airplane stabilizer

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• stabilizer — (Amer.) sta·bi·liz·er || steɪbɪlaɪzÉ™(r) n. person or thing that stabilizes; relatively large shock absorber for cars; (Aviation) airfoil that stabilizes an airplane; (Nautical) mechanical device that controls and reduces the the rolling of …   English contemporary dictionary

• stabilizer — [stā′bəlī΄zər] n. a person or thing that stabilizes; specif., a) any of the fixed airfoils or vanes that keep an airplane steady in flight, as the components of the tail section b) a device used to steady a ship in rough waters, esp. a… …   English World dictionary

• airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …   Universalium

• Stabilizer (aircraft) — For aircraft, the horizontal stabilizer or tailplane is a fixed or adjustable surface from which an elevator may be hinged. In some aircraft models (mostly jets), the entire horizontal stabilizer rotates and functions as an elevator. This… …   Wikipedia

• stabilizer — /stay beuh luy zeuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that stabilizes. 2. Aeron. a device for stabilizing an aircraft, as the fixed, horizontal tail surface on an airplane. Cf. horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer. 3. Naut. a. a mechanical device… …   Universalium

• stabilizer — noun Date: circa 1909 one that stabilizes something: as a. a substance added to another substance (as an explosive or plastic) or to a system (as an emulsion) to prevent or retard an unwanted alteration of physical state b. a gyroscope device to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• airplane — Synonyms and related words: Cub, VTOL, adjustable propeller, aeroplane, afterburner, aileron, air ambulance, air controls, air scoop, air scout, aircraft, airfreighter, airlift, airliner, airscrew, all weather fighter, ambulance, amphibian… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Vertical stabilizer — [ Boeing B 29 Superfortress showing conventional single vertical stabilizer] The vertical stabilizers, or fins, of aircraft, missiles or bombs are typically found on the aft end of the fuselage or body, and are intended to control yaw.On aircraft …   Wikipedia

• Hewitt-Sperry Automatic Airplane — The Hewitt Sperry Automatic Airplane was a project undertaken during World War I to develop an aerial torpedo, also called a flying bomb or pilotless aircraft, capable of carrying explosives to its target. It is considered by some to be a… …   Wikipedia

• horizontal stabilizer — The fixed horizontal surface on the tail of conventional airplane. The stabilizer may be adjustable in flight to vary downloads produced by the tail. This permits the airplane to be flown hands off at any speed …   Aviation dictionary

• Mooney Airplane Company — Infobox Company company name=Mooney Aircraft Company company company type=private company foundation= 1929 key people= industry=general aviation location=Kerrville, Texas products=Mooney Acclaim, Mooney Ovation 2 GX, Mooney Ovation 3 GX num… …   Wikipedia