Airplane

Definitions

• An engine-driven, fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of air against its wings.
• means an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air, that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its wings

References

• 14 C.F.R. Part 1, Federal Aviation Administration, 2026
• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Federal Aviation Administration, 2023