Vane
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Vane may refer to:
A vane is also each of the parts besides the shaft in a pennaceous feather
- Cooper vaneCooper vaneA Cooper vane is a mechanical aerodynamic wedge that prevents the ventral airstair of an aircraft from being lowered in flight. Following three hijackings in 1972, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered that Boeing 727 aircraft be fitted with Cooper vanes. The device was named for famed...
- Vane anemometerVane anemometerA vane anemometer is a type of anemometer, a meteorological instrument used to measure wind speed. The vane anemometer can also measure wind direction....
- Weather vaneWeather vaneA weather vane is an instrument for showing the direction of the wind. They are typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building....
A vane is also each of the parts besides the shaft in a pennaceous feather
Pennaceous feather
Pennaceous feathers are also known as contour feathers. This type of feather is present in most modern birds, and has been shown in some species of maniraptoran dinosaurs....