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Can someone give me the 2 sentence (or how ever many is adequate) to
what a forward slip procedure is? Previous posters have given you good answers. I'll add that a "side slip" is exactly the same thing as a forward slip. In both cases, (in calm air) the aircraft is pointed in a different direction from the way it's going. We say "side slip" when we are =thinking= about it with respect to the direction we are pointed, and we say "forward slip" when we are =thinking= about it with respect to the direction we want to go. But the maneuver is identical, and the essential character is that the plane goes sideways =through=the=air= to some degree. Note also this is different from "crabbing", which arises from flying through air that is moving along the ground. The airplane does not know what the ground is doing, and flies straight ahead through the air. But if the air moves along the ground, it takes the plane with it, and the combined motion can make it look like the airplane is moving "sideways" to some degree. Nonetheless, unless the pilot is doing something else at the same time, the airplane is going =through=the=air= straight forwards. Jose -- Money: What you need when you run out of brains. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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