Empennage
Tailplane
Tailplane noun - The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged.
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Tailplane and Empennage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/empennage/tailplane
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