answersLogoWhite

0

AILERONS-Primary flight control

surfaces mounted on the trailing edge

of an airplane wing, near the tip.

Ailerons control roll about the longitudinal axis.

"Aileron" is a french word meaning "little wing".

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How do you use the word ailerons in a sentence?

The pilot adjusted the ailerons to bank the airplane to the left during the turn.


What are the ailerons on an airplane used for?

Ailerons help to make smooth turns.


When are inboard ailerons and outboard ailerons in use in a jet?

Outboard ailerons are used at low speeds, cause if used at high speed, it tends to yield a twist moment, inboard ailerons are used for high and slow speeds


How the ailerons affect the airplane's attitude?

The ailerons make the plane bank (turn).


Do space shuttles have ailerons?

The space shuttle has elevons, which perform the functions of both elevators and ailerons. So no, it does not have ailerons. Elevons are typically used on aircraft that have delta-shaped wings, such as the supersonic Concorde airliner.


Are flaps the ailerons?

No. On MOST airplanes, ailerons are separate from flaps. Ailerons are used to help steer the airplane, while flaps are lowered to change the aerodynamic shape of the wing to provide more lift during take off and landing.


How do you spell fins in french?

ailerons


Where are the ailerons located on an airplane?

On the wings.


When did Glenn Curtiss invent the Ailerons?

penis


How do ailerons affect the airplanes altitude?

If the elevators are up, then the plain goes up but if they are down, the plane goes down.


What is a aileron?

AILERONS-Primary flight control surfaces mounted on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, near the tip. Ailerons control roll about the longitudinal axis.


What actors and actresses appeared in Les ailerons du lagon - 2008?

The cast of Les ailerons du lagon - 2008 includes: Alexandra Cousteau as Herself - Host