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Rudder

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A rudder helps a boat turn.

Olympic stern and rudder.jpg
Olympic stern and rudder.jpg
It is a flat part at the back. It pushes against the water. This makes the boat go a new way. It helps us sail in a line. Do you like boats?
Eastern Han pottery boat.JPG
Eastern Han pottery boat.JPG

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File:Brosen propelersterntychy.jpg
Brosen propelersterntychy.jpg
File:Olympic stern and rudder.jpg
Olympic stern and rudder.jpg
File:Maler der Grabkammer des Menna 013.jpg
Maler der Grabkammer des Menna 013.jpg
File:Rudder of a Roman Boat (RG Museum Koeln, Germany).JPG
Rudder of a Roman Boat (RG Museum Koeln,...
File:Eastern Han pottery boat.JPG
Eastern Han pottery boat.JPG
File:Guo Zhongshu-Traveling on the River in Snow.jpg
Guo Zhongshu-Traveling on the River in Snow.jpg
File:Pottery boat from Eastern Han Dynasty showing rudder.jpg
Pottery boat from Eastern Han Dynasty...
File:Adler von Lübeck. Model ship 05.jpg
Adler von Lübeck. Model ship 05.jpg
File:RudderBereFerrersBenchEnd.jpg
RudderBereFerrersBenchEnd.jpg
File:Aileron yaw.gif
Aileron yaw.gif
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MM00756-4.jpg
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