Aha Trivia Stuff Everyone Should Know
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What is the job of an aircraft's ailerons?

Control roll and banking.

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  1. Control roll and banking ✔
  2. Control the landing gear
  3. Control engine power

Why: Ailerons are control surfaces that make the aircraft roll or bank, helping it turn.

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Answer: Control roll and banking. Ailerons are control surfaces that make the aircraft roll or bank, helping it turn.

  1. Scouting America: Aviation www.scouting.org/merit-badges/aviation
    Identify and describe the aerodynamic control surfaces on the aircraft of your choice, and explain how they operate to control its attitude and direction of flight.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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