tail; empennage; tail assembly
Refers to the rear stabilizing surfaces of an aircraft, including the vertical and horizontal stabilizers. Technical term; empennage is the formal English equivalent.
The tail of the crashed aircraft was found at the scene.
The design of the tail assembly greatly affects the stability of an aircraft.
tailplane; horizontal stabilizer
tailless aircraft; tail-less airplane
tailless airplane
Compound of 尾 (tail) and 翼 (wing). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the aircraft tail assembly.