aileron

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to aileron, such as: airfoil, appendage, feather, pennon, and pinion.

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How to use aileron in a sentence

  • Don't slack this, or some gusty day the pilot may unexpectedly find himself minus the aileron control.

  • The aileron which is lowered catches the air currents flowing beneath the wing on that side.

    The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard Smith
  • Wire, aileron Balance—A wire connecting the right- and left-hand top ailerons.

  • The left aileron, bending upwards, threw the tottering fabric more and more on one side.

    The Dreadnought of the Air | Percy F. Westerman
  • Thus the skin for them is leather, the face un mufle, the mouth un bec, the arm un aileron.

    The Criminal | Havelock Ellis

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