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A slip in which the airplane’s longitudinal axis remains parallel to the original flightpath, but the airplane no longer flies straight ahead. Instead, the horizontal component of wing lift forces the airplane to move sideways toward the low wing.
Industry:Aviation
The altitude that a twinengine airplane can no longer climb with one engine inoperative.
Industry:Aviation
The altitude that a twinengine airplane can no longer climb at a rate greater then 50 f.p.m. with one engine inoperative.
Industry:Aviation
A condition where the tail of the airplane follows a path outside the path of the nose during a turn.
Industry:Aviation
An intentional maneuver to decrease airspeed or increase rate of descent, and to compensate for a crosswind on landing. A slip can also be unintentional when the pilot fails to maintain the aircraft in coordinated flight.
Industry:Aviation
Number of pounds of fuel consumed in 1 hour to produce 1 HP.
Industry:Aviation
A control system that extends from the airplane structure into the airstream to produce drag and slow the airplane.
Industry:Aviation
A condition in the region of reverse command where a disturbance that causes the airspeed to decrease causes total drag to increase, which in turn, causes the airspeed to decrease further.
Industry:Aviation
The ability to sense instantly and react to any reasonable variation of airspeed.
Industry:Aviation