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Definition of Empennages
1. empennage [n] - See also: empennage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Empennages
Literary usage of Empennages
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Conquest of the Air: Aeronautics, Aviation; History, Theory, Practice by Alphonse Berget (1909)
"Pneumatic empennages Patrie, a still better plan was adopted; the feathered arrow
has been literally realised by fitting four surfaces in the form of a ..."
2. The Conquest of the Air, Aeronautics, Aviation, History: Aeronautics by Alphonse Berget (1911)
"The Gross airship follows closely the designs of the Patrie or the Republique,
the empennages and the tapering of the stern of which have been adopted. ..."
3. Monoplanes and Biplanes, Their Design, Construction and Operation: Their by Grover Cleveland Loening (1911)
"The bird-like tail has vertical and horizontal empennages. The entire body is
inclosed and shaped fusiform, adding still more to the bird-like appearance. ..."
4. Learning to Fly in the U. S. Army: A Manual of Aviation Practice by Elisha Noel Fales (1917)
"Tail or "empennages."—A general name sometimes applied to the tail surfaces of
a machine. 14. Mast or Cabane.—The small vertical strut on top of the upper ..."
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