04.02.02 parts of an airplane

The wheels of a plane are called the

• landing gear

• wheels

• fuselage

The body of the plane is called the

• flaps

• fuselage

• landing gear

The________________ are hinged on the wings and move downward to push the air down and make the wing tilt up.

• flaps

• fuselage

• ailerons

The ______________ at the rear of the plane provides stability

• tail

• rudder

• flaps

The __________ is the vertical part of the tail.

• fin

• tail

• rudder

The _______________ moves left and right to control the left or right movement of the plane

• rudder

• tail

• fin

The __________ can be raised or lowered to change the direction of the plane's nose

• elevator

• fin

• fudder

The controlling surface that regulates an aircraft's roll.

• Aileron

• Rudder

• Wing

• Flaps

A controlling surface on an aircraft's tail that regulates yaw.

• Aileron

• rudder

• wing

• Flaps

The major horizontal surface on an airplane that provides lift.

• Aileron

• rudder

• wing

• Flaps