Cooper Vane Definition

noun

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

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Origin of Cooper Vane

  • 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 via parachute.

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