Meanings of vertical fin in English

The wings go on, along with the vertical fin, or tail.

He reported that it had no vertical fin or wings.

It was decided, therefore, to turn the vertical fin at the rear into a rudder by making it movable.

The vertical fin was composed of two parts, one above and the other below the centre line of the ship.

The horizontal fins with the elevator flaps, and the vertical fin with the rudder flap, are fixed to the ridges of the envelope.

In some cases the two lower fins and rudders were abandoned, and a single vertical fin and rudder fitted centrally under the envelope were substituted.

Of these the heads only could be seen, and rapidly closing upon them the dark vertical fin that told the presence of the pursuing shark.

A new option (across all AMG) is the grille with vertical fins finished in dark chrome.

In accordance with the latest Zeppelin practice, monoplane rudders and elevators are fitted to the horizontal and vertical fins.

In order to hold whatever position in the air may be desired, the blimp is equipped with two horizontal fins and three vertical fins.