YAW

mahesh248 · Post 29 May 2007, 20:11

can some one explain whats YAW all about ..

Tom · Post 29 May 2007, 21:19

Simple, its either the prefix of the word 'YAWN' or one of these.

RH1300S · Post 29 May 2007, 21:23

It's a rotation about the vehicle's vertical axis.

Pitch and roll are rotations about each horizontal axis - roll is side to side rotation, pitch is front to back rotation.

DaveKillens · Post 30 May 2007, 03:40

Basically, moving from right to left, or vice versa.
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/ro ... e/pyr.html

mahesh248 · Post 30 May 2007, 09:59

thank u guys

Ciro Pabón · Post 30 May 2007, 11:18

Well, mahesh, YAW (You Are Welcome).

mahesh248 · Post 30 May 2007, 23:31

hehe