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• n  a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
• n  (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel

• Investigators looking into theSeptember crash of USAir Flight 427are turning their attention to the plane's rudder, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
• Every plane has on the under side of a wing and on its rudder a letter and number.
• The unit is also a backup for the surface controls, like the rudder, in flight.

News & Articles

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• Calendar for Tuesday
  Bryan Noon Lions Club, 11:30 a.m. Ramada Inn, 506 Earl Rudder Freeway. 846-0300.
  June 18, 2013 - The Bryan-College Station Eagle
• Maritime Students Dock at Alabama Cruise Terminal
  You may have noticed a new ship docked at the Alabama Cruise Terminal downtown. It's Texas A&M at Galveston's training vessel called the TS General Rudder.
  June 17, 2013 - NBC 15 Mobile

Quotes

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• Lorenzo Neal in Broncos Update (subscription)
  It's like a ship heading toward an iceberg,fullback Lorenzo Neal said. "We got to get this rudder fixed. We have everything going our way, we just have to fix this rudder and steer away from this iceberg and get into clear waters and open...
• John Kerry in CNN
  Over the last year, we've heard from the president that our policy should simply be to stay the course. But one thing I learned in the Navy is that when the course you're on is headed for the shoals, it's pretty smart to shift the rudder,...
• Joe Tripodi in Kalgoorlie Golden Mail
  It's good news about the state of the ship,Mr Tripodi said. "There's a breach in the hull and creases on both sides of the ship and also the rudder is broken and the propeller is damaged but I'm told she's structurally sound. The salvage...