Look up: Aileron

1. aileron
   [n] - an airfoil that controls lateral motion
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2. Aileron
   These are situated on the trailing (back) edge of the wing and are used to make the aircraft roll. See also: Aerofoil, Elevator, Elevon, Rudder, Wing Warping.
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3. Aileron
   Movable aerofoil fitted near the wing-tip of an aeroplane and designed to make possible a rolling movement about the longitudinal axis. Ailerons are invariably connected differentially to the control column so that when one is raised to depress a wing the other is lowered to raise its wing.
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4. aileron
   a movable portion of an airplane wing or a movable airfoil external...the wing whose function is to impart a rolling motion to the airplane and thus provide lateral control Category: Transport • the primary control surface located near the wing tip,which makes up part of the total wing a...
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5. Aileron
   Ai'le·ron noun [ French, dim. of aile wing.] 1. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church. 2. (Aëronautics) A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machin...
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6. aileron
   noun an airfoil that controls lateral motion
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7. Aileron
   • (n.) A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to preserve or destroy lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane. • (n.) A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
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8. aileron
   movable part of an airplane wing that is controlled by the pilot and permits him to roll the aircraft around its longitudinal axis. Ailerons are ... [2 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/32
   
   
9. aileron
   aileron: see airfoil; airplane.
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10. AILERON
    The movable areas of a wingform that control or affect the roll of an aircraft by working opposite one another
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11. Aileron
    `Ailerons` are hinged flight control surfaces attached to the trailing edge of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. The ailerons are used to control the aircraft in roll, which results in a change in heading due to the tilting of the lift vector. The two ailerons are typically interconnected so that o...
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