wingtip aileron
1aileron — [ā′lə rän΄] n. [Fr < OFr aleron, wingtip < aile, wing < L ala, wing, armpit < * agsla < IE * aks : see AXIS1] a pilot controlled airfoil attached to, in, or near the trailing edge of an airplane wing, for controlling the rolling… …
2Flight control surfaces — Aircraft flight control surfaces allow a pilot to adjust and control the aircraft s flight attitude.Development of an effective set of flight controls was a critical advance in the development of the aircraft. Early efforts at fixed wing aircraft …
3Blue Angels — For the 1960 television series, see The Blue Angels (TV series). Blue Angels United States Navy Flight Exhibition Team The Blue Angels F/A 18 Hornets fly in tight diamond formation maintaining 18 inch wing …
4FICON project — The FICON (Fighter Conveyor) program was conducted by the United States Air Force in the 1950s to test the feasibility of a B 36 Peacemaker bomber carrying an F 84 parasite fighter in its bomb bay. This article also covers wingtip coupling… …
5Avro Vulcan — Infobox Aircraft name= Avro Vulcan caption= A Vulcan B.2 of the RAF type= Strategic bomber national origin = United Kingdom manufacturer= Avro designer= first flight= 30 August 1952 introduction= 1956 retired= March 1984 status= primary user=… …
6List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, pre-1950 — This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. For more exhaustive lists, see the [http://www.baaa acro.com/ Aircraft Crash Record Office] or the [http …
7Supermarine Spitfire — Infobox Aircraft name =Spitfire type =Fighter manufacturer =Supermarine caption =The distinctive silhouette of a typical Spitfire shows elliptical wings. (P7350, a Mk IIa, was first delivered to 266 Squadron on 6 September 1940.) designer =R. J.… …
8Control reversal — is an adverse effect on the controllability of aircraft. The flight controls reverse themselves in a way that is not intuitive, so pilots may not be aware of the situation and therefore provide the wrong inputs; in order to roll to the left, for… …
9Aerobatic maneuver — The UK Utterly Butterly display team perform an aerobatic maneuver with their Boeing Stearmans, at an air display in England. Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dog fights or competition… …
10Aspect ratio (wing) — In aerodynamics, the aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the square of the wing span divided by the wing area.:AR = {b^2 over S}where: b is the wing span, and: S is the wing area.Informally, a high aspect ratio indicates long, narrow wings,… …
