Cooper vane

English

Etymology

After Dan Cooper, the false name used by an unidentified hijacker who used the rear stairway to exit a Boeing 727 in flight and escape using a parachute.

Noun

Cooper vane (plural Cooper vanes)

  1. (aviation) A mechanical aerodynamic wedge that prevents the ventral airstair of an aircraft from being lowered during flight.

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