Planes

What is the rear of the plane, also known as the empennage, called?

• Tail
• Fuselage
• Wing
• Nose

What type of aircraft is propelled by turbine engines that drive an aircraft propeller?

• Jet
• Turboprop
• Glider
• Helicopter

What is a fixed-wing aircraft propelled by two engines called?

• Twinjet
• Jet
• Turboprop
• Airliner

What is the term for an aircraft with a wide fuselage accommodating two passenger aisles?

• Narrow-bodied Airplane
• Wide-bodied Airplane
• Seaplane
• Business Jet

What type of aircraft is used primarily for transporting passengers and cargo?

• Airliner
• Fighter
• Seaplane
• Freighter

What is the name of the section of the aircraft where the pilot controls the airplane?

• Cabin
• Cockpit
• Fuselage
• Empennage

Which type of aircraft can hover, take off, and land vertically?

• Fighter
• Helicopter
• Glider
• Airliner

What type of control surface is mounted on the trailing edge of each wing and moves in opposite directions?

• Ailerons
• Elevators
• Rudder
• Flaps

What part of the airplane provides stability similar to the feathers of an arrow?

• Fuselage
• Empennage
• Wing
• Tail

What is used to increase the effective curvature of the wing to allow for increased lift?

• Ailerons
• Flaps
• Elevators
• Slats