Empennage

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Empennage appears to be the standard word in English for "tail assembly" of an aircraft.[1] The word derives from French, where it has apparently the same meaning.[2]

Lacet on French Wikipedia handles stability via a vertical fin.

Tangage on French Wikipedia handles stability via an horizontal fin.

References

This wiki has 4 patents in category "Empennage". Other techtypes related to Empennage: CA 244/70, Empennage

Patents in category Empennage

Publications referring to Empennage

Enclosing categories Tail
Subcategories
Keywords Empennage, Tail assembly, Incidence, Stability, Control
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