Aircraft (14815 bytes)
2: ...nkan Airlines. This is a wide-bodied long-haul '''aircraft''', with -24 Business Class seats and 288 Economy...
8: ... to the tool of travel. For other meanings, see [[aircraft (disambiguation)]].''
10: An '''aircraft''' is any [[machine]] capable of atmospheric flig...
14: Aircraft fall into two broad categories:
17: ...d thrust. The abbreviation [[VTOL]] is applied to aircraft other than helicopters that can take off or land ...

DAR (Aircraft) (607 bytes)
1: ...n its behalf in the inspection of amateur-built [[aircraft]] and the issuance of airworthiness certificates....
4: *[http://www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft/av-info/dst/DARDirectory.pdf DAR Directory] ([[PD...

Amphibious aircraft (2333 bytes)
1: ...er, more powerful, engine(s) than comparable land aircraft, which in turn escalates weights and/or reduces r...
3: ... aircraft have their uses, not least as transport aircraft in remote areas, where there are few [[airstrip]]...
5: ... longer range than a comparable helicopter, as an aircraft's wing is more effective than a helicopter's lift...
8: ...ir numbers are dwindling. One example is the Lake Aircraft.

Agricultural aircraft (573 bytes)
1: An '''agricultural aircraft''' is an [[aircraft]] that has been built or converted for agricultur...
3: Purpose-built agricultural aircraft are typically small, simple, and rugged. Many hav...
5: See also [[:Category:agricultural aircraft]].
11: [[Category:Agricultural aircraft]]

Aircraft marshaller (461 bytes)
1: ...orts where they mainly take care of guiding large aircrafts to their respective parking space.

Parasite aircraft (2718 bytes)
1: ...43.jpg|thumb|right|215px|An example of a parasite aircraft is the [[Boeing X-43]] being dropped from under t...
3: ...d [[Air launch|air launched]] by a [[mothership]] aircraft.
5: ...apable [[fighter aircraft]]. In some cases, these aircraft are able to return to their mothership. As fighte...
7: ...aft]], and manned and unmanned [[reconnaissance]] aircraft.
13: ...TB-2]]/[[Polikarpov SPB|SPB]], the first parasite aircraft to see combat ([[1941]])

Hughes Aircraft (12157 bytes)
2: '''Hughes Aircraft Company''' was a major defence/aerospace company ...
12: Hughes Aircraft was first set up as a subsidiary of [[Hughes Tool...
14: ...company's designs. At the start of the war Hughes Aircraft had only four full-time employees — by the ...
17: ...ation]], [[Northrop]], [[Lockheed Martin|Lockheed Aircraft]] were among the complex of companies in the [[Ae...
21: ...bably shows that Hughes did not intend to fly the aircraft again.

Cargo aircraft (2831 bytes)
1: ...ing and unloading times. Conversions of passenger aircraft with side mounted doors are now more commonly ref...
3: ... the [[DC-3]]. Originally designed as a passenger aircraft, thousands were purchased by the Army and Navy du...
5: .... The C-123 would introduce the now-classic cargo aircraft layout, with a tail boom bending upward to leave ...
7: ...ent the containers would fly out the front of the aircraft and kill the pilots, so the cockpit was moved to ...
9: [[Category:Cargo aircraft|*]]

Stealth aircraft (6062 bytes)
2: ...e to develop stealth aircraft. Typically, stealth aircraft are also harder to detect and track via other met...
4: ...han the flat surfaces on first-generation stealth aircraft.
6: ...e. The problem of successfully countering stealth aircraft on the battlefield remains essentially unsolved.
8: ==Use of stealth aircraft==
9: ...the opposing air defence to the point where other aircraft had a good chance of reaching those critical targ...

Pilatus Aircraft (2448 bytes)
1: '''Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.''' is an aircraft manufacturer located in Stans, [[Switzerland]]. I...
5: ...ut it was not until [[1944]] that a Pilatus-built aircraft, the [[Pilatus SB-2|SB-2 Pelican]], first took to...
7: ...Force (72 aircraft) and the [[Brazilian Navy]] (6 aircraft), in [[1953]].
9: ...C-6 Porter]] was introduced. This popular utility aircraft and its successor, the ''Turbo Porter'', are stil...
15: ...Norman Islander]] and [[Britten-Norman Defender]] aircraft.

Flap (aircraft) (1176 bytes)
1: ... They are usually used while landing to allow the aircraft to fly more slowly and to steepen the approach to...
3: ...0px|Wing trailing-edge '''flaps''' extended on an aircraft approaching London (Heathrow) airport]]
17: [[Category:Aircraft controls]]

Aircraft attitude (2224 bytes)
1: ...wo closely related aspects of the situation of an aircraft in flight.
3: ...adjust the aircraft attitude in order to keep the aircraft on course or turn or change altitude.
5: ...e power, flaps or slats and also airflow. Thus an aircraft can be described as being in a ''climb'' attitude...

Aircraft heading (213 bytes)
1: ...r [[directional gyro]], two instruments that most aircraft have as standard.

Elevator (aircraft) (1839 bytes)
2: ...ly touching the grass, is the '''elevator'''. The aircraft is a 1966 Currie Wot]]
9: ...no power is added or available), a slowing of the aircraft. A decreased angle of attack will produce an incr...
11: ...ord for [[duck]]. The [[Wright Brothers]]' early aircraft were of this type. The canard type is more effici...
16: [[Category:Aircraft controls]]

Aircraft catapult (1992 bytes)
2: ...g the deck at high speed. Within about 4 seconds, aircraft velocity plus wind speed (ship's speed plus head ...
6: ...than [[CTOL]] (Conventional Take Off and Landing) aircraft.
8: [[Russian]] [[naval]] [[military aircraft]] can take off from carriers without a catapult t...

Experimental Aircraft (1326 bytes)
1: ...types and flight-test designs, see [[experimental aircraft]] or [[x-plane]]s.''
3: ...craft that can be made and flown by anyone. These aircraft currently comprise approximately 25% of the gener...
5: ... by a licensed [[:Category:Aircraft manufacturers|aircraft manufacturer]].
7: ...es of this kind of aircraft include the [[Van%27s_Aircraft|Vans RV]] series of 1 & 2 place kits. Finally, th...

Aircraft part (412 bytes)
1: ...ations on aircraft maintenance in most countries, aircraft parts must often be certified by regulatory agenc...
3: '''See also:''' [[aircraft manufacturers]]

Trainer (aircraft) (3487 bytes)
1: A '''trainer''' is a training [[aircraft]] used to develop piloting, navigational or weapo...
3: ..., or arrange for military officers to train using aircraft provided and maintained by a private business.
7: ...political risks, in recent years the sale of Hawk aircraft by British Aerospace to [[Indonesia]] has, for ex...
9: ... either in training aircraft or in an operational aircraft during training flights.
11: ... teams to change to lighter training types. A few aircraft modifications may be needed to enable coloured sm...

Chord (aircraft) (1640 bytes)
1: In reference to [[aircraft]], '''chord''' refers to the distance between the...

Military aircraft (1364 bytes)
1: '''Military aircraft''' are [[airplane]]s used in warfare. General ca...
2: * [[Fighter aircraft]]
3: * [[Ground attack aircraft]]
8: * [[Surveillance aircraft]] or reconnaissance, or air observation post
10: Lists of military aircraft can be found at:

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