elevator authority

noun

The degree of control that the elevators can exert over the pitching motion of an aircraft; related to elevator design and airspeed.

“The airspeed was so low that there was insufficient elevator authority to recover from the stall.”

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Meanings

nounelevator authority (uncountable)
  1. uncountableaeronauticsThe degree of control that the elevators can exert over the pitching motion of an aircraft; related to elevator design and airspeed.

    The airspeed was so low that there was insufficient elevator authority to recover from the stall.

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