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The vertical stabilizer is the fixed vertical surface of the empennage. A vertical stabilizer or tail fin [1] [2] is the static part of the vertical tail of an aircraft. [1] The term is commonly applied to the assembly of both this fixed surface and one or more movable rudders hinged to it.
Stabilator or all-moving tail: In transonic flight shock waves generated by the front of the tailplane render any elevator unusable. An all-moving tail was developed by the British for the Miles M.52 , but first saw actual transonic flight on the Bell X-1 ; Bell Aircraft Corporation had included an elevator trim device that could alter the ...
Refers to falling off your bike or taking a tumble, as in to ‘have a spill’. [9] Sweep The last, or tail, rider in organized group of motorcyclists riding on a public road. Like the leader, the sweep is experienced and aware of the planned route, and may carry supplies for first aid or breakdowns. [10] [11]
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Sweep could be varied between 16° and 72.5° in flight. Grumman XF10F Jaguar: USA: Jet: Fighter: 1952: Prototype: 1: Sweep could be varied between positions at 13.5° or 42.5° in flight, 2nd example not flown. Grumman F-14 Tomcat: USA: Jet: Fighter: 1970: Production: 712: Sweep could be varied between 20° and 68° in flight, could be ...
When the aircraft's speed reaches zero and it stops climbing, the pilot maintains the aircraft in a stand-still position as long as possible (this is greatly helped by thrust vectoring on newer fighter aircraft), and as it starts to fall to the ground backward, tail first, the nose drops through the horizon to a vertical down position and the ...
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The fuselage was lengthened by 10.6 in (0.269 m), a larger nose radome was fitted for the AN/APG-66 radar, wing area was increased from 280 to 300 sq ft (26 to 28 m 2), the tailfin height was decreased, the ventral fins were enlarged, two more stores stations were added, and a single door replaced the original nosewheel double doors. The F-16's ...