Associations to the word «Empennage»

Wiktionary

EMPENNAGE, noun. The tail assembly of an aircraft.
EMPENNAGE, noun. The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path.

Dictionary definition

EMPENNAGE, noun. The rear part of an aircraft.

Wise words

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