Which pairing is described as 'Control Pitch'?

Which pairing is described as 'Control Pitch'?

• A. Elevator
• B. Horizontal Stabilizer
• C. Vertical Stabilizer
• D. Rudder

Answer: (B)

Pitch is the motion of raising or lowering the aircraft’s nose, which happens by moving a control surface that deflects the tail. The horizontal stabilizer is the tail surface that provides stability in pitch, and it carries the elevator, the movable surface that actually changes the nose angle. So when a description says “Control Pitch,” it refers to the system on the horizontal stabilizer that adjusts pitch by moving the elevator. The other surfaces shown (vertical stabilizer with rudder) govern yaw, not pitch, and thus don’t describe pitch control.

Pitch is the motion of raising or lowering the aircraft’s nose, which happens by moving a control surface that deflects the tail. The horizontal stabilizer is the tail surface that provides stability in pitch, and it carries the elevator, the movable surface that actually changes the nose angle. So when a description says “Control Pitch,” it refers to the system on the horizontal stabilizer that adjusts pitch by moving the elevator. The other surfaces shown (vertical stabilizer with rudder) govern yaw, not pitch, and thus don’t describe pitch control.