tail fin

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00:54 Sep 27, 2021

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English term or phrase: tail fin

Definition from Collins Dictionary:
a vertical fin situated at the rear of an aircraft to give lateral stability.

Example sentence(s):

There's the vertical stablizer, which is the "tail fin" of the plane. This keeps the plane in line with the direction of motion. In other words, it controls yaw. To change yaw, a pilot moves the rudder, also found on the tail. How Things Fly
This is why we adorn the tails of our aircraft with personalities who have pushed boundaries. Today, we have tail fin heroes from several of the countries we operate in, including all the Nordic countries, as well as Spain, France, England, Ireland and Scotland. Norwegian
Nothing evokes wanderlust quite like an aeroplane tail fin. Fun and colourful or corporate and business like, they’re graphic representations of both the airline and the countries they represent... wanderlust

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halefinne

Rolf Sunde

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halefinne

Definition from snl.no:
"Halefinne"/vertikalstabilisator (tailfin) gir stabilitet rundt den vertikale tverraksen

Example sentence(s):

Halefinne gir stabilitet rundt den vertikale tverraksen - snl.no

Rolf Sunde
Norway
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