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Aircraft are traditionally categorized according to their general characteristics, as shown on the following four-language table.
A different categorization is based on manufacturing characteristics, featured on page Aircraft Manufacturing Categories.
ENGLISH |
FRANÇAIS |
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non-power-driven |
free |
spherical |
non entraîné |
libre |
sphérique |
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non-spherical |
non sphérique |
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tethered |
spherical |
captif |
sphérique |
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non-spherical |
non sphérique |
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power-driven |
rigid |
entraîné |
rigide |
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semi-rigid |
semi-rigide |
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non-rigid |
souple |
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non-power-driven |
fixed-wing |
gliding |
non entraîné |
à voilure |
de vol plané |
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soaring |
de vol à voile |
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power-driven |
fixed-wing |
entraîné |
à voilure |
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rotary-wing |
à voilure tournante |
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flapping-wing |
à ailes battantes |
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fixed- and |
à voilure |
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ESPAÑOL |
ITALIANO |
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no |
libre |
esférico |
non munito di |
libero |
sferico |
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no esférico |
non sferico |
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cautivo |
esférico |
frenato |
sferico |
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no esférico |
non sferico |
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propulsado |
rígido |
munito di |
rigido |
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semi rígido |
semirigido |
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no rígido |
floscio |
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no |
de ala fija |
non munito di |
ad ala fissa |
libratore |
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veleggiaore |
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propulsado |
de ala fija |
munito di |
ad ala fissa |
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de ala giratoria |
ad ala |
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de ala batiente |
ad ala |
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de ala fija |
ad ala fissa e |
(*) This category gets a specific name, in some languages – e.g. "velivolo", in Italian. This is not the case in English, French, Spanish.
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The following table shows aircraft categorization based on manufacturing characteristics and airworthiness codes, according to EASA, European Aviation Safety Agency regulation.
General characteristics are taken into account on Aircraft Categories four-language table.
Airworthiness Code |
Manufacturing Category |
CS-VLA |
Very Light Aeroplane |
CS-VLR |
Very Light Rotorcraft |
CS-22 |
Sailplane or Powered Sailplane ‒ Utility and/or Aerobatic Category |
CS-23 |
Normal, Utility, Aerobatic, or Commuter Category Aeroplane |
CS-25 |
Large Aeroplane |
CS-27 |
Small Rotorcraft |
CS-29 |
Large Rotorcraft |
CS-30N |
Normal and/or Commuter Category Airship |
CS-30T |
Transport Airship |
CS-31HA |
Hot-Air Airship |
CS-31HB |
Hot-Air Balloon |
CS-31GB |
Free Gas Balloon |
CS-31TGB |
Tethered Gas Balloon |