tailplane

A noun referring to the fixed horizontal airfoil at the rear of an aircraft's tail assembly, to which the elevator is attached.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant la surface aérodynamique horizontale fixe située à l'arrière d'un avion, à laquelle est fixée la gouverne de profondeur.

1. Aircraft component C1 formal technical

   The horizontal stabilizer at the rear of an aircraft, providing longitudinal stability and supporting the elevator.

   • The tailplane helps keep the aircraft level during flight.
   • Engineers inspected the tailplane for any structural damage.
   • The tailplane is attached to the rear fuselage of the plane.

   🇫🇷Empennage horizontal (stabilisateur)

   Synonymes: horizontal stabilizerstabilizer

• tailplanes plural form
• tailplanes' possessive plural form
• tailplane's possessive singular form