ocr: AIRPLANE DOES AN AIRPLANE maneuver itselfin the air? Hiu - by moving uses forces generated the air around itv which lift the airplane and control its flight. Flaps called control surfaces on the wings and the tail deflect the air to make the airplane climb, dive, turn, or roll. The pilot controls these surfaces from the cockpit, using pedals and a control column. ELEVATOR TAIL - FIN 24 2 AILERON - TAILPLANE CONTROL COLUMN RUDDER / 200 E - - - 4 - - - - - - LF - - ELEVATOR 2 - E TRAILING EDGE OF WING PEDALS I AILERON SEE PROPELLER CONTROL ALSO CABLES