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Many visitors of my
site mailed me that they don't master English and that they have a hard time to understand
the theory due to words they don't understand. Most of these words are technical words
about airplane parts. Here I will try to solve that problem by showing where those parts
are located. If you have problems with a word that still isn't in this list, tell me. I will try to find the meaning of it and add it to the list. First I will show you some drawings of airplanes and name their parts. I have to show you three airplanes because of the different placing of elevators. conventional airplane Unswepted flying wing The Marske Pioneer.
Swepted flying wing The Utopia of BrightStar. A ·
Aileron = control surface which control the
airplane around its roll-axis ·
Airfoil = the shape of the wing when you would
cut it. A wing can have several airfoils. B C ·
Chord = length of airfoil at a certain point.
Imagine cutting the wing and measuring the length of your cut. D E ·
Elevator = control surface which controls the
airplane in pitch ·
Elevon= combined control area. Elevator and
aileron in one. F ·
Fairing = a hangglider term which means an
(partially or fully) enclosed cockpit. It decreases the drag. ·
Flap = control area on wings that gives extra
lift when lowered ·
Fuselage = the part of a airplane
which
connects the wing to its tail (in conventional airplane) G ·
Gear = landing gear (wheels to land on) H ·
Hangar = place where airplanes are stocked in
between flights I J K L ·
Leading edge = edge of wing at the front M N O P ·
Pitch= movement of plane. Nose moves up or down. Q R ·
Roll= movement of plane. Wingtip moves up or
down. ·
Rudder = the vertical part of the tail on classic
airplanes; on unusual designs the rudder can be placed at the wingtips. S T ·
Trailing edge = edge of wing at rear U V W X Y ·
Yaw= movement of plane. Nose moves left or right. Z |