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Noun Concept
Categories: Aircraft wing design, Aircraft controls, Watercraft components, All articles needing additional references, Articles with short description
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trim tab  Stabilizer trim  Tab  trim tabs  Trim wheel
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Trim tabs are small surfaces connected to the trailing edge of a larger control surface on a boat or aircraft, used to control the trim of the controls, i.e. to counteract hydro- or aerodynamic forces and stabilise the boat or aircraft in a particular desired attitude without the need for the operator to constantly apply a control force. Wikipedia
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Trim tabs are small surfaces connected to the trailing edge of a larger control surface on a boat or aircraft, used to control the trim of the controls, i.e. to counteract hydro- or aerodynamic forces and stabilise the boat or aircraft in a particular desired attitude without the need for the operator to constantly apply a control force. Wikipedia
Small surfaces connected to the trailing edge of a larger control surface on a boat or aircraft, used to control the trim of the controls Wikidata
A control surface set within or attached to a larger control surface that provides trim to obtain a desired attitude without constant inputs to the primary control surfaces (e.g., ailerons and rudders). Wiktionary
Control surface. Wiktionary (translation)
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Stabilizer trim, trim tabs, Trim wheel
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