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Airplane Basics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

The _______________ is the main body of an airplane.

a)

cockpit

b)

window

c)

emmpennage

d)

fuselage

4.

The four forces of flight considered in the design of airplane parts are lift, __________, thrust and __________.

a)

gravity, drag

b)

drag, gravity

c)

lift, drag

5.

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

a)

flaps

b)

empennage

c)

wings

d)

fuselage

6.

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

a)

rudder

b)

elevator

c)

ailerons

d)

flaps

7.

The elevator controls “_____________,” or the up-and-down motion of the airplane’s nose.

a)

flaps

b)

lift

c)

pitch

d)

yaw

8.

The three main control surfaces on an airplane are the ailerons, _____________ and elevator.

a)

rudder

b)

flaps

c)

landing gear

d)

tail-fin

9.

The flaps move up or down together, in the same direction at the _________ time.

a)

different

b)

consecutive

c)

offbeat

d)

same

10.

_________________ usually consists of wheels that the airplane needs to take off and land.

a)

Gear strobe

b)

Landing gear

c)

Landing wheels

11.

What's the main body/tube of an aircraft ?

a)

The cockpit

b)

The rudder

c)

The landing gear

d)

The fuselage

12.

Where the pilot's controls are located ?

a)

The cockpit

b)

The wings

c)

The tail section

d)

The landing gear

13.

Which parts of an airplane provide lift and support the entire weight of the aircraft ?

a)

The flaps

b)

The ailerons

c)

The elevons

d)

The wings

14.

Set of rotating blades located at the front of the airplane. The engine turns it which pulls the airplane through the air

a)

Rudder

b)

Engine

c)

Propeller

d)

Trim tab

15.

It is the movable vertical section of the tail which controls lateral movement

a)

Rudder

b)

Aileron

c)

Elevator

d)

Flap

16.

This vehicle is heavier than air, is powered by an engine and travels through the air by the reaction of air passing around its wings.

a)

Helicopter

b)

Airplane

c)

Chopper

d)

Subway

17.

Located underneath the airplane, it supports it while on the ground

a)

Air intake

b)

Equipment bay

c)

Landing gear

d)

Canopy

18.

They are the movable sections of the airplane wings which are located on the inboard trailing edge of the wing. They enables the plane to fly slowly.

a)

Ailerons

b)

Spoilers

c)

Flaps

d)

Slats

19.

It is the movable horizontal section of the tail which causes the plane to pitch up and down.

a)

Horizontal stabilizer

b)

Elevator

c)

Rudder

d)

Fin

20.

It is the fixed horizontal surface of the aft part of the fuselage. It is used to balance the airplane

a)

Horizontal stabilizer

b)

Rudder

c)

Fin

d)

Elevator

21.

They are found on the outboard trailing edge of a wing. They are movable sections of an airplane wings which move in the opposite directions. They are used for banking.

a)

Flaps

b)

Winglets

c)

Landing skids

d)

Ailerons

22.

It is used to protect the engine

a)

The trim tab

b)

The fuselage

c)

The cowling

d)

The propeller

23.

It is the junction between the fuselage and the wing

a)

The trim tab

b)

The wing tip

c)

The wing root

24.

Often found on the trailing edge of the Elevator. It is designed to help the pilot fly "hands-off" while in steady state flight.

a)

The tail unit

b)

The wing root

c)

The wing tip

d)

The trim tab

25.

The wheels of a plane are called the

a)

landing gear

b)

wheels

c)

fuselage

26.

The brakes of an airplane are operated by toe ___________ at the top of the rudder controls.

a)

pedals

b)

the wings

c)

levers

27.

The body of the plane is called the

a)

flaps

b)

fuselage

c)

landing gear

28.

The wings of a plane are called

a)

airfoils

b)

wings

c)

flaps

29.

The control surface that regulates an aircraft's roll.

a)

Aileron

b)

Rudder

c)

Wing

d)

Flaps

30.

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

a)

Aileron

b)

rudder

c)

wing

d)

Flaps

31.

The major horizontal surface on an airplane that provides lift.

a)

Aileron

b)

rudder

c)

wing

d)

Flaps

32.

Movable wing surfaces hinged to the wing's inboard trailing trailing edge. Used to help the airplane fly at slower speeds.

a)

Aileron

b)

rudder

c)

wing

d)

Flaps

33.

Part attached to the horizontal stabilizer to help control the airplanes pitch (up and down motion).

a)

Elevators

b)

propeller/turbine engine

c)

fuselage

d)

cockpit

34.

Generates thrust on an aircraft

a)

Elevators

b)

propeller/turbine engine

c)

fuselage

d)

cockpit

35.

The main body of an aircraft

a)

fuselage

b)

propeller/turbine engine

c)

Elevators

d)

cockpit

36.

Small hinged sections on the outboard, trailing edge of the wing that are used to bank the aircraft.

a)

ailerons

b)

rudders

c)

flaps

d)

elevators

37.

Any surface, such as a wing, that produces aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air is called:

a)

leading edge

b)

pitch

c)

airfoil

d)

wing

38.

Space in a fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot, copilot and sometimes passengers:

a)

fuselage

b)

cockpit

c)

sitting area

d)

lounge

39.

Control surface attached to the horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down pitch attitude of the aircraft.

a)

aileron

b)

rudder

c)

flaps

d)

elevator

40.

Tail assembly of the aircraft including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, as well as the elevators and rudders:

a)

cockpit

b)

power plant

c)

empennage

d)

airfoil

41.

Secondary control surface of attached to the inboard trailing edge of the wing that increases the lift efficiency of a wing and decrease stall speed.

a)

ailerons

b)

flaps

c)

elevators

d)

leading edge

42.

It houses the cockpit, cabin and the hold and is a common attachment point for other major components:

a)

undercarriage

b)

empennage

c)

wings

d)

hull

43.

Aircraft designed to fly without an engine:

a)

Cessna

b)

USS Arizona

c)

Boeing 747

d)

glider

44.

Control surface on the trailing edge of the vertical stabilizer that controls the yaw tendencies of an aircraft and assists with turning.

a)

rudder

b)

elevator

c)

vertical stabilizer

d)

flap

45.

A movable secondary control surface on the front, leading edge of the wing. This allows the plane to fly at slower speeds. Usually used during take off and landing.

a)

flap

b)

spoiler

c)

aileron

d)

slat

46.

A part of the wing furthest away from the fuselage, located at the wingtip. They are designed to help reduce wingtip vortices.

a)

slat

b)

aileron

c)

winglet

d)

spoiler

47.

These control surfaces located on the top of each wing are used immediately on landing to greatly reduce lift and increase drag (synonym is lift dumper):

a)

spoilers

b)

slats

c)

flaps

d)

ailerons

48.

The four aerodynamic forces that influence an aircraft in flight are:

a)

lift, weight, drag, propulsion

b)

lift, gravity, resistance, thrust

c)

elevator, weight, drag, propulsion

d)

lift, gravity, drag, thrust

49.

Air flow over the top of an airplane wing creates what type of air pressure?

a)

Low

b)

High

c)

No Pressure

d)

Mixed Pressure

50.

What force is created by airflow moving over and around a wing?

a)

Lift

b)

Weight

c)

Thrust

d)

Drag