Airplane components

The pictures in this page show different airplane components.

Read the information contained in the pictures and then answer the questions next to them.  You can print this page or just copy the questions in your notebook.
 

	Where are ailerons located? Who opearate them? Do both ailerons move the same way? What makes the airplane roll?
How is the control column connected to ailerons?
	Where are elevators located? How does the pilot control them? What are they for?
What do the pedals control?
	What happens when the propeller spins?
What makes the rudder spin? What happens to the plane when the rudder swings? What does banking consist of? What does banking avoid?
	What is the tailplane for?
Now you know a lot about airplane controls.  Let's see if you can answer the following question:	Which are the elements that allow the pilot to control everything in the plane?

 

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