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- Sinônimos
- weathercock stability
- Definição1
- Stability about the vertical axis of an aircraft, whereby an aircraft tends to return, on its own, to flight aligned with the relative wind when disturbed from that equilibrium state. The wing design is the primary contributor to directional stability, causing a WSC in flight to align with the relative wind.
- Fonte1
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Aircraft flying handbook. Washington, 2004. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/FAA-H-8083 -5.pdf. Acesso em: 09 maio 2012.
- Definição2
- Stability of motion involving yawing, sideslipping or a combination of these.
- Fonte2
- MULTILINGUAL aeronautical dictionary, or, dictionary aeronautique multilingue: english, french, spanish, dutch, greek, italian,portuguese, turkish. London, England: Technical Editing and reproduction Ltd, 1980. xx, 876 p. ISBN 92835016667
- Subárea
- Aerodynamics
- Related Term
- stability
- Spanish
- estabilidad direccional