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Noun Concept
Categories: Aircraft controls, Aircraft aerodynamics
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horizontal stabilizer  horizontal stabiliser  tailplane  tail-plane  Tail-wing
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The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged WordNet 3.0
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The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A tailplane, also known as a horizontal stabiliser, is a small lifting surface located on the tail behind the main lifting surfaces of a fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed-wing aircraft such as helicopters and gyroplanes. Wikipedia
Small lifting surface of a fixed-wing aircraft Wikidata
A small wing that provides positive or negative lift to stabilize an aircraft in flight. OmegaWiki
A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin. Wiktionary
Horizontal airfoil at the rear of an aircraft. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
airfoil
PART OF
horizontal tail
DIFFERENT FROM
horizontal plane
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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horizontal stabilizer, horizontal stabiliser, tailplane
Wikipedia
EN
tailplane
Wikidata
EN
tailplane
Wiktionary
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tailplane
OmegaWiki
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tailplane
Wikipedia Redirections
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horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tail-plane, Tail-wing, Tail plane
Wikidata Alias
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horizontal stabiliser

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