Parts Of An Airplane Flashcards

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Cockpit

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The compartment where the pilot sits

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Ailerons

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The moving parts near each wing that bank/roll the airplane. They always move on opposition

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Elevators

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The moving part of the horizontal tail. They pitch the nose up and down

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Control stick

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In cockpit; moves ailerons & elevator

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Engine

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The device that converts the energy and the fuel to useful power that propels the aircraft

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Fuselage

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The body of the airplane

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Instrument panel

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A collection of instruments that are critical for operation of the aircraft

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Rudder

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The moving part of the vertical tail that steers the aircrafts nose left or right. This movement is called yaws

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Pedal

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The controls in the cockpit that moves the rudder

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Propeller

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The spinning multi bladed device that propels the aircraft in foward

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Wing

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Main surface that provides lift

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