The V-tail has not been a popular choice for aircraft manufacturers. The rear of each surface is hinged, and these movable sections combine the tasks of the elevators and rudder. In aircraft, a V-tail (sometimes called a "butterfly tail") is an unconventional arrangement of the tail control surfaces that replaces the traditional fin and horizontal surfaces with two surfaces set in a V-shaped configuration when viewed from the front or rear of the aircraft. Translate in a written form matching with the picture. Rudder is hinged to the rear of l) near the trailing edges of the movable k) longitudinal and transverse structuralġ2. If the pilot needs to cause the nose j) needed to deflect surface.ġ1. Trimmers represent small adjustable i) hinged to the rear of the stabilizer.ġ0. Balance areas reduce the hinge h) to right or left or retained in the neutral Dorsal fin is placed … g) by means of the rudder, which isĨ. His flight direction to the right… of a wing or control surface.ħ. When the pilot needs to change f) to avoid flutter, a violent vibration A movable control surface e) this is done by means of theĦ. The structure of the tail unit d) airplanes are fitted with a tail unit.ĥ. Directional control of the airplane c) to produce constant controlĤ. The dynamic balancing is one b) he moves the rudder to the right.ģ. Stability … portion of the fuselage body.Ģ. In order to provide the necessary a) along the upper side of the aft Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences.ġ. Fin is a vertical control surface _ the rear of the fuselage.ĥ. In order to provide the necessary stability airplanes are fitted _ a tail unit.Ĥ. The dorsal fin is placed _ the upper side _ the fuselage body.ģ. Trimmers are used to produce constant control deflections to hold the airplane _ a certain attitude _ flight.Ģ. Use the prepositions in the box to complete the sentences. In the text find the antonyms of the following words and make up your own word combinations with them.įixed, to increase, main, to promote, irregular, weak. To provide, to consist, to intend, to arrange, to hold, to control, to deflect, to reduce, to secure, to fit with.ī) Find these words in the text and write out the words collocate with.Ĭ) Think of other nouns they can go with. “False” statements should be corrected.Īsk your group mates ten questions concerning the tail unit.Ī) Check if you know the meaning of the following verbs. Make up 5 ”False” and 5 “True” statements and tell them your partner. Trimmers are _ surfaces arranged near the _ of the movable surfaces. _ can be deflected to the right or to the left.ĥ. Elevators control the _ of the aircraft in flight.Ĥ. An elevator is _ to the _ of the tail plane.ģ. Tail unit provides the necessary _ of an airplane.Ģ. Rudder hinged dynamic balancing altitude auxiliary stabilityġ.