Airplane vocabulary crossword
Across
- 4. "this is your captain speaking. We have now reached our ________ altitude so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off".
- 6. another word for gravitational force
- 10. the movement produced by the ailerons
- 13. a synonym of propulsion
- 14. the part of an aircraft that stabilizes the yaw axis
- 17. the up and down movement of a plane
- 18. the undercarriage that supports the plane when it is on the ground
- 20. the means by which an aircraft can be identified
- 23. where the pilot is seated
- 24. the hinged part of the vertical stabilizer
- 25. the main body of an airplane
Down
- 1. the part of an aircraft that stabilizes the pitch axis
- 2. a mechanical device that rotates to push against air
- 3. the side to side movement produced by the rudder
- 5. the front part of an aircraft
- 7. the part of the plane which controls the pitch
- 8. the front part of a wing
- 9. they are located at the leading edge of a wing to increase lift and give a higher angle of attack
- 11. the resistance caused by the friction of air on a moving aircraft
- 12. the rear part of a plane
- 13. the rear part of a wing
- 15. the parts of a wing used to increase drag and decrease lift
- 16. these are located at the tips of the wings to decrease drag
- 19. they make the wings go up and down to roll a plane
- 21. the area in a plane where bags, goods or vehicles are stored
- 22. the surface on which planes land and take off
- 25. these are extended downward to increase the curvature of the wings during takeoff and landing