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Old 12-16-2021, 09:42 AM   #8 (permalink)
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There's been yaw tufting on gliders for the last hundred years to detect flying sideways. Works to 130 knots, but the indicator has a smaller effect the faster you go because the crosswind has a smaller effect.
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