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wing drop wing drop[′wiŋ ‚dräp] (aerospace engineering) A phenomenon experienced by an air vehicle during maneuvers at moderate to high angles of attack, in which an abrupt reduction of lift from one side of the vehicle prior to the other side creates a rolling moment, which causes loss of control of the airplane's roll attitude. wing dropA tendency of an aircraft to roll to one of its sides (wind dropping to that side) when the aircraft approaches the stalling angle. This should not be confused with the term wing heavy, which is the tendency of a wing to drop at normal operating speeds. |