Airplane Vocabulary

Which airplane motion is controlled by the elevators?

• Roll

• Pitch

• Yaw

Which airplane motion is controlled by the rudder?

• Roll

• Pitch

• Yaw

Which airplane motion is controlled by the ailerons?

• Roll

• Pitch

• Yaw

This surface controls pitch about the lateral axis of the aircraft

• Ailerons

• Elevators

• Rudder

• Flaps

This surface controls roll about the longitudinal axis of the aircraft

• Ailerons

• Elevators

• Rudder

• Flaps

This surface controls yaw about the vertical axis of the aircraft

• Ailerons

• Elevators

• Rudder

• Flaps

This surface acts to increase the lift characteristics of the wing

• Ailerons

• Elevators

• Rudder

• Flaps

The force opposing motion

• Lift

• Weight

• Thrust

• Drag

The force created by an airfoil moving through the atmosphere

• Lift

• Weight

• Thrust

• Drag

The forwards force of the propeller

• Lift

• Weight

• Thrust

• Drag