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