Noun: elevon 'e-lu,vón
- Aircraft control surfaces that combine the functions of the elevator (used for pitch control) and the aileron (to control roll), located at the trailing edges of the wings
"The delta-wing aircraft used elevons for both pitch and roll control";
- taileron
Derived forms: elevons
Type of: aerofoil [Brit], airfoil [N. Amer], control surface, surface
Encyclopedia: Elevon, Virginia