[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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