The tail surfaces of an aircraft.
The tail assembly of an aircraft, including the horizontal and vertical stabalizers, elevators, and rudder Report this Word Added by: PilotFighter
A general term, now little used, to refer to the tail unit of an aeroplane. Empennage includes tailplane, elevators, fins and rudders.
The parts of the airplane located at the tail end. This includes the horizontal stabilizer, the vertical stabilizer, and elevators.
the rear part of an aircraft
French term adopted by English to describe all the tail surfaces, both horizontal and vertical, of an aeroplane.
Empennage is an aviation term used to describe the tail portion of an aircraft. ("Empennage", "tail", and "tail assembly" may be interchangeably used.) The empennage gives stability to the aircraft and controls the flight dynamics: pitch, roll and yaw.