"yaw damper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yaw dampers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yaw damper (plural yaw dampers)
  1. (aviation) A component of the flight control system of most swept-wing aircraft which suppresses the aircraft's natural Dutch roll tendency using carefully-timed automatic rudder inputs. Wikipedia link: yaw damper Categories (topical): Aviation

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