sideslip

noun
High School
1

A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.

2

A flight maneuver to rapidly lose speed and/or altitude whilst not altering the aircraft's ground track.

3

A flight condition where an aircraft's longitudinal axis is not aligned with its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.

4

The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its direction of motion relative to the surrounding air.