NounSingular aircraft Plural aircraft or aircrafts aircraft (plural aircraft or aircrafts)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift (as with balloons, blimps and dirigibles) or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil (as with vehicles that plane the air with wings in a straight manner, such as airplanes and gliders, or vehicles that generate lift with wings in a rotary manner, such as helicopters or gyrocopters). Objects which fly, but are not supported by the air, such as most rockets and missiles, are not considered aircraft. These types of vehicles use rocket thrust instead of lift as the primary means of overcoming the force of gravity. Other objects which fly by using aerodynamic lift, such as kites and Frisbees, can only be considered aircraft if they are used as vehicles. Ballistic flying objects such as arrows, bullets and artillery are not aircraft, because they do not use the air as their means for countering the force of gravity. Parachutes are not usually considered to be aircraft (although they may be) because they have a lift-to-drag ratio well below one, and thus fly extremely poorly. However, parasails and paragliders possess a much high lift-to-drag ratio and are nearly always considered aircraft. For an even more specialized case a rocket with wings such as the X-1, X-15 or the EZ-Rocket does typically function as an aircraft when it is flying in its rocket mode using aerodynamic lift, but would not if flown as a spacecraft outside of the atmosphere, and where it is therefore not supported by the air. So it is possible for the same vehicle to either count or not count as an aircraft depending upon its usage. The human activity which surrounds aircraft is called aviation. Manned aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot. Unmanned vehicles are often called drones, remotely piloted vehicles (RPV) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How to design an Light Aircraft Cockpit? Q. Good day! I would like to ask if anyone knows good reference materials or links for light aircraft cockpit lay-outing. That should include where to properly place instruments in accordance to air laws and pilot advantages. I am planning to use the materials for my upcoming aircraft design subjects in college. Thank you very much. Asked by kimberlyn M - Sat Mar 21 10:52:39 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Answered by bmdsherman - Sun Mar 22 13:19:18 2009 How to find aircraft work in asia? Q. I'm trying to find work in Thailand or surrounding countries, but only teaching jobs are really available. I'm a aircraft (structures) Tech/mech by trade. I've applied through various agencies to no avail! does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks Asked by crisp - Thu Jun 19 07:42:04 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Okay here is the fact about working in Asia. First most if not all shops, MRO, repair stations or FBOs will require you to have an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) or CAA license to work. However some repair stations can hire you, but its not what you know, but who you know. In Asia you really have to be introduced to someone by someone they know and trust. You may want to look you HEACO in Hong Kong they are a large repair station that hires non-certificated/licensed tech s to work under the repair station certificate. I would recommend looking up their web site and forget about using a firm to find you a job they are a rip off. Yes there are lots of jobs in Asia, but not lots of money of wages. Answered by stacheair - Fri Jun 20 23:34:16 2008 What is the term for an aircraft's ability to accelerate while flying vertically upward?
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