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	[[~~Image:Ailerons.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Ailerons (red) on the wings of a [[Cessna C172]]]]'''Ailerons''' are hinged control~~ surfaces attached to the trailing edge of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. The ailerons are used to control the aircraft in roll. The two ailerons are typically interconnected so that one goes down when the other goes up: the downgoing aileron increases the lift on its wing while the upgoing aileron reduces the lift on the other wing, producing a rolling moment about the aircraft's longitudinal axis. The word aileron is French for "little wing."		#REDIRECT[[Control surfaces]]

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