Elevator
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The term elevator is today understood to mean a flap attached somewhere in the tail area of an airplane, whose angle influences movement along the y-axis, i.e. pitch.
A patent family from 1909–1910 (see Patent DE-1909-236693) gives translations including:
In this group, the British patent uses the term "Steering Rudder".
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This wiki has 0 patents in category "Elevator".
Publications referring to Elevator
- Quervain, 1908, Ueber die Wirkung der Höhensteuer beim Zeppelinschen Luftschiff (Simple title: On the effect of the height control in the Zeppelin airship, Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
- Lilienbach, 1909, Amélioration du gouvernail de profondeur des aéroplanes (Simple title: Improvement of the elevator rudder, Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Publication 12998, 1909, Wright Brothers' new elevator (Simple title: Wright Brothers' new elevator, Journal: Flight)
- Higgins, 1911, To discover the best flying type of glider with main planes and elevator (Simple title: To discover the best flying type of glider with main planes and elevator, Journal: Flight)
