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In [[aviation|flying]], a '''skid''' is a specific type of [[Slip (aerodynamic)|slip]] |
In [[aviation|flying]], a '''skid''' is a specific type of [[Slip (aerodynamic)|slip]] , |
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(or is maybe better saying it is a type of uncoordinated flight like a Slip?<br /> |
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where, in a turn the skid points the nose inside and the slip outside?<br /> |
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you can slip and fly straight.........<br /> |
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you cannot skid and fly straight........) |
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during a turn where the sideways movement of the [[aircraft]] is outwards from the centre of the turn. [[aviator|Pilots]] generally reserve the word ''slip'' only for inside slips in a turn (towards the centre). |
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A skidding turn has no application in ordinary flying — it places the aircraft in an unstable situation, and is a leading cause of fatal [[Spin (flight)|stall-spin]] accidents. Pilots will typically enter a skidding turn in the [[airfield traffic pattern]] on the turn from base leg to final approach, unconsciously using the rudder in an attempt to tighten the turn and avoid overshooting the runway centreline. |
A skidding turn has no application in ordinary flying — it places the aircraft in an unstable situation, and is a leading cause of fatal [[Spin (flight)|stall-spin]] accidents. Pilots will typically enter a skidding turn in the [[airfield traffic pattern]] on the turn from base leg to final approach, unconsciously using the rudder in an attempt to tighten the turn and avoid overshooting the runway centreline. |
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Revision as of 14:29, 28 August 2008
In flying, a skid is a specific type of slip ,
(or is maybe better saying it is a type of uncoordinated flight like a Slip?
where, in a turn the skid points the nose inside and the slip outside?
you can slip and fly straight.........
you cannot skid and fly straight........)
during a turn where the sideways movement of the aircraft is outwards from the centre of the turn. Pilots generally reserve the word slip only for inside slips in a turn (towards the centre).
A skidding turn has no application in ordinary flying — it places the aircraft in an unstable situation, and is a leading cause of fatal stall-spin accidents. Pilots will typically enter a skidding turn in the airfield traffic pattern on the turn from base leg to final approach, unconsciously using the rudder in an attempt to tighten the turn and avoid overshooting the runway centreline.
Deliberate skids are used in aerobatics and aerial combat.