The pilot controls the roll of the plane by raising one aileron or the other with a control wheel.
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Aileron
//ˈeɪləɹɑn//
Synonyms for "aileron" (4 found)
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14 entriesderived
11 entriesholonym
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1 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
23 translations across 19 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- aleró noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 副翼 noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
- 補助翼 /补助翼 noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Czech
1 entries- křidélko noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Dutch
2 entries- aileron noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
- rolroer noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Esperanto
1 entries- alerono noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Finnish
2 entries- ohjaussiiveke noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
- siiveke noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
French
1 entries- aileron noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
German
1 entries- Querruder noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Greek
1 entries- πηδάλιο κλίσης noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Irish
1 entries- ailearán noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Italian
2 entries- alerone noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
- alettone noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Kazakh
1 entries- элерон noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Norwegian
1 entries- balanseror noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Polish
1 entries- lotka noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Portuguese
1 entries- ailerão noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Romanian
1 entries- eleron noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Russian
1 entries- элеро́н noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Spanish
1 entries- alerón noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Swedish
1 entries- skevroder noun (hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Crosswind landings require coordinated rudder and aileron input to maintain alignment to the runway.
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