PARTS OF AN AIRPLANE

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PARTS OF AN AIRPLANE

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General Aviation planes vary in size and shape
but the basic parts remain the same.
Cirrus SR20
Piper Seneca
Cessna Caravan
Eclipse 500
Aviat Pitts S2C
Gulfstream Business Jet
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Airplanes have wings that generate lift.
Low-wing
High-wing
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The body of an airplane is called the fuselage.
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Most General Aviation airplanes have one piston
engine that drives a propeller.
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The engine cowl covers the engine compartment.
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Typical airplanes have three wheels as part of
thelanding gear.
Below Taildraggers have their third wheel in the
back.
Above Tricycle gear, like a bike, has a third
wheel in the front.
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Fuel tanks are usually located inside the wings.
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Airplanes have windshields just like a car. Light
airplanes dont need wipers as the propeller
blast clears rain away.
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Airplane doors vary from model to model.
Canopy
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Pilot and passengers sit in the cockpit. Most
light airplanes have two, four, or six seats.
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Ailerons on the rear edge of the wings tilt the
wings for a turn or bank.
Left turn
Left turn
Right turn
Left turn
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The elevator (on horizontal stabilizer) moves up
(or down) to force the nose of the airplane up
(or down.)
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The rudder (on the vertical stabilizer) moves the
airplanes nose left or right, helping it turn.
Push left rudder pedal and the plane turns left
Push right rudder pedal and the plane turns right
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Flaps on the wings change the shape of the wing
to provide more lift and drag. This allows the
airplane to fly slower.
Flaps down
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The basic parts of a airplane.

• The Main Parts of an Airplane
• 1. Propeller
• 2. Landing Gear
• 3. Right Wing Strut
• 4. Wing
• 5. Right Wing Aileron
• 6. Right Wing Flap
• 7. Fuselage
• 8. Horizontal Stabilizer
• 9. Vertical Stabilizer
• 10. Rudder
• 11. Elevator
• 12. Left Wing Flap
• 13. Left Wing Aileron
• 14. Door
• 15. Fuel Tanks
• 16. Windshield
• 17. Engine Cowl

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12/2005