Aviation Language
What is the main body of an airplane called?
Fuselage
What are the large surfaces that extend from each side of an airplane?
Wings
Why did we test our gliders after building them?
To see how they flew.
You see an aircraft with fixed wings and a propeller. How would you classify it?
Fixed-wing aircraft
Who flies an aircraft?
Pilot
What is the tail section of an airplane called?
Empennage
What part of an airplane provides the power needed to move it through the air?
Engine / powerplant
What should you do after testing a glider?
Observe what happened.
A pilot wants the airplane's nose to move left or right. Which control should they use?
Rudder
Who maintains and repairs aircraft?
Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT)
What is the equipment an aircraft uses to take off, land, and move on the ground called?
Landing gear
What part of an airplane holds the pilot and flight controls?
Cockpit
What was our four-step flight-test process?
Test → Observe → Adjust → Retest
A pilot needs the airplane to roll left. Which control surfaces are used?
Ailerons
Who helps control aircraft traffic from the ground?
Air Traffic Controller
What is an aircraft with wings that stay in place called?
Fixed-wing aircraft
What is the vertical part of the airplane's tail called?
Vertical stabilizer
Why should you change only one thing at a time when testing?
So you know which change affected the flight.
A pilot needs to move the airplane's nose up or down. Which control should they use?
Elevator
Who helps plan and monitor airline flights from the ground?
Aircraft Dispatcher
What is an aircraft that uses rotating blades for lift called?
Rotorcraft
What are the three main flight controls on a fixed-wing airplane?
Ailerons, elevator, and rudder
Two gliders are built differently, but both fly well. Does one design have to be wrong?
No.
You see an aircraft that can hover and uses a large rotor above it. How would you classify it?
Rotorcraft / helicopter
An airport needs someone to help manage its daily operations. Which career best fits this job?
Airport Operations Manager