1. AIRPLANES AND THEIR PARTS
npor. Eva Slovák Kubalová
BRNO, 2014

2. TYPES OF AIRCRAFT
PURPOSE (military only) : FIGHTER – used to fight other aircraft in the air BOMBER – drops bombs GROUND ATTACK – attacks targets on the ground TRANSPORT – used to carry large quantities of supplies or people TRAINER – to learn student pilots to fly TANKER – used to refuel other aircraft in the air HELICOPTER – a vertical take-off aircraft

3. AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WINGS FUSELAGE POWER UNIT UNDERCARRIAGE
CONTROL SURFACES

4. The main distinguishing features of an aircraft :
WINGS
The main distinguishing features of an aircraft :
wing position
wing shape
wing number

5. WING POSITION
LOW WING
MID WING
HIGH WING

6. WING SHAPE
RECTANGULAR TAPERED SWEPT DELTA

7. WING NUMBER
MONOPLANE BIPLANE TRIPLANE

8. FUSELAGE

9. FUSELAGE can contains : cockpit : flight and navigation
instruments, controls,
windshield
passenger cabins
galley
toilets
wardrobe
technical compartement

10. FUSELAGE
NOSE
EMPENNAGE / TAIL UNIT

11. The main distinguishing features of an aircraft :
POWER UNIT
The main distinguishing features of an aircraft :
engine position
engine number

12. ENGINE POSITION
ON THE WINGS ON THE WING PYLONS CLOSE TO THE FUSELAGE REAR MOUNTED

13. ENGINE NUMBER
SINGLE ENGINE TWIN ENGINE TRIPLE ENGINE FOUR (MULTIPLE) ENGINE

14. KINDS of ENGINES PISTON (PROPELLER) TURBOPROP (PROPELLER TURBINE) JET
TURBOFAN

15. UNDERCARRIAGE Types of landing gear : NOSE WHEEL MAIN LANDING GEAR
fixed
retractable
TAIL WHEEL

16. CONTROL SURFACES
WING :
FLAPS
AILERONS
TAIL UNIT :
RUDDER
ELEVATORS

17. WING
FLAPS
extended for approach, landing and take-off to increase the lift of the wings at low speed
AILERONS
move in opposite direction to bank/roll the airplane (control stick to R/L)

18. TAIL UNIT RUDDER ELEVATORS
hindged to the stationary FIN to control the yaw (L/R) of an airplane (pedals)
ELEVATORS
hinged to the HOROZONTAL STABILIZER, move in same direction to control the pitch (up/down) of the airplane (control stick push/pull)

23. THANK YOU