Aviation dictionary. 2014.
Variable-position horizontal stabilizer — A variable position horizontal stabilizer changes the pitch simultaneously with the flaperon setting. Normally the horizontal stabilizer also known as tailplane is fixed and has a hinged elevator, a stabilator is another method that combines the… … Wikipedia
Hawker P.1052 — P.1052 Role research aircraft Manufacturer Hawker Aircraft Limited First flight 19 November 1948 Status Experimental Primary user Royal Aircraft Establishment Number built 2 … Wikipedia
Ilyushin Il-62 — infobox Aircraft name =Ilyushin Il 62 type =Airliner manufacturer =Ilyushin caption= Air Koryo IL 62M designer = first flight =September, 1963 introduced =IL 62 March, 1967 IL 62M 1974 retired = produced =1963 1993 number built =276 status… … Wikipedia
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 — infobox Aircraft name =Fw 190 type =Fighter manufacturer = Primarily Focke Wulf Flugzeugbau AG, but also Ago, Arado, Fieseler, Mimetall, Norddeutsche Dornier and others caption = Fw 190 A designer =Kurt Tank first flight =1 June 1939 introduced… … Wikipedia
VI tail — Pronounced “vee eye” tail. A tailplane, used either by itself or in addition to a trimming tab, in which the incidence can be varied to balance out of trim forces. This arrangement is more effective than trim tabs at high Mach numbers. Its method … Aviation dictionary
Supermarine Swift — Infobox Aircraft name = Supermarine Swift type = Fighter manufacturer = Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd. caption = Swift F Mk.2 WK242 / P of No. 56 Sqn. designer = Joseph Joe Smith first flight = 29 December 1948 (Type 510) introduced =… … Wikipedia
Sopwith Triplane — infobox Aircraft name = Sopwith Triplane type = Fighter manufacturer = Sopwith Aviation Company caption = designer = Herbert Smith first flight = 28 May 1916 introduction = December 1916 retired = status = primary user = Royal Naval Air Service… … Wikipedia
all-flying tail — A variable incidence tailplane acting as the primary pitch control surface. It is rarely fitted with elevators. If fitted, the elevators act either as additional camber or as an addition to the tailplane. Also called a slab tail … Aviation dictionary
Sopwith Camel — This article describes the fighter plane. For the 1960s psychedelic rock music band, see Sopwith Camel (band). infobox Aircraft name = Sopwith 2F.1 Camel type = Biplane fighter manufacturer = Sopwith Aviation Company caption = A Sopwith Camel at… … Wikipedia
Bell X-1 — infobox Aircraft name = X 1 type = rocket plane manufacturer = Bell Aircraft caption = X 1 #46 062, nicknamed Glamorous Glennis designer = first flight = 19 January 1946 introduced = retired = status = Retired primary user = United States Air… … Wikipedia
