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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Tail and Tailplane. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tailplane/tail
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