Airplane Parts
This is the main body of the aircraft.
Fuselage
In this category, aircraft can be used for limited acrobatics.
Utility
The function of the rudder is to change ________.
Yaw
Aircraft rotation around the lateral axis (Y) is called ______.
Pitch
The 3 types of landing gear configurations are _______, _________, and ________.
Tailwheel, Tricycle, Tandem.
An airplane is an aircraft __________. (Category or class)
Class
True or False: Spoilers are used for takeoff.
False
The 3 names of the axes of rotation are _________.
Longitudinal (X), Lateral (Y), & Vertical (Z)
On the landing gear, this connects the wheel to the fuselage.
Strut
A single-engine, two-seat airplane is in this aircraft category.
Normal
An airplane rolls left in flight. The position of both ailerons is ______________.
Left aileron up & right aileron down.
This axis can be thought of as a line running from the nose of the aircraft to the tail of the aircraft.
Longitudinal (X)
The airplane's tail assembly is called the __________.
Empennage
This type of engine can be found in a glider.
No engine.
The purpose of the flaps and slats is _________.
Increase lift during low-airspeed operations
Running from wingtip to wingtip is the _________ axis.
Lateral (Y)
On a helicopter, this counteracts the torque caused by the main rotor.
Tail Rotor
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter weighs 23,500 pounds and has 4 seats. It belongs to this class of aircraft.
Rotorcraft
When landing with a strong crosswind from the right, the pilot must use ________ rudder and _______ aileron control inputs to point the airplane straight down the runway centerline.
Left rudder; Right aileron
Aircraft rotation around the longitudinal, lateral & vertical axes are called ______, ________, and _____. (in order).
Roll, Pitch & Yaw