55-00-00  STABILIZERS Back

  1. General
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    The stabilizers are aluminum alloy structures. The vertical stabilizer makes the aircraft stable in the yaw axis. The horizontal stabilizer makes the aircraft stable in the pitch axis. They also give locations to attach the rudder and tab and the elevators and tabs.

  2. Main Assemblies (Ref. Fig. 1)
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    The primary assemblies of the stabilizers are the:
    • Horizontal stabilizer (Ref.55-10-00)
    • Elevator (Ref. 55-20-00)
    • Vertical stabilizer (Ref. 55-30-00)
    • Rudder (Ref. 55-40-00)

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