To: snopercod
Don't flame me for asking this .....but what do the elevons control?
206 posted on
02/02/2003 3:08:09 PM PST by
Dog
( STS 107......They have slipped the surly bonds of earth..........to touch the face of God.)
To: Dog
Elevons are like "flaps" on the trailing edge of the wings. They move up and down and provide pitch and roll control. There is also a body flap in the center for pitch trim. Take a good look at a shuttle picture and you will see them. They are split in two parts for structural reasons: Inboard and Outboard.
To: Dog
Ailerons control lift!
226 posted on
02/02/2003 3:13:16 PM PST by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004)
To: Dog
Pitch and roll. They combine the functions of elevators (pitch control) and alerons (roll control). Move 'em together, they control pitch, move them in oposite directions and they roll the aircraft.
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