Definition
Adverse Yaw
The tendency of an airplane to yaw in the opposite direction of a bank or turn. When you deflect the ailerons to roll into a turn, the lowered aileron on the outside wing produces more lift but also more induced drag, pulling that wing backward and yawing the nose away from the turn. Pilots counteract adverse yaw by applying coordinated rudder pressure in the direction of the turn.
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