Parts of Airplane A frame-based, animated version of this slide is also available. This slide shows the parts of an airplane and their functions.
Airplanes come in many different shapes and sizes.
The airplane on this slide is a turbine-powered airliner. For an airplane to fly, you must overcome the weight of the airplane itself, the fuel, the passengers, and the cargo. The wings generate most of the lift to hold the plane in the air. To generate lift, the airplane must be pushed through the air. The jet engines , which are located beneath the wings, provide the thrust to push the airplane forward through the air.