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  2. Slip (aerodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    The forward slip changes the heading of the aircraft away from the down wing, while retaining the original track (flight path over the ground) of the aircraft. To execute a forward slip, the pilot banks into the wind and applies opposing rudder (e.g., right aileron + left rudder) in order to keep moving towards the target. If you were the ...

  3. Wingtip vortices - Wikipedia

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    Here and are the absolute temperature and pressure at the beginning of the process (here equal to the ambient air temperature and pressure), and are the absolute temperature and pressure in the vortex core (which is the end result of the process), and the constant is about 7/5 = 1.4 for air (see here).

  4. Skid (aerodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    For example, if the airplane is rolling clockwise (from the pilot point of view), the airplane yaws to the left. It assumes a crab-like attitude relative to the wind. This is called a slip. The air is flowing crosswise over the fuselage. In order to correct this adverse slip, the pilot must apply rudder (right rudder in this example). If the ...

  5. Flight dynamics - Wikipedia

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    Flight dynamics is the science of air-vehicle orientation and control in three dimensions. The critical flight dynamics parameters are the angles of rotation with respect to the three aircraft's principal axes about its center of gravity, known as roll, pitch and yaw.

  6. Deflected slipstream - Wikipedia

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    Deflected slipstream is an approach to creating an aircraft that can take off and land vertically (), or at least with a very short runway ().The basic principle is to deflect the slipstream from one or more propellers approximately 90 degrees, to create an upward thrust for vertical takeoff and a downward air cushion for landing.

  7. Wake turbulence - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, aircraft operating at altitudes greater than 600 m (2,000 ft) are considered to be at less risk. [3] When the vortices of larger aircraft sink close to the ground — within 100–200 ft (30–61 m) — they tend to move laterally over the ground at a speed of 2–3 kn (3.7–5.6 km/h; 2.3–3.5 mph).

  8. Dihedral (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    Dihedral angle has important stabilizing effects on flying bodies because it has a strong influence on the dihedral effect. Dihedral effect [1] of an aircraft is a rolling moment resulting from the vehicle having a non-zero angle of sideslip. Increasing the dihedral angle of an aircraft increases the dihedral effect on it.

  9. Aircraft dynamic modes - Wikipedia

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    Although usually stable in a normal aircraft, the motion may be so slightly damped that the effect is very unpleasant and undesirable. In swept-back wing aircraft, the Dutch roll is solved by installing a yaw damper, in effect a special-purpose automatic pilot that damps out any yawing oscillation by applying rudder corrections. Some swept-wing ...