From The Skybrary
| Sideslip
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Learn how to perform the sideslip maneuver, and reduce its blackout cost.
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| Skill Tree Category
| Flight
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| Parent Skill(s)
| Maneuver
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| Child Skill(s)
| Loop
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| Cost for 1st Star
| 5 FP, 5 CP
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| Cost for 2nd Star
| 20 FP, 20 CP
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| Cost for 3rd Star
| 50 FP, 50 CP
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| Cost for 4th Star
| 120 FP, 120 CP
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| Cost for 5th Star
| 300 FP, 300 CP
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Sideslip causes your aircraft to roll once to the right or left (in aircraft which cannot roll, you simply slide). Similar to Barrel Roll in appearance, Sideslip consists of only a single roll, occasionally making it difficult to discern the difference between Sideslip and Barrel Roll when an enemy first begins a rolling maneuver.
Sideslip is not typically useful to players. Wingover will get one out of danger faster while Barrel Roll proves a superior evasive tactic. Like Barrel Roll, Sideslip does not alter the speed of the aircraft performing the maneuver.
It is worth noting that Sideslip, as implemented in Skyrates, bears little resemblance to its real-life counterpart. A true sideslip involves orienting the fuselage of the aircraft away from the aircraft's current track, or current direction of travel.[1]
[edit] References
| Combat Maneuver Recipe
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Sideslip (to port)
Hotkey: 3
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| 1st Keystroke
| SHIFT+⇐
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| 2nd Keystroke
| SHIFT+⇐
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| 3rd Keystroke
| SHIFT+⇐
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| Known planes that cannot perform this maneuver
| Leviathan
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| Combat Maneuver Recipe
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Sideslip (to starboard)
Hotkey: 4
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| 1st Keystroke
| SHIFT+⇒
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| 2nd Keystroke
| SHIFT+⇒
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| 3rd Keystroke
| SHIFT+⇒
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| Known planes that cannot perform this maneuver
| Leviathan
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