Terms to know: Fuselage: The main body of an aircraft Airfoil: The curved cross-section of the wing, which makes flight possible using Bernoulli’s and Newton's principles Wing: An airfoil that provides lift to an airplane by creating control surfaces Ailerons: Portions of the main wings that move in opposite directions to provide control for roll of an aircraft Elevators: Portions of the stabilizers that both move up or down to control pitch of an aircraft Rudder: The portion of the fin which controls the movement of the nose of an aircraft from side to side, left to right (yaw) .

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