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control surface vs tailplane

tailplane vs control surface

control surface and tailplane both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
control surface Yes No No No
tailplane Yes No No No
As nouns, tailplane is a hyponym of control surface; that is, tailplane is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than control surface:
  • control surface: a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
  • tailplane: the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
control surface (noun) tailplane (noun)
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
Difference between control surface and tailplane

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