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• Rudder — A rudder is a device used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, or other conveyance that move through a fluid (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw and p factor and is not the primary …   Wikipedia

• rudder — The primary vertical and movable control surface, which is hinged to the fin and primarily controls the yawing movement of the aircraft. The rudder is moved by foot operated pedals (called rudder pedals) in the cockpit. A rudder application… …   Aviation dictionary

• Fin — but has been extended to include other animal limbs and man made devices.The foremost use of fins is to ensure the directional stability of an object moving through a fluid such as water or air and may be seen in the use of fletching on arrows… …   Wikipedia

• fin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flipper, process, lobe, pinna; propellor, rudder; lug, ear, blade. See navigation, part. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. membrane, paddle, propeller, balance, guide, blade, ridge, airfoil, organ, spine,… …   English dictionary for students

• tail fin — noun 1. a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane • Syn: ↑vertical stabilizer, ↑vertical stabiliser, ↑vertical fin, ↑tailfin • Hypernyms: ↑stabilizer • Part Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• tail fin — ► NOUN 1) Zoology a fin at the posterior end of a fish s body. 2) a projecting vertical surface on the tail of an aircraft, housing the rudder and providing stability. 3) an upswept projection on each rear corner of a motor car, popular in the… …   English terms dictionary

• tail fin — noun 1》 Zoology a fin at the posterior extremity of a fish s body, typically continuous with the tail. 2》 a projecting vertical surface on the tail of an aircraft, housing the rudder. 3》 an upswept projection on each rear corner of a car, popular …   English new terms dictionary

• Koch (boat) — The Koch was a special type of small one or two mast wooden sailing ships designed and used in Russia for transpolar voyages in ice conditions of the Arctic seas, popular among the Pomors.Because of its additional skin planking (called kotsa )… …   Wikipedia

• Airco DH.6 — DH.6 Role Trainer / General second line duties Manufacturer Airco Designer Geo …   Wikipedia

• Sail — A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind mdash;in essence a vertically oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing.History of sailsThe ships built at around 10,000 BC were just crude log rafts or dug out… …   Wikipedia

• Akaflieg Köln LS11 — NOTOC Infobox Aircraft name=LS11 or AFK1 caption=The LS11 prototype at the AERO2003 exhibition. type=Two seater and Open class sailplane national origin=Germany manufacturer=Akaflieg Köln designer= first flight=5 November avyear|2005 introduced=… …   Wikipedia