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A SHORT GUIDE TO CONTROL SURFACES Have you ever seen those weird rectangular surfaces on the top of the wing deploy after landing? They are spoilers, a type of control surfaces . What are control surfaces? Have you ever wondered about their functionality? Are they essential on planes? Well, you have come to the right blog for this! Some of the control surfaces include ailerons, elevators and a rudder, however, in delta-winged aircraft, the ailerons and elevators are merged to form elevons. However, we must not rush, and cover each of the topics slowly. Let’s begin! What are ailerons? Right Wing Aileron There is a pair of ailerons present on a plane, usually located on the outward trailing edge of each wing. They are used to control the roll of the aircraft- for example rolling to the left requires the left aileron to tilt upwards, deflecting some air up from the left wing, thus pushing the left wing downwards, while the right aileron is required to tilt downwards, d...