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Mainplane vs Tailplane - What's the difference?

mainplane | tailplane | coordinate terms |

Tailplane is a coordinate term of mainplane.



As nouns the difference between mainplane and tailplane

is that mainplane is the wing of an airplane that provides most of the lift while tailplane is a horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.

mainplane

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The wing of an airplane that provides most of the lift

    • Coordinate terms

    * foreplane, tailplane

    tailplane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin

    • Synonyms

    * horizontal stabiliser

    Coordinate terms

    * foreplane, mainplane