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rudder authority
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rudder
authority
(
uncountable
)
(
aviation
)
The degree of
control
that the
rudder
can exert over the
yawing
motion of an
aircraft
; related to
rudder
design
and
airspeed
.
At slow taxiing speed, there is insufficient
rudder authority
to steer the aeroplane.
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