Airplane bodies {fuselage} hold wings {airplane}|. Tail vertical piece {rudder, airplane} can move right or left to move plane left or right. Tail wing has small ailerons {elevator, wing} {wing elevator} to help tail go up or down.
two wings {biplane}.
large balloon filled with helium or hydrogen {blimp}.
large balloon filled with helium or hydrogen {dirigible}.
airplane with no motor {glider}.
Helicopter rotor blades have airfoil cross-section and are wings {helicopter}|. Helicopters move forward by tilting helicopter front down, to push air backward. The smaller propeller on helicopter tail prevents helicopter from rotor-angular-momentum spinning.
airplane with sail {sailplane}.
A large balloon can have a structural skeleton filled with hydrogen compartments {zeppelin}.
7-Machine-Transportation-Vehicle-Airplane
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