Aircraft Types
This type of airplane uses engines with propellers to generate thrust and is often used for short regional flights.
What is a propeller plane or prop plane?
These two brothers were the first to fly a powered airplane in 1903.
Who are the Wright brothers?
This part of the plane is where the pilots sit and control the airplane.
What is the cockpit?
These two brothers built and flew the first powered airplane in 1903.
Who are the Wright brothers?
This person checks your ticket and helps you get on the plane.
Who is a gate agent?
This type of aircraft is designed to carry large numbers of passengers over long distances and usually has two or more jet engines.
What is a commercial jet or airliner?
She was the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
These stick out from the sides of the plane and help it stay in the air.
What are the wings?
She was a famous woman pilot who became a hero for her long-distance flights.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This is the big building where airplanes take off and land.
What is an airport?
This type of plane is designed to fly without an engine, using air currents to stay aloft.
What is a glider?
He was the first person to fly all the way across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
This part of the plane’s nose spins really fast to help the plane move forward—some planes have them, some don’t.
What is a propeller?
This pilot was the first to fly all the way across the Atlantic Ocean by himself.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
This long tunnel connects the airport gate to the airplane so passengers can walk aboard.
What is the jet bridge?
Military aircraft designed for speed, agility, and combat; often equipped with missiles and advanced avionics.
What is a fighter jet?
This fast airplane could fly from New York to London in just a few hours.
What is the Concorde?
This part of the plane is where the wheels come down so the plane can land safely.
What is the landing gear?
This astronaut and pilot was the first person to walk on the Moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This person talks to pilots through radios and helps guide airplanes safely in the sky.
Who is an air traffic controller?
This specialized type of plane is designed to transport cargo instead of passengers and often has a large rear ramp for loading.
What is a cargo plane or freighter?
This pilot was the first to go faster than the speed of sound.
Who is Chuck Yeager?
This tail part helps the plane turn left or right, kind of like a fish’s tail.
What is the rudder?
This pilot became famous for breaking the sound barrier, flying faster than the speed of sound.
Who is Chuck Yeager?
These three-letter codes—like LAX or JFK—are used to identify different airports.
What are airport codes?