lightplanes
Tiny personal aircraft
Lightplanes are small, lightweight aircraft designed for personal or recreational use, typically seating one to six passengers.
The term encompasses single-engine propeller planes used for private flying, flight training, and short-distance travel: He learned to fly in a Cessna and other lightplanes.
Also spelled as two words: light planes.
Aircraft's central structure
- aileronWing-mounted roll control
- flapsHinged control surfaces
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
propeller · cowling · canopy · windscreen · wingtip · strut · spar · cockpit
Wind instrument performer
- cirrusHigh wispy ice formation
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- robinSmall orange-breasted thrush
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
microlight · homebuilt · experimental · single-engine · twin-engine · taildragger · fixed-wing · floatplane
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- climbAscend using effort
- descentDownward slope or lineage
glide · taxi · preflight · checklist · pattern · crosswind · downwind · touch-and-go
Aircraft storage structure
Instrument measuring elevation
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- sectionalSofa made of units
- waypointNavigation reference location
radio · headset · squawk · pilotage · groundspeed
Visiting places of interest
- aerobaticsSpectacular aircraft maneuvers
- fly-inAviation-accessed gathering
- barnstormingTouring rural areas performing
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
fuselage
Aircraft's central structure
elevator · propeller · cowling · canopy · windscreen · wingtip · strut · spar · cockpit · yoke
piper
Wind instrument performer
ultralight · microlight · homebuilt · experimental · single-engine · twin-engine · taildragger · fixed-wing · floatplane · amphibian
takeoff
Departure or parody
descent · glide · taxi · preflight · checklist · pattern · crosswind · downwind · touch-and-go · go-around
hangar
Aircraft storage structure
altimeter
Instrument measuring elevation
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- sectionalSofa made of units
waypoint · radio · headset · squawk · pilotage · groundspeed
sightseeing
Visiting places of interest
- aerobaticsSpectacular aircraft maneuvers
- fly-inAviation-accessed gathering
- barnstormingTouring rural areas performing
lightplanesjumbo jets
Large commercial passenger aircraft
airliners · commercial jets · Boeing 747 · cargo planes · transport aircraft
lightplanesfighter jets
Armed military aircraft
supersonic aircraft · jet aircraft · jets · military jets · turbojets