tailplane
tailplane · tailplanes
A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attachedA horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.
Meaning
1 sensesA horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.
the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
Origin
From tail + plane.From tail + plane.
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Forms
plural: tailplanes| Singular | tailplane |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymshorizontal stabilizerhorizontal stabiliser
Close in meaning
- the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged:horizontal stabilizerhorizontal stabiliser