Meaning of elevator authority | Babel Free
Definitions
The degree of control that the elevators can exert over the pitching motion of an aircraft; related to elevator design and airspeed.
Examples
“The airspeed was so low that there was insufficient elevator authority to recover from the stall.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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