tail plane

noun

, Aeronautics (chiefly British).

1. horizontal stabilizer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tail plane¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

"I was a bit unlucky because my parachute when it opened was attached to the tail plane," Stirling said decades later.

From BBC

Questions were raised in parliament about one of the designs, which featured a Nazi swastika on the tail plane of a German bomber.

From BBC

The FAA's concerns center on the lack of an anti-corrosive coating on pins used to attach the 737s' horizontal stabiliser – also known as the tail plane.

From The Guardian

Within four feet of the tail plane Ralph halted.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, the aircraft's efficiency is further improved by simultaneously rotating the tail plane to the same oblique position.

From Time Magazine Archive