Balanced rudders are used by both ships and aircraft. Both may indicate a portion of the rudder surface ahead of the hinge, placed to lower the control...
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A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually...
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and later appeared in other areas. With centerboards and shallow balanced rudders they are well suited to sailing in shallow tidal waters. Sharpies first...
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than on I-16s. Later in 1941, the LaGG-3 appeared with an internally balanced rudder, retractable ski landing gear for the winter, retractable tailwheel...
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fin unnecessary. The tailplane carried two balanced elevators hinged to the stabilisers, and a balanced rudder was fitted to the top of the fuselage. The...
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balanced rudder which could be raised and lowered, creating additional stability like an extra keel. The balanced rudder placed as much of the rudder...
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aileron trim tabs which incorporate anti-servo action. Trim tab Nolder Balanced rudder § Aircraft Adams, Frank Davis (1959). Aeronautical Dictionary. United...
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tops for the main gun battery. Steering was controlled by a single balanced rudder. The ships were powered by turbo-electric drive. Eight oil-fired Babcock...
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390 km; 3,970 mi). Steering was controlled by a single counter-balanced rudder; the rudder could be controlled via the conning tower, the secondary conning...
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to improve stability. The hull immediately in front of the rudder and the balanced rudder itself followed naval design practice to improve the vessel's...
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the rear frames of the fuselage. Controllable trim tabs and a horn-balanced rudder were fitted, to ensure rapid spin recovery, a portion of the tailplane...
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the straight tapered, round tipped vertical tail, which included a balanced rudder that ended at the top of the fuselage. The tapered horizontal tail...
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stern. The first two groups had a semi-balanced rudder, whereas the M-group boats had a fully balanced rudder. The T-group boats were originally to be...
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wishbone boom, on a 30-foot modern hull with a plumb bow, fin keel and balanced rudder. A beam of nearly 12 feet and cambered house-top created a large interior...
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both her paddle wheels were torn off, her sails stripped away, and her rudder had been bent to 200 degrees and subsequently torn up by the ship's single...
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tailplane was fitted with divided and balanced elevators and the triangular tail fin carried a balanced rudder. The fuselage was designed to be built...
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trapezoidal and the fin leading edge swept, with a horn balanced rudder and externally mass balanced elevators. On land the Gweduck uses a conventional undercarriage...
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