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Low-wing
High-wing
The body of an airplane is called the fuselage.
Most General Aviation airplanes have one piston engine
that drives a propeller.
The engine cowl covers the engine compartment.
Typical airplanes have three wheels as part of the
landing gear.
Canopy
Pilot and passengers sit in the cockpit.
Most light airplanes have two, four, or six seats.
Ailerons on the rear edge of the wings tilt the wings
for a turn or “bank.”
Left turn
Left turn
The elevator (on horizontal stabilizer) moves up
(or down) to force the nose of the airplane up (or down.)
The rudder (on the vertical stabilizer) moves the airplane’s
nose left or right, helping it turn.
Push left rudder pedal and the Push right rudder pedal and the
plane turns left plane turns right
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
The basic parts of a airplane.
12/2005