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单词 ruddervator
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ruddervatorn.

Brit. /ˈrʌdəveɪtə/, U.S. /ˈrədərˌveɪdər/
Forms: 1900s– ruddervator, 1900s– ruddevator.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rudder n., elevator n.
Etymology: < rudder n. + -vator (in elevator n.).
Aeronautics.
A control surface which performs the functions of both a rudder and an elevator.
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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).
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