Aircraft Structures Flashcards
What is the purpose of these parts
Aerial
a device used to navigate the aircraft by using radio frequencies. Synonym for antenna.
Ailerons
function is to roll the aeroplane. This banks the aeroplane left or right. On the wing, moves Up and Down
Antenna
a device used to navigate the aircraft by using radio frequencies. Synonym for aerial.
Blades
A part of a propeller; it produces thrust.
Cargo hold
Holds passenger’s luggage.
Chord line
An imaginary line between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the wing.
Cockpit
the section where the pilot and the co-pilot manage the aircraft.
Conventional
conventional tail is the most popular tail on the aeroplanes. Its a downwards T shape.
Conventional landing gear (tailwheel-type landing gear) consists of two bigger wheels and one tailwheel at the rear.
Cowling
A safety cover of an engine
Door
A part of an aeroplane where people can board and exit the vehicle.
Elevator
controls the aircraft’s pitch, and therefore the angle of attack and the lift of the wing.
On the horizontal stabilizer, moves Up and Down
Empennage
A synonym for the tail
Engine
move the airplane forward with a force; produce thrust.
Flaps
help to produce more lift
Fuselage
the main body of an aircraft
Galley
a kitchen in the aircraft
Horizontal stabilizer
prevents up-and-down, or pitching, motion of the aircraft nose. Provides stability
Landing gear
a structure of an aeroplane designed to help it land (consists of wheels, leg and strut); a synonym for undercarriage.
Lavatory
A toilet in the aeroplane.
Leading edge
the part of the wing that first contacts the air.
Longeron
a main longitudinal (vertical) brace or support on an airplane; part of its carcass.
Nose
provides directional stability.
Overhead storage
A storage inside the cabin, where passengers can put their bags and clothes.
Panthoons
A floating landing gear designed to allow the aeroplane to land on water.
Pitch
The Elevator Controls Pitch; the plane nose moves up and down
Rib
Ribs are structural members that, combined with spars and stringers, make up the framework or skeleton of a wing.
Roll
The Ailerons Control Roll; the wings move left-right.
Rudder
On the vertical stabilizer, moves Left and Right. Controls movement along the vertical axis. Plane can turn Left of Right.
Skin
An outside layer of an aircraft
Skis
A type of landing gear designed to allow the plane to land on snow/ice
Slats
purpose is to increase lift during low speed operations such as takeoff and landing
Spar
the skeleton or the frame of an aviation wing.
Spoilers
Spoilers are on the top of the wings and can be used to slow an aircraft, or to make an aircraft descend, if they are deployed on both wings. Spoilers can also be used to generate a rolling motion for an aircraft, if they are deployed on only one wing.
Stringer
a longitudinal stiffener that is attached either externally or internally to a structure (either a wing or a fuselage)
Tail
provides stability during flight; a synonym for empenage
Trailing edge
The rear edge of an aerofoil where the airflow separated by the Leading Edge rejoins.
Tricycle
a type of aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear, that is arranged in a tricycle fashion
Trim-tab
synonym for trimmerhelp compensate for engine torque or unequal weight distribution. Are located at the end of aircraft’s edges.
Vertical stabilizer
keeps the nose of the plane from swinging from side to side. Provides stability
Wheel well
Synonyms for landing gear bay; stores retractable landing gear
Wheels
Part of aircraft landing gear that allows smooth landing.
Winglet
And upwards part of the wing that curl up at the end.
Wingtip
The end of the wing.
Wings
Generate lift.
Yaw
The Rudder Controls Yaw.
