Military Dictionary |
Military Dictionary |
Term Index |
About Us |
Contact Us |
Free Download
|
|
|
Definition Of: |
Yaw
(*) 1. The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane. 2. Angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile.
Angular deviation of the projectile from its line (axis) of flight.
|
|
Military Dictionary INDEX:
List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
Page Number:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 A: Page 1 of 19.
|
|
|
|
Copyright © 2008 Military-Dictionary.org. All Rights Reserved. |
|
|