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vehicles are not aircraft if they are not supported by the surrounding air... Manned aircraft are flown by a... air aircraft must find some way to push air or gas downwards... the aircraft directs its engine thrust... is applied to aircraft that can take off and land vertically... Some VTOL aircraft often operate in a... aircraft with the greatest payload... aircraft with greatest wingspan... aircraft with the greatest payload... aircraft with greatest wingspan... aircraft can change its wing configuration during flight... are aircraft that land on water... more floats attached below the rest of the aircraft so that the fuselage remains clear of the water at all times... The whole aircraft would then have tilted forward to fly as a propeller... In this configuration the aircraft body is shaped to produce lift... jet aircraft such as the Harrier jump... turboprop transport aircraft is expected to provide the first production example... altitude aircraft use jet engines... the aircraft took off and landed in jet turbine configuration... The major distinction in aircraft types is between... Combat aircraft divide broadly into... and involving a wide range of aircraft types such as business jets... The vast majority of aircraft today are general aviation types... Private aircraft are usually light passenger... Another small but important class of private aircraft are the historical... built to explore some aspect of aircraft design and with no other useful purpose... off modifications of existing aircraft such as the... The history of aircraft development divides broadly into five eras... aircraft are usually listed according to manufacturer and production type... List of jet aircraft of World War II... List of aircraft by date and usage category... List of aircraft by date and usage category... Aircraft flight control systems...

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