Adverse yaw

Definitions

• A condition of flight in which the nose of an airplane tends to yaw toward the outside of the turn. This is caused by the higher induced drag on the outside wing, which is also producing more lift. Induced drag is a by-product of the lift associated
• A flight condition at the beginning of a turn in which the nose of the aircraft starts to move in the direction opposite the direction the turn is being made, caused by the induced drag produced by the downward-deflected aileron holding back the wing as it begins to rise.
• A flight condition at the beginning of a turn in which the nose of the aircraft starts to move in the direction opposite the direction the turn is being made, caused by the induced drag produced by the downward-deflected tip holding back the wing as it begins to rise.

References

• Airplane Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2021
• Instrument Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2014
• Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008