Aileron Horizontal Stabilizer Rudder 
Flying Magazine
MAY 2, 2025
The horizontal stabilizer structure adjacent to the elevator position where the counterweight plug would have been installed displayed dents and paint scrapes consistent with contact with the counterweight plug. The rudder was intact, although the bottom of the control was crushed. The elevator was intact and remained attached.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 4, 2025
A tailless aircraft is a fixed-wing airplane without a horizontal stabilizing surface. With this type of aircraft, the functions of longitudinal stability and control are incorporated into the main wing. A tailless aircraft may still have a fuselage and a vertical tail (fin and rudder). How does the tail do this?
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Vintage Aviation News
APRIL 18, 2025
Photo by NASA The impetus for the program came from issues the Navy had encountered with inadvertent spin entries, which were traced back to the aircrafts aileron rudder interconnect system. In response, the NASA/Navy/Grumman team developed and tested four different configurations of the system to mitigate the problem.
WayMan
MAY 25, 2025
Wings also include movable surfaces like ailerons (used to roll the plane left or right) and flaps (used to increase lift at lower speeds, especially during takeoff and landing). These parts help the aircraft maintain its stability in flight. Wings: The Source of Lift The wings are what make fixed-wing flight possible.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
PARE: Power idle, Ailerons neutral, Rudder opposite, Elevator forward. Ailerons: Neutral. Rudder: Full opposite input to the spin direction. The problem is that the airflow from the propeller goes over the horizontal stabilizer, which produces a downward force (and causes the nose to pitch up).
Flying Magazine
JUNE 30, 2025
Ailerons are actuated by pushrods that run through the wing struts, reducing aerodynamic drag and giving the responsive ailerons a solid feel. There are gap seals between the elevator and horizontal stabilizer, and the rudder and vertical stabilizer. The preflight contains no surprises.
Vintage Aviation News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Both the vertical and horizontal stabilizers were made of wood and fabric, while the construction of the wing involved wooden spars and ribs, with metal leading edges inboard of the engine nacelles, plywood leading edges on the outer panels, and doped fabric on the trailing section.
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