Airplane Parts & Functions

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Airplane Parts Definitions (with text)
1.  What are the names of the parts of the airplane pictured above?
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For more information on airplane parts and their functions open the slides called Elevator Pitch, Aileron Roll, and Rudder - Yaw

1. Describe the following aircraft motions.

  1. Pitch
  2. Roll
  3. Yaw
  4. Loop
  5. Dive
  6. Climb
  7. Lift

2.  What are the functions of the parts of the airplane pictured above?
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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 motion will occur in an airplane with the elevator deflected up and the rudder deflected to the right?

12. What is a spoiler?