Air Scout skills
3D aircraft explorer
Pull the slider to take the aeroplane apart. Click any part to learn what it does — the ailerons, elevator, rudder and flaps move when you select them. Use X-ray to see the engine, cabin and fuel tanks inside.
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9M-EGL · Exploded viewDrag to rotate · scroll or pinch to zoom · click a part
Parts of the aeroplane
- 🔹 Propeller & spinner
- 🔹 Engine cowling
- 🔹 Piston engine
- 🔹 Fuselage
- 🔹 Windscreen & windows
- 🔹 Cockpit & cabin
- 🔹 Wings
- 🔹 Ailerons
- 🔹 Flaps
- 🔹 Wing struts
- 🔹 Fuel tanks
- 🔹 Horizontal stabiliser
- 🔹 Elevator
- 🔹 Fin
- 🔹 Rudder
- 🔹 Main landing gear
- 🔹 Nose landing gear
Technical data (typical C172-class trainer)
11.0 mWingspan
8.28 mLength
2.72 mHeight
16.2 m²Wing area
180 hpEngine power
≈ 1,150 kgMax take-off weight
≈ 122 ktCruise speed
≈ 48 ktStall speed, flaps down
≈ 14,000 ftService ceiling
≈ 640 NMRange
Figures are typical values for this class of aircraft, for learning only. The 3D model is an original simplified drawing.
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