AFOQT Aviation Information Exam 2025/2026

fixed-wing aircraft structure - ANSWER-1. Fuselage
2. Wings
3. Tail assembly or empennage
4. Landing gear
5. Powerplant
6. Flight instruments/controls and control surfaces
fuselage - ANSWER-body of an airplane. Contains the cockpit, the cabin, the cargo
area if there is one, and attachment points for other major airplane components, such
as wings, tail section, and landing gear.
cockpit - ANSWER-from which the pilots and the flight crew control the aircraft's
operations
Two design types of fuselage construction - ANSWER-1. truss
2. monocoque
Truss construction fuselages - ANSWER-use steel or aluminum tubing in a series of
triangular shapes (called trusses) to get the necessary strength and rigidity
monocoque designs - ANSWER-use bulkheads, stringers, (running the length of the
fuselage) and formers (perpendicular to stringers) of various sizes and shapes to
support a stretched or "stressed" skin
wings - ANSWER-airfoils attached to each side of the fuselage that serve as the main
lifting surfaces supporting the airplane in flight.
airfoil - ANSWER-an aircraft part or surface (such as wing, propeller blade, or rudder)
that controls lift, direction, stability, thrust, or propulsion for the aircraft.
monoplanes - ANSWER-airplanes with one set of wings
biplanes - ANSWER-airplanes with two sets of wings
cantilever wing - ANSWER-requires no external bracing, getting its support from internal
wing spars, ribs, and stringers, as well as the construction of the wing's skin or covering
semi-cantilever wing - ANSWER-requires both internal bracing and external support
from struts attached to the fuselage