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- 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.
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- Aircraft Structure
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