In its most basic form, a yaw damper inhibits movement of an aircraft around its vertical axis, performing like an automated set of feet on the rudder pedals. A yaw damper pulls aircraft movement ...

Answer: Dutch roll is a natural aerodynamic phenomenon in swept-wing aircraft. It is caused by the design having slightly weaker directional stability than lateral stability. The result is the tail of ...

Those advocating the use of rudder to recover from/stabilise in-flight, out of balance conditions on transport aircraft (recent Flight International correspondence), have neglected to examine the ...

4,000th Cirrus’ aircraft off the production line holds a special place in the company’s history as it is the first of the SR22 G3s to feature the new Cirrus Perspective cockpit . The aircraft is on ...

Boeing has requested an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding two Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provisions related to the Stall Management Yaw Damper (SMYD) system on ...