Vertical stabilizer

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A vertical stabilizer or a tail fin is a part of the vertical tail of an airplane (a kind of aircraft). They also usually have one or more moveable rudders hinged to it. The role of a vertical stabilizer is to make the aircraft stable, give the pilots control of the aircraft and control the yaw of the aircraft. A vertical stabilizer is normally place on the rear fuselage of the aircraft. One plane crash involving the vertical stabilizer is Japan Airlines Flight 123.