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Tailplane

🔄 Synonyms of "Tailplane"

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Word	Definition
horizontal stabilizernoun	(aviation) Synonym of tailplane.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tailplane"

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Word	Definition
horizontal stabilizernoun	(aviation) Synonym of tailplane.
stabilatornoun	A one-piece horizontal tailplane, used especially on high-speed aircraft.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
tail boomnoun	On an airplane or helicopter, a spar that connects tail surfaces to a fuselage.
t-tailnoun	(aviation) A type of aircraft that has the horizontal stabilizer situated atop, or near the top of, the vertical stabilizer.
tailboomnoun	Alternative form of tail boom. [On an airplane or helicopter, a spar that connects tail surfaces to a fuselage.]
taileronnoun	(aviation) A kind of tailplane or stabilator that can move differentially to perform the roll control function of an aileron.
elevonnoun	(aviation) A movable surface at the trailing edge of a tailless airplane (such as the space shuttle) that provides pitch and roll control.
vertical stabilizernoun	(aviation) The fin on the tail of an aircraft; it includes the rudder on its trailing edge.
aileronnoun	The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
taildraggernoun	(aviation) An aircraft with a wheel behind the main landing gear, underneath the tail.
mainplanenoun	The wing of an airplane that provides most of the lift.
airfoilnoun	A wing of an aircraft.
flapnoun	Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
tail rotornoun	(aviation) A small rotor mounted vertically at the end of the tail of a single-rotor helicopter so as to develop thrust in the same direction as the main rotor's rotation, to counter the torque effect created by the main rotor.
empennagenoun	The tail assembly of an aircraft.
tailhooknoun	A device attached to the empennage of some military fixed-wing aircraft, used to achieve rapid deceleration during landings by catching the arresting gear of a runway or aircraft carrier.
tailsitternoun	A vertical-takeoff aircraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at takeoff.
floatplanenoun	A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
tiltwingnoun	A kind of aircraft featuring a wing that is horizontal for conventional forward flight and rotates up for vertical takeoff and landing.