horizontal stabilizer
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Delta Air Lines Flight 7 was taxiing for departure when its left wing clipped Air Canada Flight 785’s horizontal stabilizer at around 10:30 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
A Smithsonian Institution lab found that a flock of Brant and Canada geese “impacted” the rotor blades and the horizontal stabilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
It subsequently became apparent that the pitch-up problem could also occur at low airspeeds, which would require that the horizontal stabilizer be adjusted farther to achieve a similar effect.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024
The problem, which does not pose a flight safety concern, involves a fitting for the 787's horizontal stabilizer made by a Boeing production facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, the company said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2023
The FAA said the left winglet of the moving plane clipped the horizontal stabilizer of the other.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2022
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