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empennage
- Sinônimos - Inglês
- tail height tail unit tail section
- Definição1
- The rear portion, or complete tail unit, of an airplane. The empennage stabilizes the airplane in flight and causes it to rotate about its vertical and lateral axes.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Definição2
- The section of the airplane that consists of the vertical stabilizer, the horizontal stabilizer, and the associated control surfaces.
- Fonte2
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Pilot's handbook of aeronautical knowledge. [s.l.], 2008. Disponível em http:// www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals /aviation/pilot_handbook/media/PHAK %20-%20Cover-Preface.pdf. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2014.
- Definição3
- The aft part of the fuselage to which is fitted the tail unit, comprising the tailplane, elevators, fins and rudders.
- Fonte3
- CROCKER, David. Dictionary of aviation. 2nd ed. London: A&C, 2005.
- Fonte4
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Circular 190: aircraft accident digest n.28 1981. Montreal, 1985. (Cir. 190-AN/115)
- Contexto
- The empennage had separated partially from the fuselage and was positioned about 45' to the left of the fuselage.
- A smear can be defined as a deposit of paint, primer, oil film or other materials transferred from one part to another part during the process of the two sliding or rubbing across each other. This sliding or rubbing action frequently occurs after an in-flight structural failure. For example, a failed wing panel often makes such a contact with the rear portion of the fuselage or tail section.
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