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Old 19th Sep 2011, 09:55
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For whatever reason, slip seems to confuse folk.

Slip = the breeze is coming from a direction laterally somewhat off the nose. For zero slip, the wind is head on to the aircraft.

Sidesliip = slip ie terminology only

forward slip = Americanism for slip when the intention is to maintain a desired track generally with respect to a ground feature, eg runway

crab angle = angle betwixt heading and track - need have no slip and generally doesn't.
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