Types of aircraft presentation
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Aircraft can be categorized in three ways: by basic design as either lighter-than-air or heavier-than-air, by propulsion as either power driven or non-power driven, and by wing design as either aeroplanes with fixed wings or rotorcraft with rotary wings. Lighter-than-air aircraft rely on gases for lift while heavier-than-air aircraft use air flowing over wings. Power driven aircraft use engines for propulsion and non-power driven use gravity and aerodynamic forces. Aeroplanes have stationary wings and rotorcraft have rotating wings.
Types of aircraft presentation
- 1. LIGHTER-THAN-AIR Aircraft whose lifting capability depends on being inflated with a gas such as hot air, hydrogen or helium. HEAVIER-THAN-AIR Aircraft whose lift is produced by a reaction between aerofoil and motion through the air. POWER DRIVEN Aircraft, whose propulsion through the air is supported by engine power. NON POWER DRIVEN Aircraft whose propulsion through the air is derived from gravity and aerodynamic forces, and it is not supported by engine power. AEROPLANE (FIXED WINGS) Aircraft whose lift is produced by a reaction between fixed wings and motion of the air about them. ROTORCRAFT (ROTARY WINGS) Aircraft whose lift is produced by rotating wings.
- 2. 1. According to the basic design 2. According to the principle of propulsion through the air 3. According to the design of the wings
- 3. Types Of Aircraft (Aircraft Categorization) According to the basic design According to the principle of propulsion through the air According to the design of the wings
- 4. BASIC DESIGN HEAVIER-THAN-AIR LIGHTER-THAN-AIR
- 5. PRINCIPLE OF PROPULSION THROUGH THE AIR POWER DRIVEN NON POWER DRIVEN
- 6. DESIGN OF THE WINGS AEROPLANE (FIXED WINGS) ROTORCRAFT (ROTARY WINGS)
Editor's Notes
- #4: IANS / ATC Training / Courses / Basic / ACFT ACFT 5 Aircraft Categories Edition 1.1 13-02-2006 Following chart gives an overview of the aircraft categorization listed above: