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Dihedral angle
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Angle between an aeroplane's wing and the laternal axis of the plane. This will be the horizontal plane when on level ground. The dihedral angle referrs specifically to when the wings are angled ...
Anhedral angle
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Angle between an aeroplane's wing and the laternal axis of the plane- the horizontal plane when resting on level ground- specifically in cases when the wings are agled below the lateral axis.
Elevons
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Aircraft control surface which combine elevator funtions (changing pitch) and ailerons (controlling roll).
Elevator
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Aircraft control surfaces on the rear of a horizontal stabilizer used to control pitch.
Horizontal stabilizer
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Horizontal airfoil on the tail of an airplane.
Angle of attack
Aviation; Airplanes & equipment
Angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the virtical vector the plane is heading.
