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combat aircraft [2]click to hear

Military aircraft used for attack purposes.
combat aircraft [2] air-to-air missile missile launch rail canopy ejection seat radome motor air inlet front landing gear main landing gear leading edge flap wing trailing edge flap air brake fin radar antenna rudder exhaust nozzle parachute stabilizer radar unit flap hydraulic jack fuel tank wing box turbojet engine

air-to-air missile click to hear

Missile fired from a helicopter or an aircraft; its target is an aircraft or another missile.

missile launch rail click to hear

Device used to launch the missile.

canopy click to hear

Glass window covering the cockpit.

ejection seat click to hear

Seat designed to be projected from the aircraft in the event of an emergency.

radome click to hear

Rigid casing that radio waves can pass through; it protects the radar system.

motor air inlet click to hear

Part that supplies the turbojet with the air required for combustion.

front landing gear click to hear

Retractable mechanism that enables the aircraft to land; it is located at the front end.

main landing gear click to hear

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

Articulated panel on the front of the wing.

wing click to hear

Horizontal surface on which aerodynamic forces are exerted to keep the aircraft in the air.

trailing edge flap click to hear

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

Aerodynamic flap at the back of the aircraft; it is used to reduce speed on landing.

fin click to hear

Fixed vertical part of the tail assembly that keeps the aircraft stable.

radar antenna click to hear

Antenna designed to detect objects by emitting radio waves and capturing the echo they reflect.

rudder click to hear

Mobile part of the tail assembly that is used to balance the yaw (lateral movement) of an aircraft.

exhaust nozzle click to hear

Conduit through which hot gases from the turbojet engine are released.

parachute click to hear

Device that opens from the tail of the aircraft to reduce speed on landing.

stabilizer click to hear

Wing made up of the fixed horizontal tail assembly; it stabilizes the aircraft horizontally.

radar unit click to hear

Device that uses radio waves to detect objects such as other aircraft.

flap hydraulic jack click to hear

Mechanism that controls the flap.

fuel tank click to hear

Reservoir containing the fuel that allows the aircraft to fly.

wing box click to hear

Metal substructure of the wings; the trailing and leading edge flaps are connected to it.

turbojet engine click to hear

Jet-propulsion turbine producing hot gases that are expelled at high speed to provide the thrust necessary to propel the aircraft.