1. L'extrémité de l'aile d'un oiseau, ŕ laquellé tiennent les grandes plumes de l'aile.
2. Partie de l'aile d'un avion, maniable par le pilote, qui sert ŕ nuancer le vol de l'appareil.
ETYM French, dim. of aile wing.
An airfoil that controls lateral motion.
Flap on airplane wing for lateral balance.
Movable surface of airplane, especially of wing, moved in steering.
A movable airfoil at the trailing edge of an airplane wing that is used for imparting a rolling motion especially in banking for turns — see AIRPLANE illustration.
ETYM Old Fren. pignon a pen, French, gable, pinion; cf. Spanish pińon pinion; from Latin pinna pinnacle, feather, wing. Related to Pin a peg, and cf. Pen a feather, Pennat, Pennon.
A gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack.
Small wheel with teethwing; last joint of a wing; outermost flight feather.