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Airplane Parts/Functions Worksheet


Using the picture of the plane above, answer the following questions. The motion of all airplane parts is as if you were looking at the airplane from the front.

  1. What are the names of the parts of the airplane?
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  2. Describe the following aircraft motions.
    1. Pitch: ____________________________________________
    2. Roll: ____________________________________________
    3. Yaw: ____________________________________________
    4. Loop: ____________________________________________
    5. Dive: ____________________________________________
    6. Climb: ____________________________________________
    7. Lift: ____________________________________________

     

  3. What are the functions of the parts of the airplane?
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  4. Which parts are used to control lift at low speed for takeoff and landing?

     

     

  5. Which parts, installed one to each wing, operate in opposite directions (i.e., one up and one down)?

     

     

  6. If the part in Problem 4 on the right wing is up and the one on the left wing is down, what will the airplane do?

     

     

  7. If the pilot lowers the elevator, what will the airplane's tail do?

     

     

  8. What will this in turn cause the airplane's nose to do?

     

     

  9. If the pilot moves the rudder to the left, what will the airplane's tail do?

     

     

  10. What will this in turn cause the airplane's nose to do?

     

     

  11. What airplane motion will occur with the elevator deflected up and the rudder deflected to the right?

     

     

  12. What is a spoiler?