Aerodynamics Vocabulary

The large, flat parts on the sides of an airplane that helps it stay in the air

• Bird

• Feathers

• slant

• Wing

The way air moves around things, like airplanes and cars, and how that movement helps them fly or go faster.  

• Propeller

• Aerodynamics

• Spinner

• Engine

A set of spinning blades at the front or back of an airplane that pushes it forward through the air.  

• Propeller

• Thrust

• Lift

• Elevator

The round cover at the center of a propeller that helps it cut through the air smoothly.  

• Rudder

• Tail

• Flap

• Spinner

The machine that gives power to an airplane so it can move and fly.  

• Aileron

• Engine

• Fuselage

• Cockpit

The main body of the airplane where passengers, pilots, and cargo are kept.  

• Fuselage

• Lift

• Flap

• Thrust

The force that pushes an airplane forward, usually created by the engine or propeller

• Rudder

• Tail

• Thrust

• Wings

The force that makes an airplane rise into the air when its wings move through the air.  

• Propeller

• Elevator

• Aileron

• Lift

A small moving part on the tail of an airplane that helps it go up or down.  

• Cockpit

• Elevator

• Engine

• Thrust

A small moving part on the tail that helps the airplane turn left or right.  

• Thrust

• Tail

• Rudder

• Spinner