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Definitions[]

An aircraft is

[a] vehicle, manned or unmanned, capable of sustained flight in the atmosphere by forces exerted upon it by the air.[1]
[a]ny machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the Earth's surface.[2]

References[]

  1. NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Interoperability Architecture (NIIA), Vol. 4: NIIA Terms and Definitions A-5 (Sept. 2005) (full-text).
  2. Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace–Guidance, at 4.
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