yawing axis

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• yawing moment — noun Etymology: yawing from present participle of yaw (II) : a moment that lends to rotate an airplane about its vertical axis yawing moment is positive when its tends to turn the plane to the right and negative when it turns the plane to the… …   Useful english dictionary

• yawing moment — the component of the moment vector tending to rotate the vehicle about the z axis, positive clockwise when looking in the positive direction of the z axis …   Mechanics glossary

• Yaw axis — is a vertical axis through an aircraft, rocket, or similar body, about which the body yaws; it may be a body, wind, or stability axis. Also known as yawing axis. [cite web|url=http://www.websters online… …   Wikipedia

• y-axis — i. The lateral axis of the aircraft about which an aircraft pitches. Also called the pitch axis, normal axis, z axis, and yawing axis. ii. A vertical two dimensional system of rectangular coordinates. The reference line on which distances above… …   Aviation dictionary

• yaw axis — A vertical axis through an aircraft about which it yaws. Also called vertical axis, normal axis, z axis, and yawing axis …   Aviation dictionary

• Flight dynamics — is the science of air and space vehicle orientation and control in three dimensions. The three critical flight dynamics parameters are the angles of rotation in three dimensions about the vehicle s center of mass, known as pitch , roll and yaw… …   Wikipedia

• Stability derivatives — are a means of linearising the equations of motion of an atmospheric flight vehicle so that conventional control engineering methods may be applied to assess their stability.The dynamics of atmospheric flight vehicles is potentially very… …   Wikipedia

• Wind turbine design — An example of a wind turbine, this 3 bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines Wind turbines History Design …   Wikipedia

• Magnus effect — The Magnus effect, demonstrated on a ball. v represents the wind velocity, the arrow F the resulting force towards the side of lower pressure. The Magnus effect is the phenomenon whereby a spinning object flying in a fluid creates a whirlpool of… …   Wikipedia

• Inertia coupling — is a potentially lethal phenomenon of high speed flight in which the inertia of the heavier fuselage overpowers the aerodynamic stabilizing forces of the wing and empennage. The problem became apparent as single engine jet fighter aircraft were… …   Wikipedia

• yaw — yaw1 /yaw/, v.i. 1. to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship. 2. (of an aircraft) to have a motion about its vertical axis. 3. (of a rocket or guided missile) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by oscillation of the… …   Universalium