fairwater plane

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English[edit]

View of HSwMS Gotland from above, showing the fairwater planes on its sail.

Noun[edit]

fairwater plane (plural fairwater planes)

  1. (nautical) A diving plane mounted on or near the sail of a submarine, used to cause the submarine to rise or sink without pitching up or down.
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