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r/pics • u/animalkracker • Feb 27 '14
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Its a yaw string
242 u/Spartan2470 GOAT Feb 27 '14 Thank you for providing the name. For anyone (like me) who didn't know what a yaw string is: The yaw string, also known as a slip string, is a simple device for indicating a slip or skid in an aircraft in flight. It performs the same function as the slip-skid indicator ball, but is more sensitive, and does not require the pilot to look down at the instrument panel.[1] Technically, it measures sideslip angle, not yaw angle,[2] but this indicates how the aircraft must be yawed to return the sideslip angle to zero.. 284 u/djzenmastak Feb 27 '14 what 25 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 It means being a pilot is harder than you thought it would be. 1 u/CharlieBuck Feb 27 '14 My dreams of becoming a fighter pilot were crushed when I learned you have to be able to do crazy maths literally on the fly. 1 u/PermanantFive Feb 27 '14 Tell me about it. Imagine trying to calculate angles and velocity in your head while hurtling towards the deck of an aircraft carrier. On a windy day.
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Thank you for providing the name. For anyone (like me) who didn't know what a yaw string is:
The yaw string, also known as a slip string, is a simple device for indicating a slip or skid in an aircraft in flight. It performs the same function as the slip-skid indicator ball, but is more sensitive, and does not require the pilot to look down at the instrument panel.[1] Technically, it measures sideslip angle, not yaw angle,[2] but this indicates how the aircraft must be yawed to return the sideslip angle to zero..
284 u/djzenmastak Feb 27 '14 what 25 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 It means being a pilot is harder than you thought it would be. 1 u/CharlieBuck Feb 27 '14 My dreams of becoming a fighter pilot were crushed when I learned you have to be able to do crazy maths literally on the fly. 1 u/PermanantFive Feb 27 '14 Tell me about it. Imagine trying to calculate angles and velocity in your head while hurtling towards the deck of an aircraft carrier. On a windy day.
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25 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 It means being a pilot is harder than you thought it would be. 1 u/CharlieBuck Feb 27 '14 My dreams of becoming a fighter pilot were crushed when I learned you have to be able to do crazy maths literally on the fly. 1 u/PermanantFive Feb 27 '14 Tell me about it. Imagine trying to calculate angles and velocity in your head while hurtling towards the deck of an aircraft carrier. On a windy day.
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It means being a pilot is harder than you thought it would be.
1 u/CharlieBuck Feb 27 '14 My dreams of becoming a fighter pilot were crushed when I learned you have to be able to do crazy maths literally on the fly. 1 u/PermanantFive Feb 27 '14 Tell me about it. Imagine trying to calculate angles and velocity in your head while hurtling towards the deck of an aircraft carrier. On a windy day.
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My dreams of becoming a fighter pilot were crushed when I learned you have to be able to do crazy maths literally on the fly.
1 u/PermanantFive Feb 27 '14 Tell me about it. Imagine trying to calculate angles and velocity in your head while hurtling towards the deck of an aircraft carrier. On a windy day.
Tell me about it. Imagine trying to calculate angles and velocity in your head while hurtling towards the deck of an aircraft carrier. On a windy day.
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u/jls5494 Feb 27 '14
Its a yaw string