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Airplane Parts and their Function

Vinodh Reddy Chennu  Last updated: Feb 12, 2015
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Airplanes are travelling machines that are manufactured to transport human beings and luggage from one location
to another. Airplanes travel in air very faster compared to roadway vehicles, trains and ships.
Airplanes are manufactured in manufactured in different shapes and sizes according to the need and desire.
When Airplane is travelling it has to lift its own weight, the fuel, the passengers and the luggage.

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Parts of an airplane and their function are mentioned below in tabular form.

S.No Airplane Parts Function of the airplane part

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1 Wing Generate lift to hold airplane in air.
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2 Jet Engine Generate thrust to overcome the drag and to move in forward direction ACADEMIA's Sampl

3 Cockpit Pilot sit here to control and command the plane.

4 Fuselage (Body) Holds all parts together

5 Slats To increase airplane lift during takeoff and landing

6 Spoiler To reduce plane speed

7 Aileron Roll the wings side ward direction

8 Flaps Increase lift and drag of airplane during takeoff and landing

9 Elevator Deflect the tail of the airplane up and down motion

10 Rudder Deflect the tail direction to the left and right side

11 Vertical Stabilizer To maintain the balance of the airplane from swinging side ward directions

12 Horizontal Stabilizer To maintain the balance of the airplane from moving up-and-down

Reference: Parts of Airplane and function – NASA Website

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 VINODH REDDY CHENNU 

Vinodh Reddy is an Editor-in-chief of ME Mechanical. He holds Bachelor of

Engineering (Honours) degree in Mechanical Engineering from BITS-Pilani. He
also writes for vrcworks.net and EduGeneral.

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ALL COMMENTS

Superb
VENKATESH.K Dec 7, 2015 9:42 pm Reply

Dont explain very basic topics concentrate on topics which

are not available in books
MUNI BHARGAV Apr 14, 2016 8:27 am Reply

THANKS IT HAS HELPED M UNDERSTAND THE PARTS

AND FUNCTIONS OF AN AIRCRAFT
FAITH Feb 8, 2017 1:45 pm Reply

Thank you so much! This helped me a lot by reducing the

amount of studying I had to so for my science test!
MAY Mar 31, 2017 2:55 am Reply

THANKS I LEARN ALOT !!!

HOSE DELGATO May 2, 2017 9:12 pm Reply
 Sometimes when we go for designing of a very small and an
important thing in a big machine, we tend to forget the other
parts. This article helped me to remember the various parts
while I am designing the EMA for Rudder. Cheers to Vinodh!!
SWETCHA PARIMALA TEMPALLE May 6, 2017 1:05 am
Reply

Thank you so much. This has helped me tremendously, not

just the term but it’s purpose means a lot.
PATTI CLATTERBUCK Nov 11, 2017 12:55 am Reply

thanks it has helped me in my one day homework very smart

and helpful instruction
IFRA KHAN Nov 19, 2017 9:13 pm Reply

It’s Amazing to learn their about Aircraft parts and function.

TALAL MIRZA Nov 22, 2017 3:46 am Reply

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