Aircraft - parts
Aircraft - what is it?
Airport - what is it?
Airport definitions
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fuselage

the main body of an aircraft

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machine with moving parts that converts power into motion

engine

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terminal

the place where a train, bus, aircraft, or ship begins or ends a trip, or the building used by passengers who are arriving or leaving

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a part of an airport where travellers are allowed to get on or off a particular aircraft

gate

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cabin

section of the plane where the passengers travel in

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two long horizontal parts of the aircraft attached to the middle part of the fuselage

wings

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ramp / apron

ramp / apron

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the road which connects the ramp to runway

taxiway

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rudder

panel/part at the back of the fin which is used to help the aircraft turn left or right

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the section at the back of the airplane

tail

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sign

square or rectangle of metal which is above the ground which have information written on them

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an airport building from which air traffic controllers can oversee and direct all aircraft movement

control tower

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propeller

mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water

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panels/ parts, high lift devices on the leading edge of the wings of some fixed wing aircraft

slats

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control tower

an airport building from which air traffic controllers can oversee and direct all aircraft movement

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lines and information painted on the actual taxiway, runway or ramp

marking

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flaps

panels/parts attached to the back part of the wings next to the fuselage that are used to help the airplane take off from the runway and to slow it down when landing

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panel/part attached at the back of each wing near the tip/end which are used to turn the aircraft either left or right

aileron

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hangar

the building which planes can park in

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a special flashing light which is used to show pilots who are approaching to land where the airport is at night or when visibility is low

beacon

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