Aileron
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An aileron is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. Ailerons are used in pairs to control the aircraft in roll, which normall
An aileron and roll trim tab of a light aircraft
Boulton's 1864 paper, "On Aërial Locomotion" describing several designs including ailerons
A 1912 Farman HF.20 biplane with single acting ailerons hinged from the rear spar. The ailerons hang down when at rest and are pushed up into position when flying by the force of the air, being pulled down by cable to provide control.
A Yak-52 using ailerons to roll counter-clockwise during an aerobatic maneuver
Elevator (aeronautics)
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Elevators are flight control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's pitch, and therefore the angle of attack and the lift of the wing. The elevators are usually hin
Elevator and pitch trim tab of a light aircraft
The elevator on this Currie Wot biplane is nearly touching the grass at the rear of this aircraft