1. From airplane terminology: pitch, roll, and yaw. Yaw is the pan, or direction, of an object. In terms of an aircraft, it's motion about it's vertical axis. Show contributors This page has been seen 1,235 times. Created by epimetheus on Aug 12, 2013
1. From airplane terminology: pitch, roll, and yaw. Yaw is the pan, or direction, of an object. In terms of an aircraft, it's motion about it's vertical axis.