Airplane Parts

Basic design components are the same for planes of different sizes.

• True

• False

Pick the component that is not common on airplanes.

• wings

• empannage

• landing gear

• rockets

The _____ houses the cabin and cockpit where the captain, passengers, and cargo go.

• wing

• empannage

• fuselage

• powerplant

The _____ is the central part of the plane because all of the other parts attach to it.

• wing

• empannage

• fuselage

• powerplant

Select each point where wings can be attached to the fuselage.

• top

• bottom

• middle

This is a picture of a ___.

• monoplane

• biplane

• triplane

• quadriplane

The empennage is the ___ section of the aircraft.

• back

• middle

• front

• bottom

This is a picture of ___ landing gear.

• conventional

• abnormal

• Australian

• tricycle

Tricyle landing gear is easier than conventional landing gear for taking off and landing.

• True

• False

Conventional landing gear is more stable than tricycle landing gear.

• True

• False