FLAPERON

Etymology

Noun

flaperon (plural flaperons)

(aviation, aeronautics, aircraft) An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).

Anagrams

• Penaflor, foreplan

Source: Wiktionary



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