Introduction to Aerodynamics
Review of Aerodynamic Terms
The Science Behind Flight
 REVIEW OF AERODYNAMIC TERMS - EMPENNAGE

The tail section of an aircraft is referred to as the empennage. The empennage contains the elevators (not the type of elevator that you go up and down in), the vertical stabilizer(s), the rudder, and trim tabs.

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