单词 | ruddervator |
释义 | ruddervatorn. Aeronautics. A control surface which performs the functions of both a rudder and an elevator. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > movable control surface > rudder or elevator rudder1784 tail-flap1847 horizontal rudder1875 elevator1910 ruddervator1945 taileron1966 1945 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 24/1 (caption) George A. Owl's prize-winning design (top) for the plane he'd like to own featured the ‘ruddervator’ tail. 1950 Sci. News Let. 1 Apr. 198/2 A crewman of the tanker plane..operates the ruddevator controls. 1989 Air Forces Monthly Feb. 20/1 SSgt Cash flew the boom down into position by manipulating the ruddervator joystick. 2007 W. Thompson F-117 Stealth Fighter Units Operation Desert Storm 94/2 This aircraft was one of four jets at King Khalid to bear wing tilting on its ruddervators. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1945 |
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