Aircraft

Aircraft

Any machine or device that is capable of atmospheric flight either by buoyancy or by the movement of air over its surfaces.

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payload

Aviation; Aircraft

Anything that an aircraft carries beyond what is required for its operation during flight, theoretically that from which revenue is derived, such as cargo and passengers.

rotorcraft

Aviation; Aircraft

A heavier-than-air aircraft that depends principally for its support in flight on the lift generated by one or more rotors.

sailplane

Aviation; Aircraft

An unpowered, soaring aircraft capable of maintaining level flight for long periods of time after release from tow and of gaining altitude using wind currents.

seaplane

Aviation; Aircraft

A water-based aircraft with a boat-hull fuselage, often amphibious.

service ceiling

Aviation; Aircraft

The height above sea level at which an aircraft with normal rated load is unable to climb faster than 100' per minute under Standard Air conditions.

sesqui-wing

Aviation; Aircraft

A lesser-span additional wingform, generally placed below the main planes of an aircraft, generally a biplane.

A movement of an aircraft in which a relative flow of air moves along the lateral axis, resulting in a sideways movement from a projected flight path, especially a downward slip toward the inside of ...