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