nose-down trim
21Space Shuttle — STS redirects here. For other uses, see STS (disambiguation). This article is about the NASA Space Transportation System vehicle. For the associated NASA STS program, see Space Shuttle program. For other shuttles and aerospace vehicles, see… …
22Colgan Air Flight 9446 — Accident summary Date August 26, 2003 Type Maintenance error Site …
23Stall (flight) — For other uses, see stall. In fluid dynamics, a stall is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by a foil as angle of attack increases. This occurs when the critical angle of attack of the foil is exceeded. The critical angle of attack is… …
24Alisport Silent 2 Targa — infobox Aircraft name = Silent 2 Targa type = DU Class glider manufacturer = Alisport caption = A Silent 2 Targa fuselage with a pilot trying out the cockpit designer = first flight = 8 December 1994 introduction = retired = status = primary user …
25Short Sturgeon — infobox Aircraft name= Sturgeon type= Torpedo bomber Target tug Anti submarine aircraft manufacturer=Short Brothers caption= Prototype Sturgeon TT Mk 3 designer= first flight= 7 June 1946 introduced= retired= status= primary user= Fleet Air Arm… …
26R101 — infobox Aircraft name = R101 type = Airship manufacturer = Royal Airship Works caption = designer = V.C. Richmond first flight = 4 October 1930Clarifyme|date=June 2008 introduction = retired = status = primary user = more users = produced =… …
27Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II — A 10 redirects here. For other uses, see A10. A 10 Thunderbolt II An A 10 from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air …
28Tailplane — [ Boeing 737] A tailplane, also known as horizontal stabilizer, is a small lifting surface located behind the main lifting surfaces of a fixed wing aircraft as well as other non fixed wing aircraft such as helicopters and gyroplanes. However, not …
29Mach tuck — is an aerodynamic effect, whereby the nose of an aircraft tends to pitch downwards as the airflow around the wing reaches supersonic speeds. Note that the aircraft is subsonic, and traveling significantly below Mach 1.0, when it experiences this… …
30bob weight — A mechanical weight in the elevator control of some aircraft that applies a nose down force on the elevator control system. Aerodynamic forces produced by the elevator trim tab counteract this force. At lower speeds, the force of the trim tab is… …
