combat aircraft [2]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Military aircraft used for attack purposes.
air-to-air missile ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Missile fired from a helicopter or an aircraft; its target is an aircraft or another missile.
missile launch rail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device used to launch the missile.
canopy ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Glass window covering the cockpit.
ejection seat ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Seat designed to be projected from the aircraft in the event of an emergency.
radome ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Rigid casing that radio waves can pass through; it protects the radar system.
motor air inlet ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part that supplies the turbojet with the air required for combustion.
front landing gear ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Retractable mechanism that enables the aircraft to land; it is located at the front end.
main landing gear ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Retractable mechanism that enables the aircraft to land; it is located behind the aircraft’s center of gravity under its wings.
leading edge flap ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Articulated panel on the front of the wing.
wing ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Horizontal surface on which aerodynamic forces are exerted to keep the aircraft in the air.
trailing edge flap ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Articulated flap on the trailing edge of the wing that deploys downward to increase the aircraft’s lift on takeoff.
air brake ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Aerodynamic flap at the back of the aircraft; it is used to reduce speed on landing.
fin ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fixed vertical part of the tail assembly that keeps the aircraft stable.
radar antenna ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Antenna designed to detect objects by emitting radio waves and capturing the echo they reflect.
rudder ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mobile part of the tail assembly that is used to balance the yaw (lateral movement) of an aircraft.
exhaust nozzle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Conduit through which hot gases from the turbojet engine are released.
parachute ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that opens from the tail of the aircraft to reduce speed on landing.
stabilizer ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Wing made up of the fixed horizontal tail assembly; it stabilizes the aircraft horizontally.
radar unit ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that uses radio waves to detect objects such as other aircraft.
flap hydraulic jack ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mechanism that controls the flap.
fuel tank ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Reservoir containing the fuel that allows the aircraft to fly.
wing box ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal substructure of the wings; the trailing and leading edge flaps are connected to it.
turbojet engine ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Jet-propulsion turbine producing hot gases that are expelled at high speed to provide the thrust necessary to propel the aircraft.