yaw damper

yaw damper

[′yȯ ‚dam·pər] (aerospace engineering) A control system or device that reduces the yaw of an aircraft, guided missile, or the like.

yaw damper

A part of an automatic flight control system used to keep the aircraft from unwanted yawing. A yaw damper senses the onset of yaw and immediately applies the correct rudder to eliminate it. Yaw dampers are used in swept-wing aircraft to reduce their tendency to dutch roll.