tail surface

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tail surface [′tāl ‚sər·fəs]

(aerospace engineering)

A stabilizing or control surface in the tail of an aircraft or missile.

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No references found			Formers and longerons are used for building the fuselage, and spars and ribs for the wings and tail surfaces. On the Hunt for RC Airplanes? by IPRWire Staff Writer / Travel, recreation and leisure community The effects on lift and drag of hull geometry, flap geometry, weight, balance, power and tail surface definition could therefore all be reviewed graphically, allowing the design to be optimised. Centaur has landed: a UK seaplane contravenes traditional thinking by ... by Sell, Christopher / Engineer: The Professional Bulletin for Army Engineers Little information had been release at time of writing but it appears from the title photograph that the new RQ-7B features a new aerofoil with extended chord wing and tail surface, a longer fuse-lage and a larger air intake resulting in a an extra hour of endurance. Dracstic moves by Biass, Eric H. / Armada International			Taiginka Taihang Shan Taiho Code Taiiku-no-Hi Taika Taiku Tail tail assembly tail bay tail beam tail call optimisation tail call optimization tail circuit tail clipping tail cut tail fin tail house tail joist tail out tail pulley tail recursion tail recursion modulo cons tail recursion optimisation tail rope tail sheave tail surface tail track system tail trimmer tail warning radar tail-rope system tail-strict tailboard tailgate tailing tailing in tailing iron Tailing Pond Tailings tailings settling tank Taille Taillefer tailor tailorbird Tailpiece tailpipe tailplane tailrace tailshaft tailstock Tailte Fair tailwater ditch			tail setting tail setting Tail sharing Tail sharing tail sheave tail skin dehiscence tail skin dehiscence tail skin dehiscence tail skin dehiscence tail skin dehiscence tail sling tail sling tail sling tail sling tail sore tail sore tail sore tail sore tail sore Tail spindle tail stock tail stock tail stock tail stock tail stock tail sucking tail sucking tail sucking tail sucking tail sucking tail surface Tail Suspension Tail Suspension Test tail switch louse tail switch louse tail switch louse tail switch louse tail switch louse tail tag tail tag tail tag tail tag tail tag Tail Tendon Break Time Tail Tendon Fibre Break Time tail tie tail tie tail tie tail tie tail tie tail tip necrosis tail tip necrosis tail tip necrosis tail tip necrosis tail tip necrosis tail tone tail tone tail tone tail tone tail tone tail track system

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