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empennage
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.
Fonte3
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Circular 190: aircraft accident digest n.28 1981. Montreal, 1985. (Cir. 190-AN/115)
Fonte4
EMBRAER. Technical dictionary english-portuguese. [São José dos Campos], 2001.
Contexto
The empennage had separated partially from the fuselage and was positioned about 45' to the left of the fuselage.
Subárea1
Aircraft Structure
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tail unit
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empenagem
Imagem

 The empennage of a Boeing 747-200.

The empennage of a Boeing 747-200.

Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aircraft_tail.JPG