To produce the same effect, modern planes use ailerons, movable surfaces located near the wingtips. The elevator controlled "pitch," or the plane's nose-up/nose-down orientation relative to level ...

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a preliminary investigation report that could provide clues as to what might ...

Aileron trim is used after takeoff if pilots find that the plane needs constant aileron input to maintain a straight flight ...

Single-axis controls the ailerons, which are these guys. They make the plane do this. Single-axis autopilot is also called the "wing leveler" because it controls the roll of the plane and keeps ...

Less than two weeks after a small plane crash in the Town of Aurora killed the pilot of the aircraft, the National ...

The plane's auto-pilot system or a pilot will constantly adjust the angles of the ailerons, elevators, and rudder to the varying conditions to keep the plane stable, in a process known as trimming.

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a preliminary investigation report that could provide clues as to what might have caused the Dec. 17 Kamaka Air Flight 689 crash that killed two young ...