l’avion
On this page you’ll find a of French airplane vocabulary. This list covers multiple parts of the aircraft, different kids of aircrafts as well as a few key verbs.
aileron | l’aireron |
airliner | un avoin de ligne |
airplane/aircraft | un avion |
bomber | le bombardier |
cabin | la cabine |
co-pilot | le copilote |
cockpit | un cockpit |
engine | un réacteur |
exit | la sortie |
fighter plane | le chasseur |
fine | la dérive |
fuselage | un fuselage |
helicopter | l’hélicoptère |
hot air balloon | la montgolfière |
landing gear | le train d’atterrissage |
latitude | l’altitude |
light aircraft | l’avoin léger |
microlight | l’ULM |
nose (of the plane) | le nez |
nose wheel | la roue de nez |
pilot | le pilote |
private jet | le jet privé |
propeller | l’hélice |
sea plane | l’hydravion |
seat | le siège |
supersonic jet | l’avion supersonique |
tail | la queue |
tailplane | l'empennage |
window | un hublot |
wing | une aile |
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