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 |
Related lessons:
More resources:
- Parts of the plane (Frenchtoday.com)
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