Technical English – Parts of Plane

What is the movable vertical surface on the tail that helps control yaw (left and right movement)?

• Aileron

• Rudder

• Flap

• Elevator

What do you call the type of landing gear with two main wheels and a third wheel under the nose?

• Tail dragger

• Tricycle landing gear

• Retractable landing gear

• Skid gear

Choose the correct spelling:

• fusilage

• fusselage

• fuselage

• fuelesage

How many syllables are in the word “fuselage”?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 1

What is the imaginary line that runs up and down through the aircraft’s center of gravity, around which it yaws?

• Horizontal axis

• Vertical axis

• Longitudinal axis

• Lateral axis

Choose the correct spelling:

• nosewheel

• nos wheel

• noze wheel

• nose wheel

What is the clear glass or plastic screen in front of the pilot that protects them from wind and debris?

• Propellor

• Windscreen

• Rotor

• Landing gear

What are the small hinged sections on the wings that help the plane turn left or right?

• Rotor

• Ailerons

• Fuselage

• Tail

What is the small wheel located at the front of a plane in a tricycle landing gear system?

• Tail wheel

• Nose wheel

• Aileron

• Brake pedal

What is the spinning blade system used by helicopters to generate lift and thrust?

• Wings

• Rotor

• Landing gear

• Windscreen