[Sca-cooks] aileron

James Prescott prescotj at telusplanet.net
Sun Jul 10 15:29:52 PDT 2011


Here's a diagram that shows that for some modern contexts the
aileron is the middle of the three bits of the wing; or two
bits of the wing, the middle and tip bits.  Scroll to various
diagrams.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/fssa/labeti/mcmancv/pouvolf.shtml


Thorvald




At 12:02 PM -0500 7/10/11, otsisto wrote:
>  -----Original Message-----
>  Aileron in English is derived from Latin via Old French into modern French
>  aileron which is a diminutive form of aile or wing.  It translates from the
>  French as pinion which may either be a wing or a primary feather.  In
>  English, aileron refers to the wing flaps of an aircraft used in turning and
>  banking.
>
>  Bear
>
>  In heraldry it is a bird without a beak or feet. And what itty bitty I know
>  of modern French, aileron = little wing but I may be wrong.
>
>  De
>
>
>>  In Spanish this means the movable part of the wing. Although most commonly
>>  used for airplanes, it comes from the part of the bird's wing. Aren't all
>>  the parts moveable? If not which parts are not? and which part is the
>>  aileron?
>>  Suey
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