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The elevator is a movable flying surface on the tailplane, it makes the aircraft dive or climb.

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What was the Luftwaffes best fighter aircraft?

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Why is Alexander miles so important?

He is so important because he invented the elevator. And if it wasnt for him inventing the elevator we woulndt be able to get on the elevator and every body would have to take the stairs all the time.


Why was the elevator invented?

because people needed to get to another floor of a building faster then usual. If you took the stairs it would have taken a long time. That is why Elisha Graves Otis invented the first elevator. Then soon after somebody improved it by making it an electrical elevator and that person was Werner Von Siemens. That is why they invented the elevator and the electrical elevator.


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== == The plane that struck the Empire State Building was a B-25 Mitchell bomber. It struck the building on July 28, 1945. The tragedy was caused by pilot error, which occurred largely due to the dense fog. The plane slammed into the northern side of the Empire State Building in New York, between the 79th and 80th floors, at 322 kilometres per hour. The aircraft's wings were torn off and a 5m x 6m hole gouged in the side of the building. One engine flew right through the Empire State Building and out the other side, and crashed through the roof of a nearby building. The other engine and part of the bomber's landing gear fell through an elevator shaft. When the plane hit, its fuel tanks exploded, engulfing the 79th floor in flames. However, the fire was doused within about 40 minutes. One of the more amazing survival stories involved elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver. After being treated for burns, Oliver was on her way down the elevator to the ambulance when the cable snapped, weakened by the crash. Oliver survived the elevator plummeting from the 75th floor down to the basement. The descent was slowed by cables beneath the elevator acting as coils as it neared the basement, and by the cushioning effect of the compressed air under the elevator, caused by the very tight fit of the car in the hatchway.

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What effect does operating and elevator have on a aircraft?

It makes the airframe head up or down.


What effect does operating have on an aircraft?

The elevator is a movable flying surface on the tailplane, it makes the aircraft dive or climb.


What does operating an elevator have on an aircraft?

The elevator is a movable flying surface on the tailplane, it makes the aircraft dive or climb.


What effect does an elevator have on an aircraft?

The elevator is a movable flying surface on the tailplane, it makes the aircraft dive or climb.


How are aircraft controlled in flight?

Aircraft are controlled in flight by the use of main control stick operating the ailerons and elevator, and the rudder pedals operating the rudder.


What effect does oparating an aileron have on aircraft?

Operating the ailerons will cause the aircraft to roll.


What is elevator in aircraft?

the elevator is what makes the the aircraft go up or down.


What effect does operating an aileron have on an aircraft?

An aileron will cause the space craft to roll


What is used to control pitch of an aircraft?

elevator


What does the elevator do for an airplane?

controls aircraft pitch


What is an elevator on a plane?

The elevator are the control surfaces on an airplane that make the aircraft pitch nose UP or DOWN and causes the airplane to rise or descend. The Elevator are usually on the tail of the aircraft and are mounted on the horizontal tail surfaces. However, some aircraft have this control forward of the main wings.


What is the purpose of an elevator on an aircraft?

The purpose of an elevator on an aircraft is to control the pitch, which is the up-and-down movement of the aircraft's nose. Located on the tail section, the elevator adjusts the angle of the aircraft in relation to the airflow, allowing the pilot to climb, descend, or maintain level flight. By manipulating the elevators, pilots can effectively manage altitude and attitude during flight.