Activity 1.3: Test Flight

Up and down motion of the wings of the aircraft.

The up or down motion of the nose of the aircraft.

A side-to-side motion of the nose of the aircraft.

A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.

The part on an airplane that raises and lowers the wings, causing the aircraft to roll.

The hinged part of the stabilizer on an aircraft that is used to deflect the tail of the plane up and down.

Small moving section at the rear of the stabilizer that helps to control the yawing motion of the aircraft.

The main body of an aircraft.

A streamlined surface designed in such a way that air flowing around it produces useful motion. The cross-section of an airplane wing

The curvature of the airfoil.