Ailerons are small wings that are used to control the direction that a plane or helicopter flies. They are also used to change the plane's altitude.
The ailerons were damaged in the accident, which prevented the plane from flying.
The ailerons help the plane to stay in the air, and they can also be used to change the plane's altitude.
noun
an airfoil that controls lateral motion
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The ailerons are hinged directly behind the aft spar.
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The hot air could escape through the apertures at the aileron hinges.
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This is typically controlled by ailerons on the wings of the airplane.
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A modification of the aileron control linkage rectified the problem.
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The bomb also severed the copilot's control cable for the right aileron.
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The ailerons are of a differential design.
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The engineer fixed the aileron.
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The ailerons were of the differential type.
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The angle of the aileron should be amended.
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That reduces the needed deflection angle of the aileron.