In its most basic form, a yaw damper inhibits movement of an aircraft around its vertical axis, performing like an automated set of feet on the rudder pedals. A yaw damper pulls aircraft movement ...

A: Yaw is movement of the nose of the aircraft perpendicular to the wings (left or right). It can cause the heading to change and can create asymmetrical lift on the wings, causing one wing to rise ...

Those advocating the use of rudder to recover from/stabilise in-flight, out of balance conditions on transport aircraft (recent Flight International correspondence), have neglected to examine the ...

Boeing has been given 42 months to bring new 737 MAX yaw damper system software into compliance with current rules and can seek FAA approval of the 737-7 using the old version while the updated system ...

Answer: Dutch roll is a natural aerodynamic phenomenon in swept-wing aircraft. It is caused by the design having slightly weaker directional stability than lateral stability. The result is the tail of ...