yaw
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9.1
- noun
- /jɔ/
- Specialized
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desviación
- Adjust pitch and yaw thrusters!
- yaw angle
- yaw rate
- yaw control
The shake table also does roll, pitch and Yaw.
- The shake table also does roll, pitch and Yaw.
- So pitch, Yaw and roll, which would be like the the puppy look right pitch, Yaw and roll, pitch, Yaw, rail.
Examples
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Car navigation systems, which require sensors that measure yaw rate, are providing a new market for these devices.
Academic text (1994) -
It gives me a little bit of control over pitch, yaw and roll.
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Keep an eye on your yaw.
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Ease up on the yaw jets.
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A separate yaw control keeps the rotor blade assembly pointed into the wind.
Academic text (2009) -
The yaw rate gyros are calibrated, but the pitch is off 2 degrees.
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Wind tunnel testing proved more efficient than CFD analysis for checking drag at various yaw angles.
Academic text (1999) -
Upwind turbines use an active-yaw drive to keep the rotor (upwind of the tower) pointed into the wind.
Academic text (1994) -
The optional yaw damper, a passive hydraulic system that limits yaw rates (and gyroscopic loads), is available for turbulent wind sites.
Academic text (1994) -
The pilot adjusted the flight path to compensate for the aircraft's yaw during the storm.
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Etymology
Yaw comes from old words meaning 'to turn to the side', so picture a ship suddenly swinging sideways in strong wind. So a yaw is that unexpected side-to-side movement away from the intended course.