tail plane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tail plane
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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"I was a bit unlucky because my parachute when it opened was attached to the tail plane," Stirling said decades later.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2022
Civilian parachutes meant that he might free-fall away from the flight path before pulling the rip cord, and this signaled: A tail plane will be useless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 1996
Trapped in the raging eddies, the fighter brushed its tail plane against the Valkyrie's wingtip, then pitched up and rolled onto its back, shearing off one of the XB-70's twin rudders as it went.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moreover, the aircraft's efficiency is further improved by simultaneously rotating the tail plane to the same oblique position.
From Time Magazine Archive
The 'Bat 'was consequently reconstructed with a horizontal tail plane added to the vertical one, and with the wings lowered so that the tips were only six inches above the level of the body.
From A History of Aeronautics by Vivian, Evelyn Charles
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