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tailplane::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer |
| Type of | aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface |
Examples of tailplane
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Next up, the horizontal tailplane, then the three sections of the fuselage.
From the edition.cnn.com
Then the cable wrapped itself around the tailplane, which led to the plane's nose to drop.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The MD-87 features modifications to its tail, with a fin extension above the tailplane.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The tailplane comprises the tail-mounted fixed horizontal stabiliser and movable elevator.
From the en.wikipedia.org
When placed at the rear, the horizontal stabilizer is called a tailplane.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Being at the end of a long fuselage, a tailplane may have a greater leverage than a canard.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Main production version with twin tail with enlarged tailplane.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In transonic flight, however, shock waves generated by the tailplane render the elevator unusable.
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A ground engineer listens for a change of pitch as they tap a composite surface like a tailplane or rudder.
From the newscientist.com
- Horizontal stabilizer: the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
- A tailplane, also known as horizontal stabilizer (or horizontal stabiliser), is a small lifting surface located on the tail (empennage) behind the main lifting surfaces of a fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed wing aircraft such as helicopters and gyroplanes. ...
- Another word for a horizontal stabilizer.
- Primary horizontal airfoil surface of tail unit. Can be fixed, or may have variable incidence, and its purpose is to provide longitudinal stability.
