flaperon
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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).
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English
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Noun
flaperon m (plural flaperons)
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