Associations to the word «Tailplane»

Wiktionary

TAILPLANE, noun. A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin

Dictionary definition

TAILPLANE, noun. The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca