RPAS Airframes:
Airplane Style

In order to understand or use an Airplane RPAS, users must have an idea of how each part of the plane affects its movement in flight.

Parts of an Airplane:

Propeller and Motor: produces thrust (forward movement) on airframe

Fuselage: body of an airplane

Wing/Airfoil: provides lift (allowing it to rise)

Aileron: use to turn

Flaps: increases lift

Elevator: controls pitch (pointing up and down) of aircraft

Tail: keeps the aircraft flying straight

Rudder: corrects Yaw (Changes left or right facing direction of an aircraft)

Image Source: https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/VirtualAero/BottleRocket/airplane/airplane.html