elevator authority

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Definition of elevator authority in English English dictionary

The degree of control that the elevators can exert over the pitching motion of an aircraft; related to elevator design and airspeed

The airspeed was so low that there was insufficient elevator authority to recover from the stall.

Hyphenation

el·e·va·tor au·tho·ri·ty

Turkish pronunciation

elıveytır ıthôrıti

Pronunciation

/ˈeləˌvātər əˈᴛʜôrətē/ /ˈɛləˌveɪtɜr əˈθɔːrətiː/