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	[[Image:Elevator.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Elevators on the tail of a [[Boeing 777-200]]]]'''Elevator'''s are control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's orientation by changing the pitch of the aircraft, and so also the angle of attack of the wing. An increased wing angle of attack will cause a greater lift to be produced by the profile of the wing, and a slowing of the aircraft. A decreased angle of attack will produce an increase in speed (a dive). The elevators may be the only pitch control surface present (and are then called a stabilator), or may be hinged to a fixed or adjustable surface called a stabilizer.		#REDIRECT[[Control Surfaces]]

	~~[[Category:Aircraft controls~~]]