Ok, I've given it a pretty fair amount of thought, as, I really at this point can't think of a good answer.

Why do they call a wing, a "spoiler"????

Any one actually know the answer?????

Puzzled,
Aj

 

hahaha because a "spoiler" is a hinged flap on an airplane wing used to regulate lift.......just like it would on a car......

 

ok, yeah fine, I get that part, but it still doesn't make any sense, why call it a spoiler, what's it spoiling?

I still don't get that one. And actually, I think you mean an aeleron(wrong spelling I'm sure), that's the flap on an airplane wing that regulates wind current.

Later,
Aj

 

Because rice boys put supra spoilers on their hyundai accents and it spoils there performances...

 

no there are other flaps on some planes called spoilers, used to reduce lift.

 

Why would it even be called a wing? Shouldnt a wing be mounted on the side of a car? Instead of the rear? Shouldnt it be called a fin? LOL

Len

 

Well, wing I can understand, as it sorta resembles a wing off of a plane, which resembles the wing on a bird, so I get that parralel. But, I still don't get the whole spoiler thing, even if it is called a spoiler on a plane, how the hell did they come up with that name?????

Later,
Aj

 

Thank you...thats why it's called a spoiler

 

What I'm asking is, how did that name originate? In otherwords, why did they call it a spoiler on a plane, because it spoils the lift????


What ever, I give up....
Aj

 

I posted the definition str8 from the dictonary....haha :lol: who knows how it came about.