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Noun Concept
Categories: Aircraft controls, Aircraft wing components
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aileron  ailerons  Alieron  differential ailerons  Frise aileron
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An airfoil that controls lateral motion WordNet 3.0
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An airfoil that controls lateral motion WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An aileron is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. Wikipedia
Hinged part on trailing edge of an airplane wing. Used to rotate the airplane about the longitudinal axis. OmegaWiki
The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns. Wiktionary
Hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
airfoil
PART OF
wing
HAS KIND
rolleron
DIFFERENT FROM
wing warping
PARTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH
flaperon
spoileron
elevon
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ailerons, Alieron, differential ailerons, Frise aileron, invention of the aileron

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