Empennage
Empennage The empennage, commonly called the tail assembly (see figure 1-7), is the rear section of the body of the airplane. Its main purpose is to give stability to the aircraft. The fixed parts are the horizontal stabilizer and the vertical stabilizer or fin. The front, fixed section is called the horizontal stabilizer and is used to p revent the airplane from pitching up or down . The rear section is called the elevator and is usually hinged to the horizontal stabilizer. The elevator is a movable airfoil that controls the up-and-down motion of the aircraft's nose. The vertical tail structure is divided into the vertical stabilizer and the rudder . The front section is called the vertical stabilizer and is used to prevent the aircraft from yawing back and forth . The principle behind its operation is much like the principle of a deep keel on a sailboat. In ligh...
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