yaw damper

noun

A component of the flight control system of most swept-wing aircraft which suppresses the aircraft's natural Dutch roll tendency using carefully-timed automatic rudder inputs.

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Meanings

nounyaw damper (plural yaw dampers)

plural yaw dampers

  1. aeronauticsA component of the flight control system of most swept-wing aircraft which suppresses the aircraft's natural Dutch roll tendency using carefully-timed automatic rudder inputs.
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