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Aircraft classification groups aircraft according to their attributes in order to facilitate various aspects of modern aviation.
International
editType of Commercial Service
editRegional Jets and more generally, all Regional airliners.
Size of Commercial Aircraft Cabin
editUnited States
editIn the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) classifies aircraft according to several different methods.
Airplane Design Group (ADG)
editDesign Approvals
editCategory (Airmen certification)
editAirplane, Rotorcraft, Glider, Lighter than air, Powered lift, Powered Parachute, Weight-shift-control, Rocket[5]
Category (Aircraft certification)
editTransport, Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, Limited, Restricted, Provisional [5]
Class
editAirplane, Rotorcraft, Glider, Balloon, landplane, seaplane [5]
Separate classes (Fixed-wing, Gyrocopter, Helicopter, Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Tilt-rotor, amphibians, seaplanes) [6]
Engines
editBy number (0-4) and type (Electric, Piston, Turboprop/Turboshaft, Jet, Rocket) [6]
Type Designator
editExample: CL60 covers 14 Challenger-model aircraft across two brands: Bombardier and Canadair. [6]
Special designators include:
a. BALL – Balloon. b. GLID – Glider/sailplane. c. GYRO – Micro-/ultra-light gyrocopter. d. SHIP – Airship. e. UAUH – Micro-/ultra-light autonomous unmanned helicopter. f. UAUL – Micro-/ultra-light autonomous unmanned aircraft. g. UHEL – Micro-/ ultra-light helicopter. h. ULAC – Micro-/ultra-light aircraft. i. UOPH – Micro-/ultra-light optionally piloted helicopter. j. UOPL – Micro-/ultra-light optionally piloted aircraft. k. URPH – Micro-/ultra-light remotely piloted helicopter. l. URPL – Micro-/ultra-light remotely piloted aircraft. m. ZZZZ – Aircraft type not yet assigned a designator, with a description of the type in Item 18 (Other Information) of the ICAO flight plan or Remarks of a NAS flight plan.
FAA Weight Class
editSmall, Large, Heavy, and Super (which, as of March 2017, includes only the Airbus A380-800, and the Anotov AN-225). [6]
Wake Category
editCategory A (max wingspan, certified takeoff weight, and wake turbulence) through Category F (minimum) which includes powered sailplanes. [6]
Same Runway Separation
edit
References
edit- ^ Aircraft Classifications, Dr. Antonio A. Trani, http://128.173.204.63/courses/cee5614/cee5614_pub/acft_classifications.pdf
- ^ Airplane Design Group (ADG), https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Airplane_Design_Group_(ADG)
- ^ https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/150_5300_13_chg10.doc
- ^ https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/design_approvals/small_airplanes/categories/
- ^ a b c http://www.cfinotebook.net/notebook/rules-and-regulations/aircraft-categories-and-classes
- ^ a b c d e f https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/2017-03-07_FAA_Order_JO_7360.1B_Aircraft_Type_Designators.pdf