It was the hinged part of the tailplane which raised or lowered the aircraft's nose. From Wordnik.com. [Rat Race]
The two boys were at the tailplane, their clothes blown and buffeted by the slipstream. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
But if we should, I want you to fall flat on the ground, so that the tailplane will pass over you. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
The Cloud was coming back now, finishing its clockwise tour of the plane, flowing over the tailplane before pouring itself back into a cube. From Wordnik.com. [Neurosurgical Intervention For Beginners] Reference
The aircraft itself is spared looking like a rocket by its thin and extremely short wings set far back on the long fuselage, and a comparatively large tailplane carried almost at the top of an equally enormous fin. From Wordnik.com. [Pogreba, Dean A.] Reference
She was much better at off-the-cuff stuff like the handkerchief over the British Airways tailplane, or the remark that she didn't see why immigrants should get council houses ahead of native British people, or the 'Rejoice!' after the successful end to the Falklands war. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
F16 tailplane at the back, J10 canards at the front?. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
Despite this, No. 42 Squadron RFC designed and implemented a larger tailplane. From Wordnik.com. [Cam Riley] Reference
In addition to the three 20ft wings, Mr Verdon-Roe's plane had a triple tailplane with a wingspan of 10ft. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The centre wing box from Nantes, France and the horizontal tailplane from Tablada in Seville come by road. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
The board says it does not believe the captain's action was an attempt to deal with a perceived tailplane stall. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
The large surfaces that need icing protection on turboprops are the leading edges of the wings, tailplane, and fin. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
Ironically, the advancing sophistication of modern aircraft can actually increase their vulnerability to SLD and tailplane icing. From Wordnik.com. [AmericanHeritage.com] Reference
They took a styrofoam glider and fitted it with a motor able to control an elevator - a hinged flap to the rear of the tailplane. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Online News] Reference
They include the engine becoming detached from the airplane, thunderstorm turbulence, guidance instrumentation failure, and tailplane icing. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The Firefly is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with oval-section metal semi-monocoque fuselage and conventional tail unit with forward placed tailplane. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Qatar Airways' new Tokyo route sets off large expansion drive in Asia] Reference
This aircraft had good inherent lateral stability from its dihedral and it was fitted with an adjustable tailplane; we had not had this facility previously. From Wordnik.com. [Cam Riley] 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
More flight and tunnel research at Glenn Research Center helped engineers to understand both SLD and tailplane icing and to develop ways for pilots to respond. From Wordnik.com. [AmericanHeritage.com] Reference
Another major concern was tailplane icing, in which ice accretes to the horizontal stabilizer and affects pitch control, causing an airplane to nose down suddenly. From Wordnik.com. [AmericanHeritage.com] Reference
After the aircraft ran into compressibility problems in 1947, it was modified to feature a variable-incidence tailplane that allowed it to pass through the sound barrier safely. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Air Berlin loss narrows to 9.5m euros] Reference
Glare, its patented and award-winning glass-reinforced aluminium sandwich that makes up part of the Airbus A380's fuselage as well as the leading edges on its horizontal and vertical tailplane. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
The clearing up of each model will vary with the century of gems and station published by the manufacturer, the tailplane of mythos that you lead to steel for the situation leaving the example further. From Wordnik.com. [Wii-volution]
(Bremen, Germany), nose sections (St Nazaire, France) and vertical tailplane (Stade, Germany) to be unloaded from by jig so the in-demand transporter only has to remain on the ground for a few hours, says final assembly line head Rafael Nogueras Cebrero. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
Aero Vodochody produces the tailplane. From Wordnik.com. [HEADLINES] Reference
Its wings and tailplane are covered with almost. From Wordnik.com. [GenevaLunch] Reference
There was a man waiting for me by the tailplane. From Wordnik.com. [ROUND THE BEND]
Stall speed for the tailplane?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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