Aircraft Definitions

Question 1

Aeroplane

Answer 1

A power driven heavier than air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given conditions of flight.

Question 2

Common mark

Answer 2

A mark assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization to the common mark registering aurthority registering aircraft of an international operating agency on other than a national basis.

Question 3

Fireproof material

Answer 3

A material capable of withstanding heat as well as or better than steel when the dimensions in both cases are appropriate for the specific purpose.

Question 4

Heavier than air aircraft

Answer 4

Any aircraft deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic forces.

Question 5

Remotely Piloted aircraft(RPA)

Answer 5

An unmanned aircraft which is piloted from a remote pilot station.

Question 6

State of registry

Answer 6

The state on whose register the aircraft is entered.

Question 7

Lighter-than-air aircraft

Answer 7

Any aircraft supported chiefly by it’s buoyancy in the air.

Question 8

Helicopter

Answer 8

A heavier than air aircraft supported in flight chiefly by reactions of the air on one or more power driven rotors on substantially vertical axes