Aviation English Vocab

What part of the aircraft provides the principal lift for the aircraft during flight?

• Wings
• Landing gear
• Tail
• Engine

What part of the aircraft keeps the aircraft steady during flight?

• steering wheel
• propeller
• landing gear
• stabilizer

What is the fuselage of an aircraft?

• The main body section of an aircraft
• The control tower of an aircraft
• The landing gear of an aircraft
• The steering mechanism of an aircraft

What do you call the tail section of an aircraft?

• Empennage

• Engine
• Wing
• Nosewheel

What is a fixed landing gear?

• A fixed landing gear is a type of fuel used in aircraft.
• A fixed landing gear is a type of parachute used for emergency landings.
• A fixed landing gear is a type of steering mechanism for airplanes.
• A fixed landing gear is a landing gear that remains in a fixed position and does not retract during flight.

What is a retractable landing gear?

• A type of landing gear that can be retracted into the aircraft during flight
• A type of landing gear made of rubber
• A type of landing gear used only for military aircraft
• A type of landing gear that is fixed and cannot be retracted

Where is the nosewheel usually attached to an aircraft?

• Inside the passenger cabin
• The front part of the aircraft

• At the back of the aircraft
• On top of the wings

What is the purpose of the propeller on an aircraft?

• To provide shade for the passengers
• To play music for the passengers
• To make the aircraft look more stylish
• To pull the aircraft forward through the air

What is a reciprocating engine?

• Steam engine with rotary motion
• Internal combustion engine with back and forth piston movement
• Electric engine with linear motion
• Hydraulic engine with oscillating movement

What part in a reciprocating engine converts the back-and-forth motion of the pistons into a rotary motion?

• steering wheel
• spark plug
• crankshaft
• exhaust pipe