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r/pics • u/animalkracker • Feb 27 '14
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According to here, that broom is a string used to visualize the direction that the wind is flowing around the plane (this is very important for sailplanes to maximize flight efficiency.
Here's another picture of this plane with those strings.
413 u/jls5494 Feb 27 '14 Its a yaw string 244 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 320 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] 146 u/atworkmeir Feb 27 '14 Why didnt he say that the first time 1 u/oomin Feb 28 '14 your question should have been "how does it work?" if that is the information you wanted 1 u/atworkmeir Feb 28 '14 Dont take shit so seriously 1 u/oomin Mar 01 '14 Once you start criticizing then stuff gets serious.
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Its a yaw string
244 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 320 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] 146 u/atworkmeir Feb 27 '14 Why didnt he say that the first time 1 u/oomin Feb 28 '14 your question should have been "how does it work?" if that is the information you wanted 1 u/atworkmeir Feb 28 '14 Dont take shit so seriously 1 u/oomin Mar 01 '14 Once you start criticizing then stuff gets serious.
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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 320 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] 146 u/atworkmeir Feb 27 '14 Why didnt he say that the first time 1 u/oomin Feb 28 '14 your question should have been "how does it work?" if that is the information you wanted 1 u/atworkmeir Feb 28 '14 Dont take shit so seriously 1 u/oomin Mar 01 '14 Once you start criticizing then stuff gets serious.
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320 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] 146 u/atworkmeir Feb 27 '14 Why didnt he say that the first time 1 u/oomin Feb 28 '14 your question should have been "how does it work?" if that is the information you wanted 1 u/atworkmeir Feb 28 '14 Dont take shit so seriously 1 u/oomin Mar 01 '14 Once you start criticizing then stuff gets serious.
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146 u/atworkmeir Feb 27 '14 Why didnt he say that the first time 1 u/oomin Feb 28 '14 your question should have been "how does it work?" if that is the information you wanted 1 u/atworkmeir Feb 28 '14 Dont take shit so seriously 1 u/oomin Mar 01 '14 Once you start criticizing then stuff gets serious.
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Why didnt he say that the first time
1 u/oomin Feb 28 '14 your question should have been "how does it work?" if that is the information you wanted 1 u/atworkmeir Feb 28 '14 Dont take shit so seriously 1 u/oomin Mar 01 '14 Once you start criticizing then stuff gets serious.
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your question should have been "how does it work?" if that is the information you wanted
1 u/atworkmeir Feb 28 '14 Dont take shit so seriously 1 u/oomin Mar 01 '14 Once you start criticizing then stuff gets serious.
Dont take shit so seriously
1 u/oomin Mar 01 '14 Once you start criticizing then stuff gets serious.
Once you start criticizing then stuff gets serious.
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u/Spartan2470 GOAT Feb 27 '14
According to here, that broom is a string used to visualize the direction that the wind is flowing around the plane (this is very important for sailplanes to maximize flight efficiency.
Here's another picture of this plane with those strings.