Fuselage
What is the fuselage?
Main body of an aircraft
Main purpose of the wing
Produce lift
What is the Empennage?
Whole tail section including horizontal stabilizer, elevator, Vertical stabilizer and the rudder
Main goal of the landing gear?
Supporting the weight of the aircraft on the ground and absorbing energy during landings.
What is the propulsion system?
Combination of different systems that produce trust moving an aircraft through air
What is the purpose of a fuselage?
Carries crew, passengers and cargo
What is the really end part of a wing called?
Wing tip
What do elevators do?
Control pitch of an aircraft
What is a tricycle landing gear?
One nose wheel in front, 2 wheels in the back
What is a Cowling?
Hood of an aircraft
Which parts of the aircraft are connected to the fuselage?
All of them
What are Ailerons?
Movable surface on trail edge that controls roll of an aircraft
What does the rudder do?
Control Yaw
What is a taildragger?
2 main wheels generally located under the wings, one wheel or skid located under the tail
What is a propellor driven aircraft?
Power is produced by a combustion engine that spins a propellor
Does the fuselage produce lift?
A little(nothing significant)
What is the role of the Flaps?
Allows wing to produce more lift
If you push the control Colum forward, what will the aircraft do?
Aircraft pitch down
Which type of landing has the ability to be steerable?
Tricycle landing gears
What is a Turbine engine?
Takes air and pushes it out the back of the engine producing trust
Do all aircraft have a fuselage?
A.Yes most definitely
B.No are you out of you mine
C.Maybe, idk?
D.Depends on the aircraft
D.Depends on the aircraft
What is LIFT?
Upward force counteracting an aircraft's weight
What is the main goal of the horizontal stabilizer?
Keeps the pitch of the aircraft stable through flight
Why are taildragger better for bush flying?
handle rough terrain, built lighter and stronger and provide better prop clearance
What is a Turboprop engine?
combination of a jet engine that spins a propellor to produce trust