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An aileron (French for `little wing`) is a hinged flight control surface usually attached to the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. Ailerons are used in pairs to control the aircraft in roll (or movement around the aircraft`s longitudinal axis), which normally results in a change in flight path due to the tilting of the lift v......
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flap on airplane wing for lateral balance
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• (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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The movable areas of a wingform that control or affect the roll of an aircraft by working opposite one another
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A hinged surface on the wing of an aircraft or spacecraft used to adjust the craft's angle of flight.
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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]
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One the three primary flight control surfaces found on aircraft. Ailerons are movable surfaces that control movement about the longitudinal axis, known as roll. The ailerons are used along with the rudder to make turns. One aileron is found at the outer trailing edge of each wing. They impart a ro...
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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 machine to preserve or destroy lateral balance; a hinged...
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n] - an airfoil that controls lateral motion
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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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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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noun an airfoil that controls lateral motion
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The movable areas of a WINGFORM that control or affect the roll of an aircraft by working opposite one another
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A control surface for controlling roll or bank. There is one aileron on each wing, and they move in opposite directions. They are controlled by turning the control yoke, like a car's steering wheel.
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Control surfaces on the trailing edge of the wing. Ailerons on each side of the airplane deflect in opposite directions to control the roll, or bank, of the aircraft. Movement of the ailerons is controlled by either the control yoke or side stick. A trim system minimizes the force needed to hold the ailerons in the proper position for various fligh...
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a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like. · a wall at the end of a roof with a single slope, as that of a church aisle.
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