Words for airplanes
This is the general term for any machine designed to fly through the air, including airplanes, helicopters, gliders and many other types.
Aircraft
This is the area at the front of an aircraft where the pilots sit. It contains the main flight controls, instruments, displays and communication equipment needed to operate the aircraft.
Cockpit
This is the exact phase where the aircraft breaks physical contact with the ground and transitions into aerodynamic flight.
Take-off
What vehicle is used to push or pull an aircraft on the ground?
Tow truck
Sounds like a high-stakes wrestling arena, but it’s just the room where pilots press buttons and eat snacks.
Cockpit
This type of military aircraft is specifically designed to carry and deliver bombs against ground or surface targets.
Bomber
This is the forward edge of an aircraft’s wing or other aerodynamic surface. It is the first part of the wing to meet the airflow as the aircraft moves through the air.
Leading edge
This phase covers the aircraft navigating under its own engine power along designated ground paths between the apron and the runway.
Taxi
What devices are placed around an aircraft’s wheels to prevent it from moving?
Chocks
Tartu Airport has this amount of pushback tugs
0
This type of aircraft uses propellers powered by gas-turbine engines. It is especially common on regional aircraft
Turboprop
These are aerodynamic devices located along the leading edge of the wing. They can extend forward to create a gap that allows airflow over the wing, helping to prevent a stall and allowing the aircraft to fly safely at lower speeds.
Slats
Usually the aircraft is entirely dependent on a specialized ground vehicle to move during this phase
Push-back
What structure at an airport protects people and equipment from the strong airflow produced by aircraft engines?
Blast fence
What color are the “black boxes” on aircraft actually painted?
Bright orange
This aircraft is designed to take off from and land on water. It may use floats or a specially shaped fuselage that acts like a boat.
Seaplane
This is a primary flight control surface mounted on the vertical stabiliser. It controls the aircraft’s movement around its vertical axis, producing yaw and helping the pilot maintain directional control, especially during turns and crosswind operations.
Rudder
This phase involves slowing the aircraft down using wheel brakes, spoilers, and thrust reversers.
Roll-out
What lights beside the runway help pilots determine whether the aircraft is on the correct glide path?
PAPI lights
What year was Tallinn Airport opened?
1936
This unusual aircraft has a large rotor above the fuselage that is not powered directly by an engine during normal forward flight. Instead, the rotor spins because of airflow through it, while a separate propeller provides forward thrust.
Gyrocopter
These are small adjustable surfaces attached to larger flight control surfaces. Rather than being primarily used to manoeuvre the aircraft directly, they help reduce the force the pilot must apply to the controls by creating an aerodynamic force that keeps the aircraft in the desired attitude.
Trim tabs
This is the most fuel-efficient phase of a flight
Cruise
What small wheeled platform is used to transport baggage or cargo around an airport?
Dolly
Tallinn Airport schedules exactly this many weekly flights to its busiest destination
76