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elevator authority

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.

Noun

elevator authority (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Questions about elevator authority

What does elevator authority mean?
Elevator authority means the degree of control that the elevators can exert over the pitching motion of an aircraft; related to elevator design and airspeed.
What part of speech is elevator authority?
Elevator authority is a noun.

Words near elevator authority in the dictionary

  1. elevation
  2. elevational
  3. elevationally
  4. elevations
  5. elevator
  6. elevator authority
  7. elevator butt
  8. elevator butts
  9. elevator music
  10. elevator pitch
  11. elevator pitches

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