trimming tab
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trimming tab — noun : tab 1h * * * Aeron. See trim tab. * * * trimming tab or trimˈtab noun A tab or aerofoil on an aircraft or boat, that can be adjusted in mid passage to trim the craft • • • Main Entry: ↑trim * * * trimming tab … Useful english dictionary
tab — A small auxiliary control surface forming part of the trailing edge of an aircraft’s control surfaces. Tabs help in trimming and may also assist in moving primary controls. The various types of tabs are servotabs, fixed tabs, balance tabs, trim… … Aviation dictionary
trim tab — noun : tab 1h * * * Aeron. an independently controlled tab set in the trailing edge of a control surface, as an elevator, aileron, or rudder, to hold it in a position suitable for stabilizing the aircraft in a flight attitude. Also, trimming tab … Useful english dictionary
trim tab — Aeron. an independently controlled tab set in the trailing edge of a control surface, as an elevator, aileron, or rudder, to hold it in a position suitable for stabilizing the aircraft in a flight attitude. Also, trimming tab. * * * … Universalium
trim tab — (also trimming tab) noun Aeronautics an adjustable tab or aerofoil attached to a control surface, used to trim an aircraft in flight … English new terms dictionary
Servo tab — NOTOC A Servo tab (sometimes called a Flettner tab after its inventor Anton Flettner) is a small hinged device installed on an aircraft control surface to assist the movement of the control surface. ervo tabsServo tabs move in the opposite… … Wikipedia
trim tab — /ˈtrɪm tæb/ (say trim tab) noun a small, adjustable airfoil fitted to the trailing edge of the control surface, to aid in balancing or trimming the aircraft …
trimtab — trimming tab or trimˈtab noun A tab or aerofoil on an aircraft or boat, that can be adjusted in mid passage to trim the craft • • • Main Entry: ↑trim … Useful english dictionary
variable-incidence tailplane — The tailplane or the horizontal stabilizer, used either by itself or in addition to a trimming tab, in which the incidence can be varied to balance out of trim forces. This arrangement is more effective than trim tabs at high Mach numbers. Its… … Aviation dictionary
VI tail — Pronounced “vee eye” tail. A tailplane, used either by itself or in addition to a trimming tab, in which the incidence can be varied to balance out of trim forces. This arrangement is more effective than trim tabs at high Mach numbers. Its method … Aviation dictionary
