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Definition of Empennage
1. Noun. The rear part of an aircraft.
Group relationships: Fuselage
Terms within: Horizontal Tail, Stabilizer, Vertical Tail
Generic synonyms: Back, Rear
Definition of Empennage
1. Noun. The tail assembly of an aircraft. ¹
2. Noun. The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Empennage
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Empennage
Literary usage of Empennage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Airplanes and Safety by Travelers Insurance Companies, Travelers indemnity company Hartford (1921)
"empennage: Same as TAIL. (Derived from the French word “penne,” a feather, in
reference to the tailfeathers of a bird.) Engine, The distinction depends upon ..."
2. Aeroplanes in Gusts: Soaring Flight and the Stability of Aeroplanes by S. L. Walkden (1912)
"Each of these auxiliary planes may be about half the area of the original empennage,
and, having equal and opposite steering effects in normal flight, ..."
3. The Conquest of the Air: Aeronautics, Aviation; History, Theory, Practice by Alphonse Berget (1909)
"In regard to the longitudinal stability, this is obtained by an "empennage."
It extends horizontally and Vertical ' v ^feathering fin vertically beyond the ..."
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