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Noun Concept

Categories: Aircraft components, Aircraft manufacturing

tail tail assembly empennage Aircraft tail empenage

The rear part of an aircraft WordNet 3.0

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The rear part of an aircraft WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The empennage, also known as the tail or tail assembly, is a structure at the rear of an aircraft that provides stability during flight, in a way similar to the feathers on an arrow. Wikipedia

Tail section of an aircraft containing stabilizers Wikidata

The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path. Wiktionary

The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage. Wiktionary

Rear of an aircraft. Wiktionary (translation)

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