aileron

aileronTo bank to the left, a pilot must raise the left aileron and lower the right aileron.

ai·le·ron

A0155500 (ā′lə-rŏn′)n. Either of two movable flaps on the wings of an airplane that can be used to control the plane's rolling and banking movements.

[French, diminutive of aile, wing, from Old French, from Latin āla.]

aileron

(ˈeɪlərɒn) n (Aeronautics) a flap hinged to the trailing edge of an aircraft wing to provide lateral control, as in a bank or roll[C20: from French, diminutive of aile wing]

ai•ler•on

(ˈeɪ ləˌrɒn)

n. a movable surface near the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, used to control roll and to perform banks. [1905–10; < French, =ail(e) (see aisle) + -eron diminutive suffix]

ai·le·ron

(ā′lə-rŏn′) A small section of the back edge of an airplane wing that can be moved up or down to control the plane's rolling and tilting movements.

Thesaurus

Noun

aileron - an airfoil that controls lateral motionaerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flightwing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane

Translations

alettone

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aileron:

see airfoilairfoil,
surface designed to develop a desired force by reaction with a fluid, especially air, that is flowing across the surface. For example, the fixed wing surfaces of an airplane produce lift, which opposes gravity.
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aeroplane,
or aircraft,
heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air.
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Aileron

a control surface that constitutes a certain fraction of the rear portion of a wing of an airplane or a glider. Ailerons can be deflected upward or downward and are used to control an aircraft with respect to its longitudinal axis. When deflected, an aileron produces a difference in lift between the right and left wings of an aircraft.

Ailerons are usually differential—that is, are deflected through a greater angle upward than downward—in order to reduce yawing moments when banking and to increase the control effectiveness near critical angles of attack. Ailerons provide lateral stability and make it possible to fly along curves—for example, to make a 360° banked turn—without slipping.

Ailerons may be double-slotted or triple-slotted. They may be supplemented by spoliers, trim tabs, or trimmer-flatteners (seeHIGH-LIFT DEVICES). In design, an aileron is similar to a wing.

aileron

[′āl·ə‚rän] (aerospace engineering) The hinged rear portion of an aircraft wing moved differentially on each side of the aircraft to obtain lateral or roll control moments. (architecture) A half gable, such as that which closes the end of a penthouse roof or of a church aisle.

aileron

A half gable, such as that which closes the end of a penthouse roof or of the aisle of a church.

aileron

A primary flight control surface mounted on the trailing edge of the wing, which controls the rolling movement of the aircraft or its rotation about its longitudinal axis. The ailerons move differentially—the up-going aileron is on the side where the aircraft is banked, whereas the down-going aileron is on the side of the up-going wing.

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a flap hinged to the trailing edge of an aircraft wing to provide lateral control, as in a bank or roll

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noun an airfoil that controls lateral motion

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