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elevon [′el·ə‚vän]
(aerospace engineering)
The hinged rear portion of an aircraft wing, moved in the same direction on each side of the aircraft to obtain longitudinal control and differentially to obtain lateral control; elevon is a combination of the words elevator and aileron to denote that an elevon combines the functions of aircraft elevators and ailerons.


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In photos gleaned from video shot at the Dryden control room, the magazine said the right ventral elevon appears to have separated from the booster at 8.
Niebles, who holds degrees in nuclear engineering and nuclear physics, has held executive and management positions in several global software and high tech companies, including Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Elevon, and SSA Global Technologies prior to joining BST Global.
Niebles, who holds degrees in nuclear engineering and nuclear physics, has held executive and management positions in several global software and high tech companies, including Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Elevon, and SSA Global Technologies prior to joining BST Global.
 
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