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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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Aviation; General aviation
A short, winglike protuberance on each side of a seaplane fuselage to increase lateral stability.
stabilator
Aviation; General aviation
A movable horizontal tail that combines the actions of a stabilizer and elevator, increasing longitudinal stability while creating a pitching moment.
sweepback
Aviation; General aviation
A backward inclination of an airfoil from root to tip in a way that causes the leading edge and often the trailing edge to meet relative wind obliquely, as wingforms that are swept back.
torque
Aviation; General aviation
A twisting, gyroscopic force acting in opposition to an axis of rotation, such as with a turning propeller.
trim tab
Aviation; General aviation
A small, auxiliary control surface in the trailing edge of a wingform, adjustable mechanically or by hand, to counteract ("trim") aerodynamic forces on the main control surfaces.
