horizontal stabilizer
Americannoun
noun
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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
In 2019, Virgin Galactic came close to another catastrophe when a seal on a rear horizontal stabilizer ruptured because a new thermal protection film had been improperly installed.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2021
Boeing said Tuesday it was inspecting separate issues in which rear sections of the 787 fuselage are joined and on part of the tail called the horizontal stabilizer.
From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2020
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