Crashes
Four coordinated airplane hijackings carried out by Al-Qaeda. (event name)
What was 9/11?
The main body of the plane.
What is the fuselage?
What is the 737 MAX?
This pilot landed on the Hudson river after geese flew into his engines.
Who is Captain Sully?
Used during takeoff and landing to create additional lift and reduce stall speeds.
What are flaps?
Largest airplane manufacturer by market capitalization
Lockheed Martin
Two Boeing 747's collided on the ______ runway, after one mistakenly thought they were cleared for takeoff. (which airport was this at?)
What was the Tenerife Airport Disaster?
Controls yaw in flight and are used for steering on the ground during a taxi.
What are rudder pedals?
A plane without a fuselage
What is a flying wing?
Engine and pylon separated from plane during rotation, damaging the hydraulics after a lazy installation with a forklift. (flight name)
What was American Airlines Flight 191?
Converts mechanical energy to electrical energy with alternating current.
What is an alternator?
Heaviest aircraft ever built. Also the longest wingspan of any plane built.
What is the Antonov-225?
Deadliest crash in Taiwanese history. Caused by metal fatigue cracks resulting from improper repairs made 22 years earlier when the plane's tail was scraped during landing. (flight name)
What is China Airlines Flight 611?
Engine driven electrical generator that uses permanent magnets and coils to produce high voltage to fire the aircraft spark plugs.
What are magnetos?
This plane has been involved in 119 accidents, including US Airways Flight 1549, or the Miracle on the Hudson.
What is the Airbus A320?