sideslip

See also: side-slip

English

Alternative forms

• side-slip

Etymology

side +‎ slip

Noun

sideslip (plural sideslips)

1. (aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.
   1. (aviation) A flight maneuver to rapidly lose speed and/or altitude whilst not altering the aircraft's ground track.
2. (aviation) A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.
3. (aviation, uncountable, by extension) The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.

Synonyms

(angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and direction of motion): beta

Translations

flight manoeuvre

• French: glissade (fr) f

angle

• French: angle au vent m

Verb

sideslip (third-person singular simple present sideslips, present participle sideslipping, simple past and past participle sideslipped)

1. (aviation) To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.