A330 fin
 

I recently noticed that Airbus have reduced the fin height on new A330-200s through mod 48979.Why have Airbus done this?

Clearance issues at Gatwick, some operators were concerned about the bridge to the new terminal.

Fin? Is that the technical term for vertical stabilizer?

Or did you really mean fin:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/180MPH/fin.jpg :E

Discussion on it here:

http://forum.projectopensky.com/lofi...hp?t29685.html

My Airline has both, been told its because the new design has a elec fin too so swings much faster... only by rhs romour though

Fin reduced in size not because of electric rudder etc but to reduce the number of different fins produced by Airbus for A330/A340 etc. Production commonality.

Yes.

Stabilizer? Is that the American spelling of stabiliser?

Yes it is, and we don't refer to it as fish bits. Here. :}

Smaller fin, less water.......

Well you do on that link..

And it is used in CS-25 which is our Certification Standard.