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The test utilized the vehicle’s propellers, control surfaces and ability to float in water, all needed for propelling and steering functions, the agency said.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
This creates shockwaves, and those are what cause supersonic booms and change the way wings, flaps, and other control surfaces behave in an airplane.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
There's also a discrete control ring to set the aperture, but as is the case with the RF 24-105mm F2.8, the control surface only works for video recording, at least with current camera bodies.
—Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
Sequoia supports massive control surface installations from SSL and Avid's Pro Tools S6 series, for example.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
Compared with other aircraft, the spinning drone is simpler to produce, requires less maintenance, and is less complex to control because its only control surface is the trailing-edge flap.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
Gust sensors on the front of the aircraft register any changes in turbulence and then the system automatically makes relevant adjustments to the control surfaces of the wing to improve airflow.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2024
Unlike other drones that use control surfaces to maintain stability, the RDSX Pelican uses a multi-rotor system to balance itself.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
The grid fins, originally developed by the Soviet Union half a century earlier as control surfaces for intercontinental ballistic missiles, could be rotated up to 20 degrees and worked well on the big rocket.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2023
Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
This creates shockwaves, and those are what cause supersonic booms and change the way wings, flaps, and other control surfaces behave in an airplane.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
There's also a discrete control ring to set the aperture, but as is the case with the RF 24-105mm F2.8, the control surface only works for video recording, at least with current camera bodies.
—Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
Sequoia supports massive control surface installations from SSL and Avid's Pro Tools S6 series, for example.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
Compared with other aircraft, the spinning drone is simpler to produce, requires less maintenance, and is less complex to control because its only control surface is the trailing-edge flap.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
Gust sensors on the front of the aircraft register any changes in turbulence and then the system automatically makes relevant adjustments to the control surfaces of the wing to improve airflow.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2024
Unlike other drones that use control surfaces to maintain stability, the RDSX Pelican uses a multi-rotor system to balance itself.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
The grid fins, originally developed by the Soviet Union half a century earlier as control surfaces for intercontinental ballistic missiles, could be rotated up to 20 degrees and worked well on the big rocket.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2023
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“Control surface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/control%20surface. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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