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The Pilots Desk

Adverse yaw factors

The elements that contribute to the aircraft's tendency to yaw opposite the direction of a turn during aileron application. Primary factors include differential drag from deflected ailerons (down aileron creates more drag than up aileron), increased induced drag on the rising wing due to higher angle of attack, and propeller effects in single-engine aircraft. Coordinated rudder input counteracts these effects.