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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.

Delta wing

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Triangle-shaped wing form, first designed in 1867.

Angle of attack

Aviation; Airplanes & equipment

Angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the virtical vector the plane is heading.

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