balanced rudder

noun

, Nautical.

1. a rudder so designed that the center of water pressure on the forward face, when turned, lies about halfway along the length, minimizing the turning effort required.

Word History and Origins

Origin of balanced rudder¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Steering.—Vertical balanced rudder in rear of the vertical fin, under the rear of the gas bag.

From Project Gutenberg

Here are some from-the-ground descriptions: Command-Aire�3-seat open cockpit biplane; wings equal but staggered; in-line motor; fuselage shaped to usual tail; balanced rudder.

From Time Magazine Archive

She has a finely balanced rudder with mechanical steering, and achieves a speed of 14 knots under moderate conditions.

From Time Magazine Archive

With square, massive bows they thicken away aft, until, curving upwards with a bold sweep of the gunnels, their covered-in sterns, high above the balanced rudder, form good quarters for the lowdah and his family, where from tiny windows women and children peep in shy curiosity at the foreigner sailing by.

From Project Gutenberg

In the following year he read a paper on "A Proposed Method of Bevelling Iron Frames in Ships;" and, in 1866, he read two papers—one of them demonstrating the means of finding the most economical rates of expansion in steam engines, and the other describing a balanced rudder for screw steamers.

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