aileron

Examples

• All

• Incredibly, airframe damage was pretty minor—a few small creases on the wings, ailerons, and horizontal stabilizer.

  Blog text (13)

• The aileron controlled the rate of turn, which was measured with a piezoelectric gyro.

  Academic text (2004)

• Look at the size of that aileron...

  The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)

• You will notice that there are no ailerons or elevators on this plane.

  Future by Design (2006)

• The outboard ailerons were dead.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Keep your ailerons and rudder coordinated.

  On a Wing and a Prayer (2023)

• These balance planes, or ailerons, provided an alternative to the Wrights' wing warping.

  Academic text (2003)

• Ailerons, which work like flaps on an airplane wing, are the most important development featured in the Northwind 250.

  Academic text (1994)

• Wind tunnel tests at Wichita State University in Kansas have confirmed the ability of ailerons to control power and prevent the rotor from overspeeding.

  Academic text (1994)

• Airplanes turn while remaining aloft primarily by controlling the positions of ailerons mounted on horizontally oriented wings.

Synonyms

C

control surface

vsaileron

• Specialized

1 6.6

A movable part on a plane that the pilot moves to steer or keep it steady

is a specific wing surface that controls roll for lateral balance

E

elevon

vsaileron

• Specialized

9.9

A moving wing part at the back of a plane that controls up-and-down and tilting movement

is focused on lateral balance and controls roll only

Surface Forms

Etymology