| elevator |
horizontal flap on the tail which is used to move the plane up and down
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| elevation |
1. A measure (or condition) of height, especially with respect to the height of a point on the earth's surface above a reference plane (usually mean sea level), as
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| elevation angle |
(Also called elevation.) The angle between the horizon and a point above the horizon, measured along the arc that passes through the zenith and the point in question. In astronomy this is termed altitude. Compare azimuth, depression angle, zenith distance.
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| elevator |
a movable hinged panel along the back edge of an aircrafts tailplane. When both strips swivel up, the aircraft tilts tail-down and vice-versa
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| elevator |
Suspended car or cage, attached by cables to a machine to move it, which is used for hoisting or lowering people or things
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