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Flying control surface
Answer for the clue "Flying control surface ", 6 letters:
elevon
Alternative clues for the word elevon
Word definitions for elevon in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1945, from elevator + aileron .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Elevons are aircraft control surfaces that combine the functions of the elevator (used for pitch control) and the aileron (used for roll control), hence the name. They are frequently used on tailless aircraft such as flying wings . An elevon that is not ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a moveable surface at the trailing edge of a tailless airplane (such as the space shuttle) that provides pitch and roll control
Usage examples of elevon.
He felt a rumbling in the airframe as the elevons on the bomber's wing tips split, acting as speed brakes to slow the bomber's wild, uncontrolled descent.
He tried jamming the control stick hard left, hoping that the increased elevon authority would.
I put a soft nose-down pressure on the elevons and decided to leave her wings spread.
The computers can be fooled into sending the wrong signal to the drive elevons, the thrusters, and other equipment to control the Gettysburg.
The thrusters lost their effectiveness and the elevons and the rudder began to clutch the heavier air.
Ilya knew, as he pulled back on the elevons controls to keep the nose as high as possible, that it wouldn’t be long before their glide turned into a dive.
Giving her full attention to flaps and elevons, she tried to remember every scrap she'd ever learned about gliding.