In its most basic form, a yaw damper inhibits movement of an aircraft around its vertical axis, performing like an automated set of feet on the rudder pedals. A yaw damper pulls aircraft movement ...

Those advocating the use of rudder to recover from/stabilise in-flight, out of balance conditions on transport aircraft (recent Flight International correspondence), have neglected to examine the ...

Opposition has arisen to a regulatory exemption Boeing has requested for the 737 Max 7’s and Max 10’s stall-management yaw damper (SMYD), while Boeing continues insisting its proposal poses no safety ...