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Definition of Aileron
1. Noun. An airfoil that controls lateral motion.
Definition of Aileron
1. n. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
Definition of Aileron
1. Noun. hinged part on trailing edge of an airplane wing. Used to control lateral turns. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aileron
1. a movable control surface on an airplane wing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aileron
Literary usage of Aileron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Textbook of Applied Aeronautic Engineering by Henry Woodhouse (1920)
"The leading edge of the aileron is in the form of a steel tube, ... Another sketch
shows the tube to which the inter-aileron strut is attached. ..."
2. The Lafayette Flying Corps by Charles Nordhoff (1920)
"One of his aileron controls was shot in two, but he landed by holding it together
with his hand. The Germans came over yesterday and to-day to bombard us. ..."
3. The Aerospace Year Book (1919)
"The ailerons are set in the wings at the outer, rear corners; they are jointed
and move up and down, the aileron in one wing moving in the opposite ..."
4. The Curtiss Aviation Book by Glenn Hammond Curtiss, Augustus Post (1912)
"... Wired Complete; 121, Main Plane Plate; 122, aileron End Wire Connection; ...
125, aileron L; 126, aileron Post Lug; 127, aileron Brace Wire Connection; ..."
5. Aeroplane Construction and Assembly by James Thomas King, Norval Wilfred Leslie (1918)
"This pulley acts as a guide for the turn in the aileron control cables. ...
By turning the aileron control wheel to the right, the left aileron will come ..."
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