Mainplane is a coordinate term of foreplane.
As nouns the difference between foreplane and mainplane
is that foreplane is a relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft while mainplane is the wing of an airplane that provides most of the lift.
foreplane
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(nautical, aeronautics) A relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft.
Synonyms
* bowplane
mainplane
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The wing of an airplane that provides most of the lift
Coordinate terms
* foreplane, tailplane