Parts of an airplane
Main Parts
Wings!
Airplanes
Forces
100

All parts of the plane are attached to this.

What is fuselage

100

Name one thing the FUSELAGE contains.

What is Cockpit or flight deck Passenger Area Cargo compartment

100
Where are straight wings found?
What is small low-speed airplanes
100

Pulling back, or pushing forward on the yoke of an airplane would cause this type of motion

What is pitch.

100

It's the force needed to get an airplane into the air.

What is lift

200

The part of the plane that is used to control roll. 

What are the ailerons

200
What does the Empennage provide?
What is stability and control
200

The stabilizer provides good ____ flights- Fill in the blank

What is stable

200

Pushing the yoke of an airplane from side to side would cause this motion.

What is Roll


200

This force acts directly opposite of LIFT, and is generated by the Earth. In scientific terms, it's responsible for giving an object WEIGHT.

What is Gravity.

300

This part controls the "YAW", or left / right angle of the aircraft.

What is the Rudder.


300

What are the names of the 2 types of wings?

What is Straight back wings and Sweep back wings.

300

Name 2 different types of engines

What is Piston engines and propellers Scram Jet Turbofan Turbojet

300

Turning the rudder left or right on an airplane would cause this motion.

What is yaw.

300

Fire up the engines! You`ll need to generate a lot of this FORCE in order to get the plane up to speed.

What is thrust.

400

The controls are also located in the.......

What is cockpit

400
The controls of an airplane are used for ...(You only have to name one answer)
What is Provides control for steering the plane in the air Engine Power Braking
400

According to Bernoulli's Principle, lift occurs as a result of a difference in......

air pressure

400

What is another name for the B2 bomber?

Stealth

400

Air resistance causes this force.

What is drag.

500

If you're taking off or landing, chances are the pilot will adjust THESE PARTS in order to increase or decrease the amount of lift the wing is generating. When set on FULL, they help bring the plane to a stop once it is on the ground.

What are the flaps.

500

What is another name for landing gear.

What is the undercarriage. 

500

What does the spoiler provide to the plane?

What is drag.

500

Aircrafts that are faster than the speed of sound are known as this.

What is supersonic

500

As the pilot adjusts the SLATS and FLAPS, this FORCE is also being adjusted.

What is lift.