aircraft classification Flashcards
air Plane:
engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft
heavier than air
Glider:
heavier-than-air, does not depent on
engine
Lighter-than-air:
can rise and main remoin
suspended by using contained gas.
Power-lift:
heavier-than-air capable of vertical takeoff / Lahding and relies on non- rotating airfail for lift during herizontal flight
Powered parachube:
Flexible or semi-rigid wing connected to a fuse lage so that. the wing is not in position for Flight untill the aircraftizin is in mation
Rocket:
aircraft propelled by ejected expanding gases generated in the engine
Rotorcaft:
heavier-than- air that depends on lift generated by one or more rotors
weight-Shift control:
powered aircraft with aframed
pivoting wing
the category the FAA broad:
airplane, Rotorcraft, glide, and lighter-than-air
Class:
single-engine, multiengine; Land, water, gyro plane helicopter, airship, and free ballon