Title: Describe the purpose of the stabilizer.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training I (20053-I) > Section: Examining the Forces that Act on Aircraft

Description should include the following:

- At the rear of the fuselage of most aircraft is a horizontal stabilizer and an elevator.
- The stabilizer is a fixed-wing section that provides stability for the aircraft to keep it flying straight.
- The horizontal stabilizer prevents up-and-down, or pitching, motion of the aircraft nose.

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