aileron
IPA: ˈeɪɫɝɑn
noun
- The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.
- (architecture) A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
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Examples of "aileron" in Sentences
- The engineer fixed the aileron.
- The ailerons are of a differential design.
- The ailerons were of the differential type.
- The angle of the aileron should be amended.
- The ailerons are hinged directly behind the aft spar.
- That reduces the needed deflection angle of the aileron.
- A modification of the aileron control linkage rectified the problem.
- The hot air could escape through the apertures at the aileron hinges.
- This is typically controlled by ailerons on the wings of the airplane.
- The bomb also severed the copilot's control cable for the right aileron.
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