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- Definição1
- A part of an automatic flight control system used to keep the aircraft from unwanted yawing. A yaw damper senses the onset of yaw and immediately applies the correct rudder to eliminate it. Yaw dampers are used in swept-wing aircraft to reduce their tendency to dutch roll.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Training manual. Part D-3: flight operations officers/flight dispatchers. 2nd ed. Montreal, 1998. (Doc. 7192-AN/857 Part D-3)
- Fonte3
- EMBRAER. Technical dictionary english-portuguese. [São José dos Campos], 2001.
- Nota adicional1
- Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
- Contexto
- Interaction of a yaw damper with an autopilot (including Autopilot interlocks).
- Subárea1
- Aircraft Structure
- Related Term
- yaw
- Português
- amortecedor de guinada