sideslip

Meanings

Noun

• A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
• 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

• To perform a flight manoeuvre that moves the aircraft sideways without turning it.

Origin

• side + slip