3. Aerial Vehicles Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 main components?
A
- Wing
- Horizontal stabilizer
- Undercarriage or landing gear
- Vertical stabilizer
- Fuselage
2
Q
What is the fuselage?
A
Aerodynamic shell within which the crew, payload and aircraft subsystems are housed.
The fuselage is the main structural component on which the wings and stabilisers are mounted.