Wide, ribbed wings upbore sticklike torsos, grotesque empennage, beaks and claws. From Wordnik.com. [A Circus of Hells]
A few seconds before, Larry had recognized what it was: a piece from the empennage. From Wordnik.com. [Division 3]
No marks of wing or empennage, or engine impact anywhere, not to mention a paucity of wreckage, bodies and etc. From Wordnik.com. [OK CLASS, LETS REVIEW!, WHERE'S THE 757!] Reference
If the hook can be strengthened, especially where it joins the empennage, I believe the plane will give a good account of itself. From Wordnik.com. [Space]
After being hit by fighters S.E. of Zaporoschje, near Heidelberg, he bails out without mishap, although in the act of jumping he smashes something on the empennage. From Wordnik.com. [Stuka Pilot]
Yet it is a sleek affair, with wings that are large relative to its fuselage and a tail section or empennage that sticks out behind in two sections, carrying stabilizers angled vertically in a V. From Wordnik.com. [The Nature of Technology] Reference
"The cockpit, fuselage and empennage were shattered into unrecognizable pieces," it said. From Wordnik.com. [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference
There was no evidence in the empennage of any flight control sub-component or hinge failure. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The empennage came to rest on the ledge of the building and was partially hanging over the edge. From Wordnik.com. [TOP STORIES - News 8] Reference
Personally, I love the look of the Tu-154, with its gothic empennage and menacing Cold War lines. From Wordnik.com. [Salon] Reference
Meanwhile, the DCMA reports consistently cited problems with the F-35's aft fuselage and empennage supplier. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
Control cable continuity was established from the cockpit flight controls to all empennage flight control surfaces. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"It also leads us to the program's next stage: We are on track to start fabricating the P-8I's empennage section before the end of this year.". From Wordnik.com. [Aerospace News] Reference
BAE says it is on track to start delivering aft fuselage and empennage sections on schedule by April, as forecasted in the DCMA monthly report. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
Sometimes termed "tail-first" aeroplanes, but such term is erroneous, as in such a design the main lifting surface acts as, and is, the empennage. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks] Reference
The empennage suffered significant fire damage, but was laying flat on the ground in a manner that made all of its components readily identifiable. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The jet skidded off Runway 11 and impacted a berm across a road from the runway end, the plane's fuselage splitting in two just forward of the empennage. From Wordnik.com. [Aero-News Network] Reference
The name which was given to a type of aeroplane of which the longitudinal stabilizing surface (empennage) was mounted in front of the main lifting surface. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks] Reference
The wings are tapered with square tips and the empennage consists of a large fin and rudder with an oblong tailplane with square tips mid-set to the fuselage. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Honda says a "core team" has begun building the first conforming aircraft, with several subassemblies including the wing and empennage having now been received from suppliers. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
It had all the necessary parts needed to fly - an empennage comprising a vertical stabiliser and horizontal stabilators, an ultra-thin fuselage, laminar-flow wings and a roomy cockpit. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The fuselage assembly, which includes composite cockpit and cabin sections designed and built by Spirit, was joined to a supplier-provided aft transition empennage section earlier in the month. From Wordnik.com. [Spirit AeroSystems Celebrates Milestone on Sikorsky CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter Program - Yahoo! Finance] Reference
Fuselage, empennage and wings then converge at the five-deck station 40 where MSN4 - now in sections at various stations following the delivery of the main fuselage - will shortly begin to take shape. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
Enaer, which supplies part of the fuselage for the Airbus Military CN-235 and C-295 transports and part of the empennage for the Embraer ERJ-145/Legacy family, says there was no damage to work in progress when the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
"tail-first" aeroplanes, but such term is erroneous, as in such a design the main lifting surface acts as, and is, the empennage. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeroplane Speaks] Reference
Wings, tail section, the empennage -- it sounds like they're still intact but obviously with significant damage. ". From Wordnik.com. [Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News] Reference
42 through 48 - as well as tail and empennage sub-assemblies. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
Desired experience: aircraft stress / structural analysis; Large / primary structures; Aircraft fuselage / wing / empennage experience. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
(fuselage, wing, empennage, etc.). From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
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