Aircraft Familiarization

Question 0

APU

Answer 0

An additional engine fitted to an aircraft to operate when the main engines are not in use.

Question 1

Aileron

Answer 1

A movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, which controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.

Question 2

Elevator

Answer 2

The elevators are the control surfaces on an airplane of which the pilot can control the airplane on the pitch axis (nose up and nose down.)

Question 3

Engine Intake

Answer 3

An act or instance of taking in: an intake of oxygen.

Question 4

Horizontal Stabilizer

Answer 4

Controls the pitch of the airplane.

Question 5

Leading Edge Slats

Answer 5

Slats are aerodynamic surfaces on the leading edge of the wings of fixed-wing aircraft which, when deployed, allow the wing to operate at a higher angle of attack.

Question 6

Rudder

Answer 6

A movable control surface attached to a vertical stabilizer, located at the rear of an airplane and used, along with the ailerons, to turn the plane.

Question 7

Trailing Edge Flaps

Answer 7

Flaps are hinged surfaces on the trailing edge of the wings of fixed-wing aircraft. As flaps are extended, the stalling speed of the aircraft is reduced.

Question 8

Vertical Stabilizer

Answer 8

A stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane which creates drag causing to turn the aircraft left or right.

Question 9

Wing Tip

Answer 9

The part of the wing that is most distant from the fuselage of a fixed-wing aircraft. The wing tip shape influences the size and drag of the aircraft. Some of our aircrafts have winglets which increase fuel efficiency.

Question 10

Wing Upper Surface

Answer 10

Wing deflects air downward as the aircraft moves forward, generating lifting force to support the aircraft in flight.