General aviation

General aviation

The science and practice of artificial flight which involves the design, development, production, operation of aircraft or heavier-than-air machines.

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Stabilizer

Aviation; General aviation

A surface which increases the stability of a model. Most aircraft have two stabilizers, the horizontal (stab) and vertical (fin), which are mounted on the tail. The stabilizers help the model ...

Stall

Aviation; General aviation

When the air flowing over the wing cannot produce enough lift to support the weight of the model, it's called a "stall". This can happen if the modeler flies too slowly, or if the wing is at a ...

The maneuver in which the model is flown to a point at which the main wing is vertical, stalls, then is turned about the yaw axis to continue in a nose down attitude, then is returned to horizontal ...

Strut

Aviation; General aviation

Basically this is a supporting member. A wing strut supports the wing, and goes from the fuselage to the wing. Cabane struts are on biplanes, and support the upper wing over the fuselage. A landing ...