AIRCRAFT FUNDAMENTALS
Classification of Aircraft
Aircraft grouped by supporting force and wing construction or movement.
Key reference points
- Lighter-than-air aircraft use buoyancy.
- Heavier-than-air aircraft use aerodynamic or powered lift.
- Fixed-wing and rotary-wing describe different lifting-surface arrangements.
Training-reference boundary
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