control surfaces
Aircraft maneuvering components
Control surfaces are the movable parts of an aircraft that a pilot manipulates to change direction or attitude—ailerons for rolling, elevators for pitching, rudders for yawing.
The term extends to similar components on rockets, missiles, or underwater vehicles.
In interface design, control surfaces sometimes refers to the interactive elements of a dashboard or mixing board.
Frequency of sound
- yawRotational side deviation
- rollList of names
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- camberDesigned surface curvature
chord · dihedral · washout · boundary layer · airflow · drag · lift · angle of attack
Wing-mounted roll control
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- flapOne-sided attached cover
- slatNarrow wooden strip
spoiler · trim tab · stabilizer · winglet · canard · elevon · vertical stabilizer · fin
Study of pressurized liquids
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- servomechanismFeedback-controlled automatic mechanism
- fly-by-wireComputer-mediated aircraft steering
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
pitch
Frequency of sound
- yawRotational side deviation
- rollList of names
- deflectionChange in trajectory
camber · chord · dihedral · washout · boundary layer · airflow · drag · lift · angle of attack · flutter
aileron
Wing-mounted roll control
slat · spoiler · trim tab · stabilizer · winglet · canard · elevon · vertical stabilizer · fin · speed brake
hydraulics
Study of pressurized liquids
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- servomechanismFeedback-controlled automatic mechanism
- fly-by-wireComputer-mediated aircraft steering
cable · pushrod · linkage · pneumatics · pulley · feedback · servo
yoke
Crosspiece binding draft animals
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- aircraft partswing, wings, fuselage, aileron, ailerons
- flight controlsailerons, elevators, yoke, rudder, aileron
- airfoilsailerons, flaps, slats, elevators, spoilers
- flight stabilitydihedral, anhedral, roll, yaw, pitch
control surfacesengines
Machines converting fuel to motion
powerplant · propulsion system · motors · jet engines · propellers
control surfacesfuselage
Aircraft's central structure
airframe · structural components · load-bearing structure · landing gear
surface, control, controller, controlled, controlling, controls, uncontrolled, control surface, controllable