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There is no difference aerodynamically. The only difference is in intention and presence of the wind. AirplaneThe airplane does not care about the ground track, all it feels is the movement through the air. Both side- and forwardslip makesforward-slip make the airplane to fly slightly side-wisesideways through the air, somewhere in the direction between nose and downwards pointing wing.

If there is no wind, your ground track will be exactly the same, between wing and nose, and you will feel, that the nose points away from your track and call it forward-slip. If the wind is blowing and you manage the right amount of the slip, you are moving side-wisesideways through the air, but the ground track (combination of wind- and slip- movement) can be aligned exactly with the nose and you call it side-slip.

There is really no difference aerodynamically and thus no difference in applied controls neithereither.

There is no difference aerodynamically. The only difference is intention and presence of the wind. Airplane does not care about ground track, all it feels is movement through the air. Both side- and forwardslip makes airplane to fly slightly side-wise through the air, somewhere in the direction between nose and downwards pointing wing.

If there is no wind, your ground track will be exactly the same, between wing and nose, and you feel, that the nose points away from your track and call it forward-slip. If the wind is blowing and you manage right amount of the slip, you are moving side-wise through the air, but the ground track (combination of wind and slip- movement) can be aligned exactly with the nose and you call it side-slip.

There is really no difference aerodynamically and thus no difference in applied controls neither.

There is no difference aerodynamically. The only difference is in intention and presence of the wind. The airplane does not care about the ground track, all it feels is the movement through the air. Both side- and forward-slip make the airplane fly slightly sideways through the air, somewhere in the direction between nose and downwards pointing wing.

If there is no wind, your ground track will be exactly the same, between wing and nose, and you will feel that the nose points away from your track and call it forward-slip. If the wind is blowing and you manage the right amount of slip, you are moving sideways through the air, but the ground track (combination of wind- and slip- movement) can be aligned exactly with the nose and you call it side-slip.

There is really no difference aerodynamically and thus no difference in applied controls either.

'Mowing' through the air seems kind of fruitless. Especially sideways.
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There is no difference aerodynamically. The only difference is intention and presence of the wind. Airplane does not care about ground track, all it feels is movement through the air. Both side- and forwardslip makes airplane to fly slightly side-wise through the air, somewhere in the direction between nose and downwards pointing wing.

If there is no wind, your ground track will be exactly the same, between wing and nose, and you feel, that the nose points away from your track and call it forward-slip. If the wind is blowing and you manage right amount of the slip, you are mowingmoving side-wise through the air, but the ground track (combination of wind and slip- movement) can be aligned exactly with the nose and you call it side-slip.

There is really no difference aerodynamically and thus no difference in applied controls neither.

There is no difference aerodynamically. The only difference is intention and presence of the wind. Airplane does not care about ground track, all it feels is movement through the air. Both side- and forwardslip makes airplane to fly slightly side-wise through the air, somewhere in the direction between nose and downwards pointing wing.

If there is no wind, your ground track will be exactly the same, between wing and nose, and you feel, that the nose points away from your track and call it forward-slip. If the wind is blowing and you manage right amount of the slip, you are mowing side-wise through the air, but the ground track (combination of wind and slip- movement) can be aligned exactly with the nose and you call it side-slip.

There is really no difference aerodynamically and thus no difference in applied controls neither.

There is no difference aerodynamically. The only difference is intention and presence of the wind. Airplane does not care about ground track, all it feels is movement through the air. Both side- and forwardslip makes airplane to fly slightly side-wise through the air, somewhere in the direction between nose and downwards pointing wing.

If there is no wind, your ground track will be exactly the same, between wing and nose, and you feel, that the nose points away from your track and call it forward-slip. If the wind is blowing and you manage right amount of the slip, you are moving side-wise through the air, but the ground track (combination of wind and slip- movement) can be aligned exactly with the nose and you call it side-slip.

There is really no difference aerodynamically and thus no difference in applied controls neither.

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There is no difference aerodynamically. The only difference is intention and presence of the wind. Airplane does not care about ground track, all it feels is movement through the air. Both side- and forwardslip makes airplane to fly slightly side-wise through the air, somewhere in the direction between nose and downwards pointing wing.

If there is no wind, your ground track will be exactly the same, between wing and nose, and you feel, that the nose points away from your track and call it forward-slip. If the wind is blowing and you manage right amount of the slip, you are mowing side-wise through the air, but the ground track (combination of wind and slip- movement) can be aligned exactly with the nose and you call it side-slip.

There is really no difference aerodynamically and thus no difference in applied controls neither.