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vertical tail [′vərd·ə·kəl ′tāl] (aerospace engineering) A part of the tail assembly of an aircraft; consists of a fin (a symmetrical airfoil in line with the center line of the fuselage) fixed to the fuselage or body and a rudder which is movable by the pilot. 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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His starboard wing tore off the parked plane's vertical stabilizer, while his starboard gear dragged through the aft part of the fuselage. A member of a Navy crew using specialized equipment reported seeing part of the horizontal and vertical stabilizers as comprising the largest piece of the wreckage outside of the fuselage, Hammerschmidt said. Quetzalcoatlus alo didn't have a vertical stabilizer, as planes do, bit it did have a very narrow and movable head, which could be used as a front-end rudder for controlling yawing (the tendency to swing from side to side). |
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