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A small airplane's aileron

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- In airplane: Elevator, aileron, and rudder controls

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Article updated and revised.	Tara Ramanathan	Oct 23, 2024
	Modified link of Web site: NASA - Ailerons.	Emily Rodriguez	Jul 27, 2018
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jul 15, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998