flaperon
flaperon · flaperons
An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron and…An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).
/ˈflæpərɒn/
Meaning
1 sensesAn aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).