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Flaperon vs Elevon - What's the difference?

flaperon | elevon |

As nouns the difference between flaperon and elevon

is that flaperon is (aeronautical) An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack) while elevon is a moveable surface at the trailing edge of a tailless airplane (such as the space shuttle) that provides pitch and roll control.

flaperon

English

(wikipedia flaperon)

Noun

(head)
  • (aeronautical ) An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).

    • elevon

    English

    (wikipedia elevon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a moveable surface at the trailing edge of a tailless airplane (such as the space shuttle) that provides pitch and roll control