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- 4. A movable control surface attached to a vertical stabilizer, located at the rear of an airplane and used, along with the ailerons, to turn the airplane.
- 6. A movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- 7. Stabilizer The horizontal surface, usually fixed, of an aircraft empennage, to which the elevator is hinged.
- 9. The vertical dimension of a wing. (Compare with span and chord.)
- 10. A measure of the degree to which an aircraft's nose tilts up or down. Generally the control surface to the _____ is the elevator.
- 11. A powered aircraft's source of power, usually either a jet engine or a conventional engine and propeller.
- 13. A rotor craft with one or more sets of powered blades.
- 16. A condition of an airplane or an airfoil in which lift decreases and drag increases due to the separation of airflow.
- 18. Rotation about an axis aligned with the direction in which the aircraft is flying. Generally the control surface to ____ is the aileron.
- 19. Gear Structure that supports the aircraft's weight when it is not airborne, often including a shock absorbing mechanism.
- 22. Angle The angle that an aeroplane's wings make relative to the lateral axis (horizontal plane, when on level ground).
- 24. A lifting surface of an airplane/aeroplane or sailplane.
- 26. Protection System (SPS) System which provides the pilot with advance warning of an impending stall.
- 27. Tube A measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow, and more specifically, used to determine airspeed on aircraft.
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- 1. Stabilizer The fixed vertical surface of an aircraft empennage, to which the rudder is hinged.
- 2. Surface Any moveable surface on an aircraft which controls its motion about one of the three principal axes. Ailerons, elevators, and the rudder are examples of control surfaces.
- 3. The force upon a system (such as a rocket or jet engine) generated when that system expels or accelerates mass.
- 5. An instrument on the ground to allow an instrumental landing.
- 8. The orientation of an aircraft with respect to the horizon.
- 12. The beginning of the part of the runway usable for landing.
- 13. The direction in which an aircraft is pointing, measured clockwise in degrees from North.
- 14. The curved upper surface of the wing.
- 15. The dimension of a wing parallel to the direction of motion.(Compare with span and thickness.)
- 16. The dimension of a wing perpendicular to the direction of motion. (Compare with chord and thickness.)
- 17. Edge The edge of an airfoil or propeller blade facing the direction of motion.
- 20. Altitude The indicated altitude when an altimeter is set to 1013 hPa (29.92 inHg US and Canada).
- 21. Flaps (often confused with any of the other moveable surfaces) are used on wings to increase lift and/or increase drag as an aircraft flies progressively slower.
- 23. A hinged horizontal surface on an airplane or the like, used to control the longitudinal inclination and usually placed at the tail end of the fuselage.
- 25. Rotation in a horizontal plane about the normally vertical axis - turning to left or right. Generally the control surface to ___ is the rudder.
- 28. The path on the ground over which an aircraft has flown.