THE FLYING

CREATURES
 INTRODUCTION TO AIRCRAFT
• What is an aircraft?
• An aircraft is a vehicle that has wings and one or more engines and is capable of moving
through the air. The word aircraft is also commonly used to refer to planes, though it can
actually be used for other types of vehicles, such as helicopters.
What types of planes are there?
• Airplanes can be classified according to their shape, their engine, their weight, etc. Here,
we will use a less technical classification, classification according to its use:
• Passenger plane: these are built specifically to transport groups of people; they’re used by
airlines for commercial flight . They are equipped with pressurized cabins and certain
features like seats, toilets, screens, and small kitchens.
• Cargo plane: these are used to transport goods and large objects. They don’t have seats or
other elements needed to transport people.
• Military plane: it is used for wartime purposes. While passenger and cargo aircraft can also
be military (rather than civilian), this label is for attack or defense aircraft. There are many
types of military aircraft, according to their purposes. For instance, they could bombers,
capable of transporting and dropping bombs or missiles; or fighter planes designed and
equipped to intercept and shoot down targets in the air, reaching very high speeds in little
 What are airplanes made out of?

• The raw material for aircraft must be rigid, strong, corrosion-resistant,

and light-weight. Most aircraft are made from titanium, steel,
aluminum, and other metals, including zinc, magnesium and copper.
• Engineers determine what materials an airplane will be built from by
taking a set of factors into account, including the dimensions, the
purpose, and so on. An aircraft’s purpose especially shapes the frame
and the body. Most of the old commercial airplanes were primarily
made of aluminum, and newer ones are made of composite
materials. Military aircraft may use a light alloy, such as titanium.
PARTS OF AIRCRAFT
TYPES OF AIRCRAFT Which ARE GIVEN
BELOW:-
1. GLIDER
2. HELICOPTOR
3. AIRSHIP
4. MILLATARY AIRCRAFT
5. AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT
6. AITAMBULANCE AIRCRAFT
7. HOT AIR BALLOON
8. FIXED WING AIRCRAFT
9. AEROBATIC AIRCRAFT
10. TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT
GLIDER(aircraft)
• A glider is an aircraft
which flies without a
motor, it uses air currents
for lift.
• A glider is a fixed wing
aircraft.
• Most gliders do not have
engine but motor gliders
do have engine for
extending flights.
 HELICOPTE
R
• A helicopter is an
aircraft that uses
rotating blades like
wings to create lift.
• A helicopter can also
have a piston engine
or a jet engine.
• Helicopters can be
used to transport
large objects .
 AIRSHIP
• Airships are like
balloons, filled with
gasses lighter than air
• This enables the
airship to float into
the air like a balloon.
• Airships are also
sometimes called
’zeppelins’ or ’blimps’
 MILLATRY AIRCRACT
• work to defend the
people and the country
they belong to
• it secure control of
essential airspaces by
driving off or
destroying enemy
aircraft
• These aircraft have
turbojet engine.
 AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT

• Agricultural aircraft
help farmers with
their job.
• These planes are
commonly referred to
as crop dusters
• Generally,
agricultural aircraft
have piston or
turboprop engines.
 AIRAMBULANCE
AIRCRAFT
• There are aircraft that help to
save peoples lives.
• These aircraft have piston or
turbocharged jet engines.
• These aircraft are
extremely safe to fly and
are popular for medium-
range flights, such as
domestic medical flights
HOT AIR BALLOON
• A hot air balloon is an
aircraft which is
lighter that air.
• It’s just like a party
helium balloon,
floating into the air
when you let go.
• They come in all
sorts of different
shapes and sizes
FIXED WING
AIRCRAFT
• A fixed-wing aircraft is
a heavier-than-air flying
machine, such as
an airplane
• a fixed-wing aircraft is pretty
much what it sounds like: an
aircraft with wings that remain
stationary while generating the
aircraft’s lift.
• These aircrafts may have jet
engines, piston or gas turbine
engies.
AEROBATIC
AIRCRAFT
• Aerobatic aircraft are
built for doing aerobatic
flying, for displays,
competitions, or joy rides
• An aerobatic aircraft
is any craft that is
heavier than air
• These aircraft have
Four and Six Cylinder
Reciprocating Engines
.
 TURBOPROP
AIRCRAFT
• Turboprop aircraft have one or
more gas-turbine engines
connected to a gearbox that turns
the propeller, to move the aircraft
on the ground and through the air.
• With typical cruising speeds
of 300 knots and a nonstop range
of 1,000 miles, they are great for
flying in and out of regional or
executive airports
• A turboprop consists of an
intake, reduction gearbox,
compressor, combustor,
turbine, and a propelling nozzle
ASSINGMENT BY:-
SHAMBHAVI KUMARI
VRINDA GOEL
AKSHAT ARYAN
sohini mandal