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What part of the tail section on an airplane that used for steering?
rudder
Why does the aircraft have a tail section?
It allows the airplane to fly the direction you want it to.
What is the tail section of the airplane?
That is the section at the back which usually supports the elvators, fin and rudder. Many larger aircraft may also have an APU there.
What is another name for the tail section of an aircraft?
Empennage is an aviation term used to describe the tail section of an aircraft. The empennage is also known as the tail or tail assembly; all three terms may be interchangeably used.
What has a tail but is not an animal?
an airplane
What is a back of an airplane called?
Depending on context this could either be 'aft' (when inside the airplane), or 'Empennage' when referring to the entire tail section (the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, the rudder, the elevators, as well as rudder and elevator trim).
Why is that helicopter has an inverted airfoil in the tail section?
An inverted airfoil on the the horizontal stabilizer of an airplane will stabilize the aircraft along the horizontal axis in forward flight.
What do the elavators on an airplane do?
The elevator section of an airplane is located in the aft of the airplane, or on the little wings in the back section of the airplane. The elevators move the airplane on its vertical axis, thereby making the airplane climb or descend.
Where is a rudder on an airplane?
It part of the tail.
If the pilot lowers the elevator what will the airplane's tail do?
Tail will tilt up
What did brian choose to use for a shelter instead of a lean-to?
Brian chose to use the tail section of the airplane as a shelter instead of a lean-to in the book "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen.
Why does the space shuttle have wings and a tail like an airplane?
So that it can land like an airplane
