fixed-wing
Not a helicopter
Fixed-wing describes aircraft that generate lift through stationary wings rather than rotating blades: fixed-wing planes, fixed-wing drones.
The term distinguishes conventional airplanes from helicopters and other rotorcraft.
In military and emergency services contexts, the distinction matters operationally: We need fixed-wing support for the aerial survey.
Powered flying machine
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- jetForced fluid stream
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
propeller · runway · takeoff · landing · aileron · rudder · elevator · flaps
One who steers aircraft
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
navigation · aerodynamics · lift · drag · thrust · glide · stall · banking
Aircraft lifted by blades
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- quadcopterFour-rotor aerial vehicle
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- VTOLPerpendicular takeoff ability
rotor · hovering · tiltrotor · autogyro · ornithopter · airship · blimp · balloon
One who engages in combat
- bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
transport · surveillance · stealth · sortie · mission · squadron · airbase · dogfight
airplane
Powered flying machine
cockpit · propeller · runway · takeoff · landing · aileron · rudder · elevator · flaps · stabilizer
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
cruising · navigation · aerodynamics · lift · drag · thrust · glide · stall · banking · roll
rotorcraft
Aircraft lifted by blades
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- quadcopterFour-rotor aerial vehicle
- droneUnmanned flying machine
VTOL · rotor · hovering · tiltrotor · autogyro · ornithopter · airship · blimp · balloon · glider
fighter
One who engages in combat
- bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
tanker · transport · surveillance · stealth · sortie · mission · squadron · airbase · dogfight · payload
- military aviationaircraft, bombers, fighter jets, stealth, drones
- Ultralightsultralight, microlight, trike, paramotor, weight-shift
fixed-wingrotary-wing
Helicopter propulsion method
rotorcraft · helicopter · rotor · gyroplane · autogyro
fixed, wing, fix, fixes, fixing, fixer, fixable, unfixed, fixation