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empennage: see airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. ..... Click the link for more information. . empennage [¦am·pə¦näzh] (aerospace engineering) The assembly at the rear of an aircraft; it comprises the horizontal and vertical stabilizers. Also known as tail assembly. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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UNITED KINGDOM -- NPL Technologies, Nuneaton, England, has been awarded contracts to create tooling for the Airbus A380; a future fighter program; the empennage and rear fuselage of a twin-engine jet; and become part of a major supply program for Airbus, Toulouse France, and Rolls Royce, Derby, England, according to Foundry Trade Journal, West Bromwich, England. And she riveted the empennage and fuselage of twin-engine PV-2 antisubmarine planes. Cessna's Columbus production facility employs more than 600 people and produces flight control surfaces and empennage assemblies for the Citation Mustang. |
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