Aircraft Parts Named After Ship Parts?

“turret” or am i grasping at straws? :diablo:

Propeller !

Bulkhead springs to mind.

nautical

Rudder,Arial mast, punkah louvre,port & starboard,compass(!)captain,navigator sextant,chart ,hull as in flying boat and many more on those!!

Ah yes, the flying boats: galley, beaching gear…..

Propeller shaft (think P39 etc) :diablo:

Not really a part, but aviation has adapted the distinctly maritime ”starboard” and” port”. For English speakers it might not sound very maritime, but “starboard” comes from the Norse word “stýriborð” (in modern Danish it’s called Styrbord), meaning the steering side: styr is steering and bord is the side of a ship – Vikings used to steer their longboats from the right hand side, not from the middle like a rudder.

“Port” is a bit more obscure. It comes from “larboard”, which is the docking side of the ship (you can’t dock a longboat at starboard, as the oar will get in the way). It was later changed to the simple “port”, as starboard and larboard sounds too much alike.

Plimsoll Mark 😀
On a certain 115 sqn Argosy !! :D:diablo:

i’m sure flange and gusset are naval terminology

Pintle Pin…u/c leg hinge pin.
Ships had Rudder Pintles !!

Some aircraft have chines, so do some ships. Aircraft also have waterlines, as do ships.

How about a Cabin and a Bunk?

Probably not what you meant, but Capstan (as in Slingsby glider)

Ropger Smith.

You sometimes see hull used to describe the bulk of a fusalage.

Golden rivet?:D

Propwash, Keelson (flying boats), turnbuckles, mast(aerial) rigging, spars, decking as in top of fuselage and ribs,

John

Not really a part, but aviation has adapted the distinctly maritime ”starboard” and” port”. For English speakers it might not sound very maritime, but “starboard” comes from the Norse word “stýriborð” (in modern Danish it’s called Styrbord), meaning the steering side: styr is steering and bord is the side of a ship – Vikings used to steer their longboats from the right hand side, not from the middle like a rudder.

“Port” is a bit more obscure. It comes from “larboard”, which is the docking side of the ship (you can’t dock a longboat at starboard, as the oar will get in the way). It was later changed to the simple “port”, as starboard and larboard sounds too much alike.

Fascinating … thank you Mondariz

Keel (beam) on larger aircraft…

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hmmmm “windscreen”?? yachts have those too, along with a cockpit!

“sacrificial anode”, I think some metal aircraft have had those????

Every modern airliner has had a “Galley”! They also carry “stewards” or “stewardess”‘, “purser”and a “Captain” and “Navigator”, as do a passenger ship, both have a “crew” and “passengers” and in the past some aircraft even had a “cabin”, both have “toilets” and “sickbags”!

A ship sometimes needs a “pilot” to assist the captain, whereas an aircraft normally has a “pilot” as the captain – smiles.

In the past aircraft carried “sextants” and still carry “compasses”!

aircraft and ships both have “cargo holds”

an aircraft and ship can have a “datum line” and a “C of G”, and both can “pitch” and “roll”.

you can have a “sail” boat and a “sail” plane!

you can have an “air” boat, and a “flying” boat but although similar sounding they are not the same – smiles

Military ships can have “guns”, “cannons”, “cruise missiles”, carry “torpedos” and “depth charges” and in the past or present so have Military aircraft.

“fin” – no thats a fish not a ship smiles!

“dorsal” ?? no thats a fish too!

“stuffed motor” on an aircraft = “boat anchor” – now thats a ship!!!

smiles

Mark Pilkington

Ship itself is a reference word for both.
Craft is another.

Lindy’s Lad made reference with Keel & Beam, but the keel is the theoretical bottom spine of the water going vessel whereas beam refers to ‘something’ else on a level to either the port or starboard quarters and generally distant (near or far), from either an aircraft or ship… not near the bottom of an aircraft.

I would suspect turret is a reference far older than used in context for either ships or aircraft are concerned, as turrets are constructed on castles and stately homes and the like etc etc, so turret may have more in common with the fact that they generally contain weapons and the like.

A lot of aeroplanes land at airPORTS and so port also applies.
Planes generally fly towards ‘headings’

Bomberboy