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An '''aircraft''' is a type of craft designed for atmospheric flight, and were in common usage on the [[planet]] [[Earth]] during the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]]. Airplanes were different from spacecraft as they were usually designed to fly no higher than the upper reaches of Earth's [[atmosphere]]. |
An '''aircraft''' is a type of craft designed for atmospheric flight, and were in common usage on the [[planet]] [[Earth]] during the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]]. Airplanes were different from spacecraft as they were usually designed to fly no higher than the upper reaches of Earth's [[atmosphere]]. |
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| − | Examples of these craft include '''balloons''', fixed-wing '''airplanes''' or '''jets''', and rotary-wing ''' |
+ | Examples of these craft include '''balloons''', fixed-wing '''airplanes''' or '''jets''', and rotary-wing '''helicopters'''. |
| − | ==Types of |
+ | == Types of aircraft == |
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+ | === Lighter than air === |
| − | * '''See''': [[Dirigible]], [[ |
+ | * '''See''': [[Dirigible]], [[Balloon]], [[Weather balloon]] |
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+ | === Heavier than air === |
| + | ==== Airplanes ==== |
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* '''See''': [[Airplane]] |
* '''See''': [[Airplane]] |
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| − | ===Jets=== |
+ | ==== Jets ==== |
* '''See''': [[Jet]]s |
* '''See''': [[Jet]]s |
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+ | ==== Helicopters ==== |
| + | * '''See''' [[Helicopter]] |
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| − | [[Image:Huey204.jpg|thumb|A [[Huey 204]] '''helicoptor''']] |
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| − | '''Helicoptor''' are a type of rotary-wing aircraft that achieve flight by use of a rotating wing. |
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| − | In [[1986]], [[Plexicorp]] owned a helicoptor which could be used for hauling sheets of [[plexiglass]]. (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'') |
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| + | * [[Hovercar]] (hovercraft) |
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| − | The [[US National Guard]] of [[California]] employed helicoptors during their siege on the [[San Francisco]] [[Sanctuary District]]'s in [[2024]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[Past Tense, Part II]]") |
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| − | Mona Luvsitt, a character in the holosuite program ''Julian Bashir, Secret Agent'', is an accomplished helicoptor pilot. ([[DS9]]: "[[Our Man Bashir]]") |
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| − | :'''Also see''': [[Huey 204]] |
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| − | * [[Hovercraft]] |
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* [[Space shuttle]] |
* [[Space shuttle]] |
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* [[Unidentified flying object]] |
* [[Unidentified flying object]] |
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* [[V-2 rocket]] |
* [[V-2 rocket]] |
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| − | ==External |
+ | ==External links== |
* {{wikipedia|Aircraft}} |
* {{wikipedia|Aircraft}} |
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* {{wikipedia|Balloon (aircraft)}} |
* {{wikipedia|Balloon (aircraft)}} |
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| + | ** {{wikipedia|Airship}} (dirigible) |
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* {{wikipedia|Fixed-wing aircraft}} |
* {{wikipedia|Fixed-wing aircraft}} |
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** {{wikipedia|Jet aircraft}} |
** {{wikipedia|Jet aircraft}} |
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* {{wikipedia|Rotary-wing aircraft}} |
* {{wikipedia|Rotary-wing aircraft}} |
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** {{wikipedia|Helicopter}} |
** {{wikipedia|Helicopter}} |
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| + | * {{wikipedia|Rocket-powered aircraft}} |
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| + | ** {{wikipedia|V-2 rocket}} |
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| + | [[Category:Vehicles]] |
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Revision as of 15:50, 18 February 2015
An aircraft is a type of craft designed for atmospheric flight, and were in common usage on the planet Earth during the 20th and 21st centuries. Airplanes were different from spacecraft as they were usually designed to fly no higher than the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere.
Examples of these craft include balloons, fixed-wing airplanes or jets, and rotary-wing helicopters.
Types of aircraft
Lighter than air
- See: Dirigible, Balloon, Weather balloon
Heavier than air
Airplanes
- See: Airplane
Jets
- See: Jets
Helicopters
- See Helicopter
Related craft
- Air tram
- Hovercar (hovercraft)
- Space shuttle
- Unidentified flying object
- V-2 rocket