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TACHOMETER. (Fr. Compte Tours.)
An instrument for directly indicating the revolutions per minute.
The rear part of an aircraft to which usually are attached the rudder, stabilizer, and elevator.
A flexibly attached rod which holds the tail surfaces off the ground, and breaks the landing shocks on the tail structure.
See BOOM.
A very dangerous backward dive.
A condition in which the tail revolves about a vertical line passing through the center of gravity.
A form of aeroplane in which the wings are placed one after another.
An old type of German or Austrian aeroplane with back swept wing tips.