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04.02.02 parts of an airplane

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The wheels of a plane are called the

a)

landing gear

b)

wheels

c)

fuselage

2.

The body of the plane is called the

a)

flaps

b)

fuselage

c)

landing gear

3.

The________________ are hinged on the wings and move downward to push the air down and make the wing tilt up.

a)

flaps

b)

fuselage

c)

ailerons

4.

The ______________ at the rear of the plane provides stability

a)

tail

b)

rudder

c)

flaps

5.

The __________ is the vertical part of the tail.

a)

fin

b)

tail

c)

rudder

6.

The _______________ moves left and right to control the left or right movement of the plane

a)

rudder

b)

tail

c)

fin

7.

The __________ can be raised or lowered to change the direction of the plane's nose

a)

elevator

b)

fin

c)

fudder

8.

The controlling surface that regulates an aircraft's roll.

a)

Aileron

b)

Rudder

c)

Wing

d)

Flaps

9.

A controlling surface on an aircraft's tail that regulates yaw.

a)

Aileron

b)

rudder

c)

wing

d)

Flaps

10.

The major horizontal surface on an airplane that provides lift.

a)

Aileron

b)

rudder

c)

wing

d)

Flaps

11.

An ____________is a vehicle for traveling through the air, and includes lighter-than-air vehicles such as balloons and also vehicles without fixed wings, such as helicopters.

a)

Aircraft

b)

Aerodynamic

c)

Aerostatic

d)

Airlift

12.

The _______________ is the main body of an airplane.

a)

cockpit

b)

window

c)

emmpennage

d)

fuselage

13.

The __________is a part of an airplane that produces much of an airplane’s total lift when air flows over it.

a)

aileron

b)

wing

c)

elevator

d)

rudder

14.

The horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer, rudder and elevator together are called the “_______________.”

a)

flaps

b)

empennage

c)

wings

d)

fuselage

15.

The _____________ is used to make the nose of the airplane yaw left or right.

a)

rudder

b)

elevator

c)

ailerons

d)

flaps