Any info on airplanes???

Question

I need to know what its like to be a pilot: is it scary? What kinds of buttons are most important cockpit? Who inventned it, when, and why? How many kinds of planes are there? The parts of an airplane and its functions...etc... (those are just some ideas...i dont need all those questions answered :P)

Answer 1

You are trying to cover an awful lot here but I'll try.

Being a pilot is not scary, its thrilling. The single most important control, arguably, would probably be the stick/yoke (steering wheel). This piece of equipment controls two of the three axes that the airplane can move around that is: pitch (moving the nose of the aircraft up or down) and roll (turning the wings to the left or the right). The other axis, yaw (turning the nose left or right), is accomplished by the rudder pedals. Of course you have the throttle(s) that control engine power and so on. All your instruments either aid you in navigation or aircraft systems monitoring.

The plane was invented slowly by a number of people over the years who experimented with differing designs. The Wright Brothers were given the largest share of the credit as they probably made the first successful powered flight in 1903. Their design had some unique features and incorporated some things that others had experimented with. As far as the kinds of aircraft, they are innumerable and far too many to list here.

There are lots of parts to a plane. The fuselage is the body of the plane where the pilot/passengers/cargo sit. The wings are obvious. The tail or empennage consists of the vertical fin with the rudder attached behind it, the horizontal stabilizer, and the elevator attached to that. The wings provide lift and have control surfaces that either bank (help turn) the plane called ailerons. Most aircraft also have flaps on the inboard portion of the wing that extends the airfoil to ease takeoffs and landings. The vertical fin stabilizes the aircraft and keeps it from rolling unneccessarily. the rudder behind it yaws the aircraft to the left or right. The elevator pushes the tail up or down which of course would have the corresponding opposite effect on the nose.

Answer 2

Make sure there are no snakes on it.

Answer 3

airplanes can fly

Answer 4

I don't think its real scary, maybe for a second.  But it sure is fun.

The button that controls the flux capacitor is the most important.

Doc, invented it because he wanted to see the future.

There are many kinds of planes.

The uranium helps guide the aircraft through the space time continuom.

Remember that you must reach 88 miles per hour.

Good Luck

Answer 5

plane can fly.. it is fast, dangerous, expensive....etc...

Answer 6

my husband is going to college to be a pilot, he basically has to be able to forcast the weather, no joke! he has to call weather briefers every time he wants to fly. he has to know the weight of the plane, how much he weights, the fuel, the cargo, if too much you could crash, its alot harder then pushing buttons (i thought it was like that too) he has to fly so many hours to get his private license (50 hours, i think) and 250 for a commerical license. check the link below its where he goes to college at.

Answer 7

The oil pressure gauge is the most important. When you lose oil pressure, you'll become a slave to gravity.

An airplane flies just fine. Part of the pilot's job is to not get in the way and make a mess of things.