flaperons

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A form of flaperon — An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of flaperon
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APA

flaperons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaperons

MLA

“flaperons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaperons. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flaperons,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaperons.

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