Lake Sawyer Hawks RC Glossary

RC terms, acronyms, and club references explained.

Y-Harness

Two servos can be plugged into one channel with a Y-harness. The two servos will then operate simultaneously. It is most often used in areas where the strength of one servo is not...

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Yaw

The left or right movement of an aircraft's nose about its vertical axis.

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Yaw Axis

The airplane axis controlled by the rudder. Yaw is illustrated by hanging the airplane level by a wire located at the center of gravity. Left or right movement of the nose is the y...

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Z-bend

Shaped like a “Z,” it is the simplest way to connect a pushrod to a control horn or servo-output arm./dd>

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