Aircraft General Knowledge 1 - Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. Type of undercarriage with main wheels under wing and wheel under tail
  2. 7. Trailing-edge devices that increase camber and area for landing
  3. 9. Device on top surface of wing that reduces lift after touchdown
  4. 11. Common modern wing structure formed by two spars and strengthened skin
  5. 12. Members subject purely to tension (pulling), can be wire or tube
  6. 14. Beams that run span-wise and stiffen the wing skin against buckling
  7. 15. Structural members carrying loads in shear, like ribs or skin
Down
  1. 1. Wing configuration with wing attached over the top of the fuselage
  2. 2. Leading-edge devices that increase lift, often called slats when movable
  3. 3. Structural pieces carrying bending loads, e.g. spars and stringers
  4. 4. The most heavily loaded parts of a wing, often I-beam shaped
  5. 6. High aspect ratio wings reduce this type of drag
  6. 8. Main function of the wing
  7. 10. Monoplane with wing mounted underneath the fuselage
  8. 13. Members in compression, liable to buckle; hollow tubes are best