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- ...and f16 in flight.jpg|right|250px|Airplanes are a type of heavier-than-air aircraft.}} .../credit}}<br/>|}}[[Helicopter|Helicopters]] are a type of heavier-than-air aircraft.]]2 KB (269 words) - 15:09, 18 August 2009
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- ...f name="EBBA">{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/bomber-aircraft |title=Bomber |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |date=3 March 2024}}</ref This section focuses on some of the main types of bomber aircraft used operationally in World War II.2 KB (292 words) - 10:48, 8 April 2024
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- Military '''combat aircraft''' directly harm enemy forces, with kinetic or electronic attack, or delibe *[[fighter aircraft|Fixed-wing fighter]]828 bytes (116 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
- [[Image:CV-Nimitz.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Modern aircraft carrier: ''USS Nimitz'']] ...hey also have a system of arresting wires, which allows a high-performance aircraft to be brought to a stop in seconds. This technique is called CATOBAR (CATOB21 KB (3,288 words) - 20:45, 2 April 2024
- '''Balloons''' are [[aircraft]] that remain aloft through the use of [[buoyancy]]. Balloons are the first type of aircraft ever to lift a human from the surface of the earth.567 bytes (92 words) - 14:02, 19 June 2008
- ...R]], [[air refueling|tanker]], etc. Even within the transport mission, the aircraft can often be reconfigured for carrying cargo, passengers, or patients in li Commercial airliners, of course, are passenger transport aircraft optimized for carrying passengers, with varying levels of luxury. There are3 KB (387 words) - 07:50, 12 February 2009
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- '''Fighter aircraft''', generally known as '''fighters''', are military aircraft which are essentially used in air-to-air combat. Famous examples include th269 bytes (32 words) - 14:45, 29 March 2024
- Aircraft that either directly attack the enemy by kinetic or nonkinetic (e.g., [[ele255 bytes (39 words) - 13:01, 22 August 2010
- On October 14, 1947, a U.S. [[rocket motor|rocket-propelled]] research aircraft, piloted by Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, became the first manned vehicle to e ...d the basic shape of something known to be stable at high speed: the small aircraft was essentially a .50 caliber bullet with wings and a tail. It had enough l674 bytes (108 words) - 19:28, 2 February 2009
- On an [[aircraft carrier]], the '''island''' contains the ship's superstructure, much smalle A few early and unsuccessful aircraft carriers were built with no island and really no superstructure. This was i1 KB (214 words) - 13:34, 3 September 2010
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- Military aircraft which are essentially used in air-to-air combat.102 bytes (12 words) - 14:46, 29 March 2024
- ...for some [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s, a mechanical means, external to the aircraft, of imparting takeoff speed232 bytes (31 words) - 01:27, 19 October 2010
- ...aircraft that carries sensors to search for surface and subsurface ships. Aircraft of this type typically carry [[air-to-surface missile]]s (ASM) to attack sh797 bytes (129 words) - 14:11, 31 March 2024
- [[Fixed-wing aircraft]], [[helicopter]]s, or [[tilt-rotor aircraft]] whose primary role is moving people or cargo; they may be armed for self-188 bytes (24 words) - 15:37, 25 July 2008
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- ...et.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}The [[Boeing 747]] is one of the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.]] '''Fixed-wing aircraft''' are vehicles that remain aloft using the [[lift (force)|aerodynamic lift2 KB (257 words) - 15:31, 25 July 2008
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- ...for some [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s, a mechanical means, external to the aircraft, of imparting takeoff speed232 bytes (31 words) - 01:27, 19 October 2010
- ...s long runways, or a [[carrier-capable]] aircraft that must be [[catapult (aircraft)|catapult-launched]] and will land with the [[tailhook]] & [[arrested landi237 bytes (29 words) - 01:22, 19 October 2010
- Military '''combat aircraft''' directly harm enemy forces, with kinetic or electronic attack, or delibe *[[fighter aircraft|Fixed-wing fighter]]828 bytes (116 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
- ...oth from carriers and Marine airfields, that served as a close air support aircraft into the [[Korean War]]370 bytes (50 words) - 14:14, 16 July 2008
- ...e [[full-automatic (military)|automatic weapons]], fired from one side the aircraft to converge on a [[beaten zone]]274 bytes (37 words) - 06:31, 26 April 2009
- ...on]] [[maritime patrol aircraft]]; slower than Air Force RC-135 comparable aircraft164 bytes (19 words) - 12:46, 11 November 2009
- ...; slightly larger than her sisters; operates [[helicopter]]s and [[STOVL]] aircraft178 bytes (21 words) - 14:07, 3 September 2010
- {{r|Bomber aircraft}} {{r|Experimental aircraft}}468 bytes (60 words) - 15:38, 25 July 2008
- A [[warship]] designed to launch and recover [[combat aircraft]] and aircraft that support military operations146 bytes (18 words) - 10:00, 7 April 2010
- Aircraft that combines characteristics of heavier-than-air (fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter), and lighter than air (airship), technology.176 bytes (19 words) - 08:06, 11 September 2009
- ...an aircraft for the [[Russian Federation]], although, especially for civil aircraft, Russia is a competitive market. ...dustry aggressively competes in the export [[arms trade]], often designing aircraft principally to meet the requirements of other national markets. While some1 KB (151 words) - 20:40, 30 September 2009
- ...oviet-designed aircraft (NATO reporting name [[FOXBAT]]) used in [[fighter aircraft|interceptor]] and reconnaissance roles187 bytes (20 words) - 14:27, 9 February 2009
- ...craft#escort fighter |escort fighter]] and, to a limited extent, [[fighter aircraft#fighter-bomber |fighter-bomber]] in WWII.276 bytes (32 words) - 14:16, 16 July 2008
- ...ed intercontinental bomber, vulnerable to fighters but an interim Cold War aircraft until jet bombers were available; some continuing reconnaissance use240 bytes (31 words) - 10:51, 13 December 2010
- ...ircraft Industries, in versions for both military use and to protect civil aircraft.203 bytes (28 words) - 17:34, 2 February 2009
- ...ding and safely get airborne, rather than crash into a barricade or parked aircraft345 bytes (53 words) - 14:20, 3 September 2010
- [[Fixed-wing aircraft]], [[helicopter]]s, or [[tilt-rotor aircraft]] whose primary role is moving people or cargo; they may be armed for self-188 bytes (24 words) - 15:37, 25 July 2008
- A '''glider''' is a type of unpowered [[aircraft]] that uses aerodynamic [[lift (force)|lift]] to slow its rate of descent. Gliders were the first form of heavier-than-air aircraft.328 bytes (51 words) - 15:45, 27 January 2008
- ...ical takeoff and landing (VTOL)''', such as all helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft such as the [[MV-22 Osprey]]. Some aircraft normally considered [[STOVL]], such as the [[AV-8B Harrier II]], can take o399 bytes (59 words) - 21:51, 12 August 2008
- ...cience of flying aircraft; also the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft.127 bytes (18 words) - 03:27, 27 March 2024