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Car tailfin. The tailfin era of automobile styling encompassed the 1950s and 1960s, peaking between 1955 and 1961. It was a style that spread worldwide, as car designers picked up styling trends from the US automobile industry, where it was regarded as the "golden age" of American auto design and American exceptionalism. [1]
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1955 Imperial, one of the first Exner-styled Chrysler vehicles 1956 DeSoto Adventurer Exner's 1957 Chrysler 300C had a lasting impact on car styling in Detroit Tail fin of a 1959 Dodge Custom Royal. In 1956, during the design of the 1961 models, Exner suffered a heart attack. He resumed work in 1957, working on the designs for the 1962 cars.
Mercedes-Benz Fintail. Mercedes-Benz Fintail (German: Heckflosse) is a nickname for saloon cars of the W110, W111, and W112 series produced by Mercedes from 1959 to 1968. These replaced the Ponton -series saloon cars introduced in 1953. These series' modest tailfin -era styling reflected the US-led trend. In Mercedes terminology, the short rear ...
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. Their role is to provide control, stability and trim in ...
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This marked the peak of 1950s car tail fin extension. 1959 Cadillac Series 62 Hardtop. The 1959 Cadillac is remembered for its iconic huge tailfins with dual bullet tail lights. The new model year also saw two distinctive rooflines and roof pillar configurations, new jewel-like grille patterns and matching deck lid beauty panels.
Structurally, the empennage consists of the entire tail assembly, including the tailfin, the tailplane and the part of the fuselage to which these are attached. [1][2] On an airliner this would be all the flying and control surfaces behind the rear pressure bulkhead. Yaw, pitch, and roll in an aircraft. The front (usually fixed) section of the ...