Illustrated Aircraft Vocabulary

Twenty common words used to describe parts of an airplane. You can download this image as an A4/A3 wall poster from our free ESL posters page.

Vocabulary in context

• aeroplane: The aeroplane can carry up to 700 passengers.
• airplane: The airplane can carry up to 700 passengers.
• aileron: There is an aileron on the surface of each wing.
• cabin: The passengers were sitting inside the cabin.
• cockpit: The pilot controls the plane from the cockpit.
• elevator: The elevator helps lift the plane into the air.
• fin: The fin is the highest part of the plane.
• flap: The flaps help the plane to stay in the air.
• flight deck: The pilot controls the plane from the flight deck.
• fuselage: The fuselage is the largest part of the plane.
• hold: The luggage is stored inside the hold.
• jet engine: The airplane is powered by the jet engine.
• landing gear: The landing gear supports the plane while it’s on the ground.
• nose: The nose is the very front of the plane.
• rudder: The pilot uses the rudder to turn the plane.
• slat: There are several slats on top of the wings.
• tail: The tail helps to stabilise the airplane while it’s in the air.
• tailplane: The tailplane is situated at the back of the plane.
• undercarriage: The undercarriage supports the plane while it’s on the ground.
• wing: From my seat in the cabin, I could see the left wing.