Airplane Parts and their Function

Vinodh Reddy Chennu
Last updated: Feb 12, 2015

Airplanes are travelling machines that are manufactured to transport human beings and luggage from one location to another. Airplanes travel in air very faster compared to roadway vehicles, trains and ships.
Airplanes are manufactured in manufactured in different shapes and sizes according to the need and desire. When Airplane is travelling it has to lift its own weight, the fuel, the passengers and the luggage.

Parts of an airplane and their function are mentioned below in tabular form.

S.No	Airplane Parts	Function of the airplane part
1	Wing	Generate lift to hold airplane in air.
2	Jet Engine	Generate thrust to overcome the drag and to move in forward direction
3	Cockpit	Pilot sit here to control and command the plane.
4	Fuselage (Body)	Holds all parts together
5	Slats	To increase airplane lift during takeoff and landing
6	Spoiler	To reduce plane speed
7	Aileron	Roll the wings side ward direction
8	Flaps	Increase lift and drag of airplane during takeoff and landing
9	Elevator	Deflect the tail of the airplane up and down motion
10	Rudder	Deflect the tail direction to the left and right side
11	Vertical Stabilizer	To maintain the balance of the airplane from swinging side ward directions
12	Horizontal Stabilizer	To maintain the balance of the airplane from moving up-and-down