Fantail (disambiguation)
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Fantail may refer to:
- FantailFantailFantails are small insectivorous birds of southern Asia and Australasia belonging to the genus Rhipidura in the family Rhipiduridae...
, birds of the genus Rhipidura and subfamily Rhipidurinae. - Fantail (goldfish)Fantail (goldfish)The Fantail goldfish is the western form of the Ryukin that possesses an egg-shaped body, a high dorsal fin, a long quadruple caudal fin, and no shoulder hump.-Description:...
, a breed of goldfish - Fantail (pigeon)Fantail (pigeon)The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon. It is characterised by a fan-shaped tail composed of 30 to 40 feathers, abnormally more than most members of the pigeon family, which usually have 12 to 14 feathers. The breed is thought to have originated in India, China or Spain. There are several...
, a breed of domestic pigeon - Fantail (ship)Poop deckIn naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or "aft", part of the superstructure of a ship.The name originates from the French word for stern, la poupe, from Latin puppis...
, an overhanging rear deck on some ships - Fantail (album)Fantail (album)-Track listing:All music by Masami Akita....
, an album by MerzbowMerzbowis the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic... - Windmill fantailWindmill fantailA Fantail is a small windmill mounted at right angles to the sails, at the rear of the windmill, and which turns the cap automatically to bring it into the wind. The fantail was patented in 1745 by Edmund Lee, a blacksmith working at Brockmill Forge near Wigan, England, and perfected on mills...
, a little windmill - the "fan" - mounted at right angles to the sails at the rear ("tail") of a windmill's cap to bring them automatically into the wind. - FenestronFenestronA Fenestron is a shrouded tail rotor of a helicopter that is essentially a ducted fan. The housing is integral with the tail skin, and, like the conventional tail rotor it replaces, is intended to counteract the torque of the main rotor...
(Fantail), a helicopter anti-torque system based on a ducted fan. - Lavochkin La-15Lavochkin La-15-See also:-Bibliography:*Gordon,Yefim. Lavochkin's Last Jets. Midland Publishing. Hinkley. 2007. ISBN 1 85780 253 3-Further reading:*Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995. London:Osprey, 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9....
"Fantail", an early Soviet jet fighter.