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10 Cards in this Set
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AILERON
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Moving parts attached to the outside rear edge of each wing. This part, when moved, makes the airplane tilt and roll to the left or right
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PROPELLER
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Rotating blade attached to the engine in front of the airplane. The propeller spins very fast like an elecric fan to pull the airplane through the air.
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ELEVATOR
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Moving parts attached to the horizontal section on each side of the tail. The elevators, when moved, make the airplane climb or descend.
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COCKPIT
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Where the pilot sits and where all the instruments are that keep the pilot informed about how the airplane is working and whether the plane is on course.
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ENGINE
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Produces the power to make the airplane move.
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FUSELAGE
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Main structual part that connects all the other parts together.
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LANDING GEAR
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The wheels on an airplane so it can land and taxi.
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RUDDER
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A moving part attached to the vertical section of the tail. This part makes the airplane turn left or right.
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ELEVATOR
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Moving part attached on each side of the tail. The elevators, when moved, make the airplane climb or descend.
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FLAPS
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Moving parts attached to the inside rear edge of each wing. They help slow the airplane down for takeoff and landing.
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