microlights
Minimal motorized flyers
Microlights are ultralight aircraft—small, lightweight planes with minimal structure, typically one or two seats, used for recreational flying.
British term; Americans say ultralights.
The aircraft emphasize simplicity: He got his microlight license last summer.
Some designs resemble hang gliders with motors; others look like stripped-down conventional planes.
Minimal recreational aircraft
- trikeThree-wheeled pedal vehicle
- two-seaterVehicle accommodating two passengers
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
wing · fuselage · tailplane · rudder · canopy · airframe · undercarriage · nosecone
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
gliding · hovering · banking · climbing · descending · looping · maneuver · aerobatics
One who steers aircraft
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- clubOrganization with membership
airfield · fly-in · scenic · sightseeing · low-and-slow · countryside · farmland · coastline
Absence of constraint
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- journeyTravel from place to place
discovery · wanderlust · expedition · quest · odyssey · excursion · open-air · exhilaration
ultralight
Minimal recreational aircraft
- trikeThree-wheeled pedal vehicle
- two-seaterVehicle accommodating two passengers
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
propeller · wing · fuselage · tailplane · rudder · canopy · airframe · undercarriage · nosecone · struts
takeoff
Departure or parody
cruising · gliding · hovering · banking · climbing · descending · looping · maneuver · aerobatics · cross-country
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
club · airfield · fly-in · scenic · sightseeing · low-and-slow · countryside · farmland · coastline · fellowship
freedom
Absence of constraint
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
journey · discovery · wanderlust · expedition · quest · odyssey · excursion · open-air · exhilaration · escapism
microlightsjumbo jets
Large commercial passenger aircraft
commercial jets · Boeing 747 · Airbus A380 · cargo planes · airliners