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Flight control surfaces

Flight control surfaces are aerodynamic devices allowing a pilot to adjust and control the aircraft's flight attitude. The primary function of these is to control the aircraft's movement along the three axes of rotation. Flight control surfaces are generally operated by dedicated aircraft flight control systems.

Main control surfaces, Overview & Development

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Main control surfaces

Directly related to the bank angle Horizontal stabilizer Angle of attack Drag MD-80

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Overview

Aerodynamic devices Attitude Three axes of rotation Aircraft flight control systems Fixed-wing aircraft

25 related topics

Development

Wright brothers Elevator Wing warping Wrights' patent Glenn Curtiss

6 related topics

Secondary control surfaces

Sailplanes Maximum lift coefficient Flaperons Slats Fieseler Fi 156 Storch

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Overview

Aerodynamic devices Aeronautics
Attitude Aircraft attitude
Three axes of rotation Aircraft principal axes
Aircraft flight control systems Aircraft flight control system
Fixed-wing aircraft
Aileron
Rudder
Elevator Elevator (aeronautics)
Spoiler Spoiler (aeronautics)
Flaps Flap (aircraft)
Slats Leading-edge slat
Helicopter
Main rotor Helicopter rotor
Tail rotor
Fluid control Fluid dynamics
Aircraft
Watercraft
Induced drag
Adverse yaw
Differential ailerons
Anhedral Dihedral (aircraft)
Counterweight
Fluttering Aeroelasticity
Spring Spring (device)
Bungee Bungee cord

Development

Wright brothers
Elevator Elevator (aircraft)
Wing warping
Wrights' patent Wright brothers patent war
Glenn Curtiss
Ailerons

Axes of motion

Center of gravity
Spoilerons Spoileron

Main control surfaces

Directly related to the bank angle Banked turn
Horizontal stabilizer
Angle of attack
Drag Drag (physics)
MD-80
Servo tab
Canard arrangement Canard (aeronautics)
Vertical stabilizer
Empennage
Load factor Load factor (aeronautics)
Stall Stall (flight)
Entire tailplane may change angle Stabilator
Tail in the shape of a V V-tail
Delta wing
Elevons Elevon

Secondary control surfaces

Sailplanes
Maximum lift coefficient Lift coefficient
Flaperons Flaperon
Slats Leading edge slats
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Fieseler Fi 156
STOL

Control trimming surfaces

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Flight control surfaces

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Triples30

Avg. degree1.97

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Flight control surfaces

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related to Axes of motion · 12

Flight control surfaces → Ailerons, An, Elevators, For, Longitudinal, Pitch, The, These, To, Transverse, Vertical, Yaw

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aircraft control rudder flight surfaces wing lift ailerons yaw pilot elevator angle tail roll aileron direction elevators trim controls bank

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
a helicopter	instance of	For rotary wing aircraft	0.80	text
the stick	instance of	For rotary wing aircraft	0.80	text
the rudder is used to accomplish the same motions about the three principal axes	instance of	For rotary wing aircraft	0.80	text
the rotating flight controls such as main rotor	instance of	For rotary wing aircraft	0.80	text
tail rotor disks	instance of	For rotary wing aircraft	0.80	text
ailerons may be omitted altogether.Turning the aircraftUnlike turning a boat	instance of	primary roll control	0.80	text
changing the direction of an aircraft normally must be done with the ailerons rather than the rudder	instance of	primary roll control	0.80	text
ailerons may be omitted altogether	instance of	primary roll control	0.80	text
sailplanes	instance of	Secondary control surfacesSpoilersOn low drag aircraft	0.80	text
spoilers are used to disrupt airflow over the wing	instance of	Secondary control surfacesSpoilersOn low drag aircraft	0.80	text
greatly reduce lift	instance of	Secondary control surfacesSpoilersOn low drag aircraft	0.80	text
sailplanes	instance of	SpoilersOn low drag aircraft	0.80	text

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