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PARTS OF AN AIRPLANE
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add pilot or teacher name

2. General Aviation planes vary in size and shape but the basic parts remain the same.
Cessna Caravan
Cirrus SR20
Piper Seneca
Aviat Pitts S2C
Eclipse 500
Gulfstream Business Jet

3. Airplanes have wings that generate lift.
Low-wing
High-wing
Change Cirrus photo to Beach A-36 from original previous slide

4. The body of an airplane is called the fuselage.

5. Most General Aviation airplanes have one piston engine that drives a propeller.
CHG INSET PHOTO
SHOW EXPOSED ENGINE (WITH COWL OFF)

6. The engine cowl covers the engine compartment.

7. Typical airplanes have three wheels as part of the landing gear.
Below: Taildraggers have their third wheel in the back.
Above: Tricycle gear, like a bike, has a third wheel in the front.

8. Fuel tanks are usually located inside the wings.

9. Airplanes have windshields just like a car
Airplanes have windshields just like a car. Light airplanes don’t need wipers as the propeller blast clears rain away.

10. Airplane doors vary from model to model.
Top left photo: DELETE CHAIN
Bottom left photo: label: /Canopy/
Title: /canopy/ in red (like /doors/)
Canopy

11. Pilot and passengers sit in the cockpit
Pilot and passengers sit in the cockpit. Most light airplanes have two, four, or six seats.
TITLE: /cockpit/ in red

12. Ailerons on the rear edge of the wings tilt the wings for a turn or “bank.”
Left turn
Right turn
Left turn 1.
2. TOP LEFT kicker above new top main photo: / For a Left turn:/
3. Need tail-on shot with R aileron DN and left aileron UP
4. Reverse bottom photos
5. Label new L bottom photo /Left Aileron UP/
6. Label new R bottom photo /Right Aileron DOWN/
Left turn

13. The elevator (on horizontal stabilizer) moves up (or down) to force the nose of the airplane up (or down.)
1. ADD: new top photo: Full length of airplane with UP elevator. Add UP arrow at nose of plane
2. Fix red paren in TITLE
3. BOTTOM PHOTO: Point arrow to elevator, not trim tab!

14. The rudder (on the vertical stabilizer) moves the airplane’s nose left or right, helping it turn.
Fix red paren in TITLE
2. ADD two overhead photos Left/Right
LEFT: Left rudder deflection, left arrow at nose
RIGHT: Right rudder deflection, right arrow at nose
Push left rudder pedal and the plane turns left
Push right rudder pedal and the plane turns right

15. Flaps on the wings change the shape of the wing to provide more lift and drag. This allows the airplane to fly slower.
Flaps down

16. The basic parts of a airplane.
The Main Parts of an Airplane
1. Propeller
2. Landing Gear
3. Right Wing Strut
4. Wing
5. Right Wing Aileron
6. Right Wing Flap
7. Fuselage
8. Horizontal Stabilizer
9. Vertical Stabilizer
10. Rudder
11. Elevator
12. Left Wing Flap
13. Left Wing Aileron
14. Door
15. Fuel Tanks
16. Windshield
17. Engine Cowl

17. To learn more: GO TO WWW.AOPA.ORG/PATH
12/2005