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HORIZONTAL TAIL SURFACE [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

An aerodynamic surface fixed, movable or adjustable in flight, located aft of the main plane, contributing to longitudinal control and/or stability and which may add to, or subtract from, the total lift.

CONT

The horizontal tail is made up of a fixed and a movable surface. The "horizontal stabilizer" is the fixed surface and the "elevator" is the horizontal moving surface.

OBS

horizontal tail: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

L’empennage horizontal assure la stabilité et la manœuvre de l’avion autour de l’axe de tangage.

OBS

empennage horizontal : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Opérations aériennes.

OBS

empennage horizontal : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
OBS

empenaje horizontal: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2007-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
DEF

Normally applied to aeroplanes and gliders only and usually meaning that there is no separate horizontal stabilizing or control surface, though there may be a vertical tail.

OBS

[This type of aircraft consists] of a single wing without conventional fuselage or tail, housing cargo and personnel within the wing structure, and achieving stability and control by means of vertical external surfaces mounted on the wing tips or booms attached to the wing.

OBS

tailless aeroplane: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
CONT

En fonction de la forme, on distingue, en sus de l'avion classique, l'avion-canard et l'avion sans queue, qui ne comporte aucun empennage horizontal [...]

OBS

Se dit uniquement des avions et des planeurs sans stabilisateur horizontal ni gouverne, mais pouvant comporter un empennage vertical.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

Flying-wing aircraft are described as having critical stability problems.

OBS

The tailless aircraft [is] normally applied to aeroplanes and gliders only and usually meaning that there is no separate horizontal stabilizing or control surface, though there may be a vertical tail. In the case of the flying-wing aircraft, there is no tail surface.

OBS

flying wing aeroplane: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
OBS

aile volante; avion non empenné : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

PHR

Aile volante sans dérive.

Spanish

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