| Once when I was flying, I happened to glance | | | | beneath the wings. They force the plane to |
| over a magazine, which had aircraft | | | | push through the air. This is also an |
| photographs. There were many of them and all | | | | important part as it holds all the other |
| were different in some or the other way. Some | | | | parts together. Cockpit is the pilot's cabin |
| were big while others were small. The designs | | | | which lies at the front and behind this are |
| were also different. I suddenly realized the | | | | the passenger seats and cargo. |
| efforts that go into making something so big | | | | |
| and beautiful. As I was going through the | | | | Well, to say about aircrafts there are many |
| photographs my mind went back to the time | | | | of them, let me explain some, which we have |
| when the first airplane was introduced. | | | | today. We have the fixed-wing aircraft, which |
| | | | is nothing but a technical name for |
| As time changed technology evolved and so did | | | | airplanes. |
| manpower which made us believe that nothing | | | | |
| is impossible. Airplanes are marvelous | | | | Seaplanes and Floatplanes are another type, |
| creation of human beings. With the | | | | the name itself indicate that they can also |
| introduction of aircrafts we realized that | | | | run in water. Seaplanes sit directly on the |
| our world is a small place. We reach | | | | water when at rest, which is possible because |
| countries within days and cross oceans and | | | | of its body shape. Floatplanes cannot sit |
| seas in no less time. | | | | directly on water as they have floats |
| | | | attached to the body. This way they stay |
| If you look at a plane what are the things | | | | clear of water at all times. |
| you'll notice? Since it's a huge object, of | | | | |
| course you won't miss the body. Some of the | | | | Helicopters are also called as Rotorcrafts or |
| other important parts are the wings, flaps, | | | | rotary-wing aircraft. They have powered |
| rudder, jet engine, fuselage and the cockpit. | | | | rotors and blades with the help of which it |
| Wings help to push the plane itself through | | | | lifts itself up. |
| the air and this is how it remains in the | | | | |
| air. Some have fuel tankers in the wings, | | | | Fighter planes are also special. They are |
| whereas some of them have it in the body of | | | | military aircrafts designed to attack other |
| the aircraft. | | | | aircrafts. They are small and very fast and |
| | | | have developed over the years. F-22 Raptor |
| The body of the aircraft is also known, as | | | | and the X-35 JSF are new generation fighter |
| Fuselage, which is a technical term. Flaps | | | | planes. |
| are situated on the wings. They fold down | | | | |
| during takes off or landing and help increase | | | | Next time, when you're traveling in a plane |
| the amount of force. It helps to drag the | | | | make sure you not only focus on the interiors |
| place through the air. | | | | but also look at the beautiful parts... the |
| | | | technical aspect of this giant. And one day |
| Rudder is at the rear end of the plane. It's | | | | when you see a plane taking off you'll |
| a vertical blade, which moves when the | | | | realize flying is so simple. |
| direction changes. Jet engines are situated | | | | |