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Aileron   /ˈeɪlərˌɑn/   Listen
Aileron

noun
1.
An airfoil that controls lateral motion.





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"Aileron" Quotes from Famous Books



... a wind blowing about 30 knots, and I was merely out scouting, and did not carry a gun. The two enemy ships were joined by a third, and then they gained sufficient courage to come a bit close. They shot away my aileron control, and we were in a very bad way. For twenty minutes we were continually under fire, and below there was a heavy swell. It really was only through knowing how scared is the enemy flyer when you go for him that I am here to-night. I let the ...
— Some Naval Yarns • Mordaunt Hall


Words linked to "Aileron" :   wing, surface, airfoil, aerofoil, control surface


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