maneuvers (ailerons in one direction and rudder in the other). Crossed controls are normally applicable to ailerons and rudders. Except for intentional sideslips, crossed… …   Aviation dictionary

• dihedral effect — The stabilizing effect of dihedral in the sideslip. When an aircraft sideslips, one wing is forced down, creating a difference between the upper and the lower wings’ angles of attack, with the greatest angle of attack on the lower wing. The… …   Aviation dictionary