Xisithrus says: he would not know a rudder from a prop. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Obama explains climate science to global warming deniers.] Reference
LOL he would not know a rudder from a prop. February 19th, 2010 at 9: 22 pm. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Obama explains climate science to global warming deniers.] Reference
The rudder was the only thing I knew anything about. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic Egg and Other Stories] Reference
The rudder is the device that steers the airplane from side to side. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2001] Reference
The rudder is the vertical flap on the tail; it makes the airplane turn. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery Of Usair 427] Reference
"Your motivator may be your heart, but your rudder should be your mind.". From Wordnik.com. [The Liberal OC] Reference
The rudder is a prodigious affair, and the man at the helm is commonly kind enough to wear. From Wordnik.com. [Venetian Life] Reference
This rudder, which is made of metal and covered with hippopotamus hide, is sharp and slightly rounded. From Wordnik.com. [Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah] Reference
“Man once surrendering his reason,” wrote Jefferson, “like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Report: Global Warming Pollution Has Doubled in 28 States Since 1960] Reference
Nevertheless, such turning points do exist, and our frantic work with the rudder was the turning point for our craft. From Wordnik.com. [Sunlight Through The Shadows Magazine Volume 1 Issue 6 (ANSI Edition)] Reference
The pedals work the rudder, which is not nearly as critical as the ailerons along the wing, controlled by the steering column. From Wordnik.com. [Jfk Jr.'S Final Journey] Reference
The machine had no vertical rudder, but they fitted it, in front, with what they called a horizontal rudder, that is, an elevator. From Wordnik.com. [The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force] Reference
The rudder is a vertical flight-control device on the plane's tail that pilots use to stay on the runway center line during takeoffs. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
First, we must set the rudder, which is both horizontal and vertical, so that the projectile can be steered up, down, or to either side. From Wordnik.com. [Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner] Reference
Someone acts as a "rudder" to keep the conversation on track. From Wordnik.com. [BLC: Imagining the Possibilities] Reference
The extra-large "rudder" of Imperial shuttles serves the same function. From Wordnik.com. [Darth Vader's Day Off] Reference
These adaptations allowed her to use her hands and feet as a kind of rudder mechanism in lieu of a tail. From Wordnik.com. [When the Wind Blows]
The 'rudder' is the vertical plane at the tail of the machine, and is used for steering sideways, while the. From Wordnik.com. [Around the World in Ten Days] Reference
The Captain's Job is to welcome people into the chat and act as "rudder" to keep them focused on what's going on in the presentation. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
That allowed this "rudder" control to be properly centered with the trim tab on the transmitter. From Wordnik.com. [IEEE Spectrum] Reference
The rudder was only 2 degrees off center at impact. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
Doidge flies using a special, hand-operated rudder. From Wordnik.com. [Aerobility, UK Charity, Helps The Disabled Get In The Cockpit] Reference
But what would cause such a drastic move in the rudder?. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
He'd already bought a 787 rudder-control unit from Peru. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
He believes that he knows where the rudder problem lies. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
The investigation found that the rudder had malfunctioned. From Wordnik.com. [Safety Meltdown] Reference
A sea kayak has a small pedal-controlled rudder intended to help it turn. From Wordnik.com. [From Sea To Shining Sea] Reference
NTSB investigators say they will continue to explore the rudder mysteries. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
The yaw damper makes thousands of tiny adjustments to the rudder position. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
And the kelson is the piece of wood that connects the rudder to the frame of the boat. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Hass: On Whitman's 'Song Of Myself'] Reference
Meanwhile, weary investigators continue to puzzle over complex rudder "failure modes.". From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
But then the plane lurched sharply from side to side as its rudder shifted three times. From Wordnik.com. [Why Did Flight 587 Fall?] Reference
For example: the rudder was almost in its normal position when the plane hit the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
If I was the rudder as we sailed around the world on the Disney adventure, Frank was the keel. From Wordnik.com. [Running The Mouse House] Reference
For attorney Richard Schaden, pinpointing the exact cause of the rudder maLfunction has become an obsession. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
But when 427 passed through the wake of another jet, the swirling air may have caused it to move the rudder too fast. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
But after ruling out almost everything else, they agree that the only logical explanation is a movement of the plane's rudder. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
Still, it is no secret in the industry that the 737 has had its share of rudder problems -- or "anomalies," as Boeing calls them. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
Airlines have filed 80 reports of rudder-service difficulties with the FAA since 1986 -- 14 of them involving emergency landings. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
"This is the troublesome part, the servo valve," he says, pulling a cylinder the size of a juice can out of his rudder-control unit. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
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