A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually...
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A rudder pedal is a foot-operated aircraft flight control interface for controlling the rudder of an aircraft. The usual set-up in modern aircraft is that...
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Flap Rudder (aka a "Becker rudder") is a specific type of multi-section rudder used on boats and ships. The hinged aft section gives the rudder an extra...
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During the 1990s, a series of issues affecting the rudder of Boeing 737 passenger aircraft resulted in multiple incidents. In two separate accidents (United...
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Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying (ISBNÂ 978-0-07-036240-6) is a book written in 1944 by Wolfgang Langewiesche, describing how airplanes...
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A Schilling rudder is a specific type of profiled rudder used on certain boats and ships. The rudder is typically described as 'shaped like a fishtail'...
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Christian Rudder (born September 1, 1975) is an American entrepreneur, writer, and musician. Rudder graduated from Little Rock Central High School in...
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Rudder ratio refers to a value that is monitored by the computerized flight control systems in modern aircraft. The ratio relates the aircraft airspeed...
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A rudder is a steering device. Rudder may also refer to: Rudder (surname) Camp Rudder, a U.S. Army Ranger School training facility Rudder Middle School...
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Balanced rudders are used by both ships and aircraft. Both may indicate a portion of the rudder surface ahead of the hinge, placed to lower the control...
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