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tailplane a small horizontal wing at the tail of an aircraft to provide longitudinal stability 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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This plane, the Bleriot VII, was monoplane in configuration, carried a front-mounted engine, a rudder and tailplane to the rear, an enclosed fuselage, and a landing gear assembly featuring two main wheels and a tail wheel. In his last appointment at Airbus, he was director of the A380 program where he delivered the A380 Vertical Tailplane prototype. The system consists of a computer, rate gyro unit, tailplane actuator, and aileron actuators. |
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