Airplane - Wikipedia An airplane (American English), or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine [1]
Airplane | Definition, Types, Mechanics, Facts | Britannica The essential components of an airplane are a wing system to sustain it in flight, tail surfaces to stabilize the wings, movable surfaces to control the attitude of the plane in flight, and a power plant to provide the thrust necessary to push the vehicle through the air
How planes work | the science of flight - Explain that Stuff Thanks to their successful experiments with powered flight, the airplane is rightfully recognized as one of the greatest inventions of all time Let's take a closer look at how it works! Photo: You need big wings to lift a big plane like this US Air Force C-17 Globemaster
History of flight | Airplanes, Dates, Facts | Britannica In the history of flight, the most important landmarks and events include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building absolutely reliable engines that produce sufficient power to propel an airframe, and solving the problem of flight control in three dimensions
Airplane Parts and Function | Glenn Research Center | NASA Airplanes are transportation devices which are designed to move people and cargo from one place to another Airplanes come in many different shapes and sizes depending on the mission of the aircraft The airplane shown on this slide is a turbine-powered airliner which has been chosen as a representative aircraft
Aircraft - Wikipedia Crewed aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot, whereas unmanned aerial vehicles may be remotely controlled or self-controlled by onboard computers Aircraft may be classified by different criteria, such as lift type, aircraft propulsion (if any), usage and others