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aircraft

Also known as aerial vehicle, individual aircraft

thumb|The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the most produced aircraft in history. thumb|A Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil [[helicopter.]]

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An aircraft is a vehicle designed to fly through the air, and it comes in many types—from airplanes like the widely-used Cessna 172 to helicopters like the Eurocopter AS350. Aircraft matter because they enable transportation through the air, making it possible to move people and goods across distances that would be impractical by other means.

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Research

24,055 papers

Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2018Yeh RW, Valsdottir LR, Yeh MW et al.DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k5094
Disinfection of aircraft : Appropriate disinfectants and standard operating procedures for highly infectious diseases.ReviewBundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2016Klaus J, Gnirs P, Hölterhoff S et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00103-016-2460-2
Aircraft Fuselage Corrosion Detection Using Artificial Intelligence.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Brandoli B, de Geus AR, Souza JR et al.DOI: 10.3390/s21124026
Air transport.ReviewPediatric clinics of North America · 1993Brink LW, Neuman B, Wynn JDOI: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)38520-0
Systematic review: The ocular surface in the aircraft environment.ReviewOptometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2026Mikhail E, Markoulli MDOI: 10.1002/ovs2.70017
Discomfort estimation for aircraft cabin noise using linear regression and modified psychoacoustic annoyance approaches.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2023Huang Y, Lv B, Ni K et al.DOI: 10.1121/10.0020838
Aircraft Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System Fault Diagnosis with 1-D Dilated Convolutional Neural Network.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Chen J, Xu Q, Guo Y et al.DOI: 10.3390/s22041367
The Impact of Aircraft Noise on the Cognitive Function of Elementary School Students in Korea.Noise & health · 2023Baek K, Park C, Sakong JDOI: 10.4103/nah.nah_71_22

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Contents

History
Methods of lift
Lighter-than-air
Heavier-than-air{{Anchor|Heavier than air}}
Fixed-wing aircraft
Rotorcraft
Other methods of lift
Size and speed extremes
Size
Speeds
Propulsion and steering
Unpowered aircraft
Powered aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Jet aircraft
Rotorcraft
Design and construction
Structure
Aerostats
Aerodynes
Power
Avionics
Flight characteristics
Flight envelope
Range
Flight dynamics
Stability
Control
Environmental impact
Uses for aircraft
Military
Civil
Experimental
Model
See also
Lists
Topics
References
External links
History
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thumb|The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the most produced aircraft in history. thumb|A Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil [[helicopter.]]

An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or, in a few cases, direct downward thrust from its engines. Common examples of aircraft include airplanes, drones, rotorcraft (including helicopters), airships (including blimps), gliders, paramotors, and hot air balloons. Part 1 (Definitions and Abbreviations) of Subchapter A of Chapter I of Title 14 of the U. S. Code of Federal Regulations states that aircraft "means a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air."