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aIle

Abbreviation for alloisoleucine.
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Boeing 757 operators have been ordered to inspect aileron components following an in-service report of an issue that limited a flight crew's ability to move the flight-control surfaces.
Regulators order inspection of Boeing 757 aileron components
I have flown my Kitfox using this process many times and am impressed with the ease of maintaining control and blocking out the temptation to use the ailerons. I also used this while flying with Foggles and an instructor.
Stress In The Cockpit
"Typically, there's more than 50 parts per component kit, and these include the kits for rudders, ailerons, leading edge stabilizers and trailing edge flaps."
FRCSW Hydraulics Shop Improves Speed to Fleet: Naval Aviation Enterprise readiness initiatives are reaping results already
From the days of the C-2, Aeronca ailerons have had a reputation for being heavy and not generating a particularly exciting rate of roll.
American champion: Full-service factory: as general aviation manufacturing has slowed, American champion is meeting the challenge by expanding into refurbs, mods and repair
Kaman manufactured in-house monolithic and sandwich composite parts comprise the Aileron assemblies, which are brought together into the final assembly with bought-out components from the Kaman supply chain.
Kaman wins five year contract extension for G280 Gulfstream programme for USD27m
The Aileron assemblies are comprised of monolithic and sandwich composite parts manufactured in-house by Kaman, brought together into the final assembly with bought-out components from the Kaman supply chain.
Kaman gets 5-year contract extension for G280 Gulfstream Program
He advised me that if it happened again, paddles would take me without the ailerons. We discussed the increase in approach speed and possible degraded handling.
Who needs ailerons?
The 16-year-old Airbus A 330-300 was flying between Dublin and Chicago O'Hare when the aileron, which keeps the plane stable, fractured at 33,000 feet on May 11.
Aer terror at 33,000ft as 2 plane parts break
Numerical simulations of the airflow around the NERVA control ailerons were performed and produced the values of the control lift force that appears at various tilt angles on the surface of the ailerons during the ascent flight into the atmosphere (Tache et al., 2009).
Steering mechanism and efforts on the NERVA space launcher
The roll motion of the aircraft is controlled by surfaces known as Ailerons. The two ailerons are present on either wing and are generally operated in differential mode.
Realtime implementation of neural network augmented fault tolerant flight controllers for an advanced fighter aircraft on a target digital signal processor
The aircraft, which use spoilers for roll control rather than ailerons, were involved in a spate of accidents in 2004 and 2005, prompting calls by some to ground the fleet.
FAA adopts MU-2B standards
Since late 2001, the Air Force has spent about $1.4 million to purchase three ailerons (wing components that stabilize the aircraft during flight), $7.9 million for 24 cowlings (metal engine coverings), and about $5.9 million for 3 radomes (protective coverings for the radar antennae).
Contract Management: The Air Force Should Improve How It Purchases AWACS Spare Parts

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