monoplane
One-tiered aircraft
A monoplane is an aircraft with a single pair of wings, one on each side of the fuselage.
This distinguishes it from biplanes, which have two stacked wing sets, and triplanes, which have three.
Nearly all modern aircraft are monoplanes: The Cessna 172 is a popular monoplane for training pilots.
Aircraft's central structure
- aileronWing-mounted roll control
- flapsHinged control surfaces
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
undercarriage · taildragger · cantilever · wingtip · spar · ribs · skin · chord
Measured height above reference
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- navigationDetermining position and course
airspace · autopilot · tailwind · headwind · crosswind · climb · descent · cruise
Mechanism for vertical transport
- dragResistance through fluid
- thrustForceful forward motion
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
streamline · pitch · yaw · roll · slipstream · dihedral · washout · trim
- HughesWelsh-origin family name
- DoolittleOne who idles
- barnstormerItinerant exhibition pilot
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
Earhart · airmail · transatlantic · record-breaking · crossing · daredevil
Handheld shade device
- trainerOne who conditions others
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- homebuiltConstructed by owner
- aerobaticPerforming aerial maneuvers
touring · tailwheel · floatplane · amphibian · single-engine · twin-engine · warbird
Three-winged airplane
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- strutProud, showy gait
- interplaneBetween aircraft wing surfaces
- swept-wingBackward-angled aircraft surfaces
fuselage
Aircraft's central structure
propeller · undercarriage · taildragger · cantilever · wingtip · spar · ribs · skin · chord · leading-edge
altitude
Measured height above reference
navigation · airspace · autopilot · tailwind · headwind · crosswind · climb · descent · cruise · bank
lift
Mechanism for vertical transport
stall · streamline · pitch · yaw · roll · slipstream · dihedral · washout · trim
Lindbergh
- HughesWelsh-origin family name
- DoolittleOne who idles
- barnstormerItinerant exhibition pilot
Earhart · aviator · airmail · transatlantic · record-breaking · crossing · daredevil
parasol
Handheld shade device
- trainerOne who conditions others
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- homebuiltConstructed by owner
aerobatic · touring · tailwheel · floatplane · amphibian · single-engine · twin-engine · warbird
triplane
Three-winged airplane
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- strutProud, showy gait
- interplaneBetween aircraft wing surfaces
- aircraftairliner, airplanes, planes, fighter, jets
- Aviation HistoryWright Brothers, Wright Flyer, Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, first flight
- mono- wordsmonochrome, monocle, monogram, monolith, monorail
- Early AviationWright brothers, Wright Flyer, first flight, Kitty Hawk, Orville Wright
- model aircraftmodel kits, RC helicopter, quadcopter, model aircraft, glider
- small aircraftjet, private jet, business jet, turboprop, Cessna