empennage
empennage — 名詞
1. An aircraft's tail structure — including the vertical fin and horizontal stabili
尾翼組件
飛機尾部保持平衡的結構組合
An aircraft's tail structure — including the vertical fin and horizontal stabilisers — that provides stability and control during flight.
The Boeing 777's empennage was redesigned to reduce drag and save fuel.
波音 777 的尾翼組件經過重新設計，以降低阻力並節省燃油。
passive: empennage was redesigned
During the morning inspection, pilot Pim found a crack in the empennage.
在早上的檢查中，機長 Pim 發現尾翼組件上有一道裂痕。
domain context: pre-flight inspection
The repair crew replaced the damaged empennage after the hard landing.
維修團隊在重落地後更換了受損的尾翼組件。
Airbus engineers tested a new composite material for the empennage of their next aircraft.
空中巴士的工程師測試了一種用於新型飛機尾翼組件的複合材料。
Talia studied diagrams of the empennage for her aeronautical engineering exam.
Talia 為了航空工程考試複習了尾翼組件的構造圖。
- tail assembly
more general; less technical than empennage
- tail section
refers to the rear portion broadly, not always the full control-surface assembly
- tail unit
common in British aviation English, covers the same components
文法句型
the empennage of [aircraft]
用法筆記
This is a technical aviation term used mainly by pilots, mechanics, and aircraft engineers. In everyday English, 'tail' or 'tail section' is more common.