yaw dampers

A form of yaw damper — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of yaw damper
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