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aileron
an airfoil that controls lateral motion
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elevator
the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
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flap, flaps
a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
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horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplane
the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
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rotary wing, rotor blade
the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air
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rudder
a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
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spoiler
a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
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spoiler
an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
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stabilizer
airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
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vertical tail
the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft
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wing
one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
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horizontal tail
the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
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landing flap
a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing
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tail fin, tailfin, vertical fin, vertical stabiliser, vertical stabilizer
a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
