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Encyclopedia > Diving plane

A diving plane is a control surface found on submarines which allow the vessel to pitch it's bow up or down to assist in the process of submerging or surfacing the boat, as well as controlling depth when submerged. Aircraft flight controls allow a pilot to guide his plane to the destination. ... Flight dynamics is the study of orientation of air and space vehicles and how to control the critical flight parameters, typically named pitch, roll and yaw. ...


It functions in much the same way as an aircraft's elevator. For other meanings of elevator see Elevator (disambiguation). ...


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Doomed plane 'diving really fast' - National - smh.com.au (522 words)
The pilot of a light plane had little chance to escape as it nosedived into the water off a Northern NSW beach yesterday, a witness to the crash says.
There was a strong rip in the surf at the crash site and the recovery of the body from near the plane indicated the pilot had not jumped, Mr Lambert said.
The plane had taken off from Gold Coast Airport at Coolangatta and it was believed the pilot had reported engine problems, Mr Walsh said.
Patent 5467728: Retractable bow diving plane for a submarine (4110 words)
A retractable bow diving plane is provided which can be rotated when fully xtended or retracted or when at any position in between, and which allows for independent operation of the port and starboard bow diving planes.
The aft plane roller assembly 82 and the forward plane roller assembly 84 are mounted on the rotor bearing 68 at the forward and aft ends of the slot in the rotor bearing 68.
The aft plane roller assembly 82 and forward plane roller assembly 84 maintain the proper fore/aft alignment of the bow plane 4 under the force of hydrodynamic loads (primarily drag) on the bow plane 4.
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