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aircraft
air‧craft S2 W2 /ˈeəkrɑːft $ ˈerkræft/ noun [COUNTABLE](plural aircraft) a plane or other vehicle that can fly ⇨ light aircraft • • • THESAURUS ▪plane (also aeroplane British English), airplane American English a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine : ▪ The plane took off from John F Kennedy airport. ▪ a passenger plane carrying over 300 people ▪aircraft a plane or other vehicle that can fly. Aircraft sounds more formal than plane : ▪ Smoking is not allowed on board the aircraft. ▪ He was trained to fly military aircraft. ▪jet a fast plane with a jet engine : ▪ She owns a private jet. ▪airliner a large plane that carries people : ▪ a commercial airliner
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES aircraft carrier aircraft/plane wreckage ▪ The major task is now to remove the aircraft wreckage from the accident site. combat aircraft ▪ Very few combat aircraft have been destroyed. jet fighter/aircraft/airliner ▪ a squadron of F-6 jet fighter aircraft light aircraft motor/car/aircraft etc spares ▪ a shortage of aircraft spares stealth bomber/aircraft/fighter etc (=a plane made using this system) traffic/aircraft/engine etc noise ▪ It was peaceful there, with no traffic noise at all. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADJECTIVE civil ▪ A pleasing publication which shows the diversity of military and civil aircraft and airlines that have used this airport. ▪ No civil aircraft now stayed in Phnom Penh overnight, since Khmer Rouge rocket attacks on the airport were frequent. ▪ Three miles south the Imperial War Museum has an exciting collection of military and civil aircraft at Duxford airfield. ▪ This is not usual in civil aircraft systems though it is occasionally done in some military aircraft. ▪ A soldier who feared flying was fined £600 yesterday for endangering a civil aircraft and disobeying the captain's orders. ▪ The orders for civil aircraft alone could not sustain the large number of smallish firms that comprised the industry. ▪ At Duxford airfield you can see the Imperial War Museum's collection of military and civil aircraft. ▪ BAe is a world leader in designing and making wings for civil or military aircraft. civilian ▪ The military said the distances between the military and civilian aircraft more than met air-traffic-control separation standards. ▪ J., who joined in a news conference with Kennedy and other lawmakers to denounce the downing of the civilian aircraft. ▪ S.-based civilian aircraft flying missions for the anti-Castro organization, Brothers to the Rescue. ▪ We must be clear, this shooting of civilian aircraft out of the air was a flagrant violation of international law. ▪ Reported near collisions involving military and civilian aircraft have dropped dramatically in the 1990s. commercial ▪ The company, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft, has experienced five straight years of record orders. ▪ S.-made commercial aircraft competition. ▪ As in commercial aircraft, going it alone was never a realistic option. ▪ In recent years, the group has claimed on average about 30 % of the global market for large commercial aircraft orders. ▪ Trading losses from commercial aircraft mushroomed last year from £37 million to £337 million. ▪ The Navy analysis concluded that 15-inch-thick concrete runways are needed for commercial aircraft. ▪ The range of services already includes automatic telephones for commercial passenger aircraft. large ▪ There was therefore, unusually, a large number of aircraft movements. ▪ In recent years, the group has claimed on average about 30 % of the global market for large commercial aircraft orders. ▪ It was also to be the largest aircraft ever built in Britain. ▪ Some freight carriers added flights; others simply used larger aircraft. ▪ Flying boats were larger than most aircraft of the time. ▪ But what if a large passenger aircraft has to be fuelled ready for flight? ▪ In more complicated cases or where a larger aircraft is concerned the investigating team can comprise up to a dozen investigators. ▪ At 0700, they plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast. light ▪ In the light aircraft groups, there is a similarity of performance. ▪ All gliders and light aircraft have to recover satisfactorily with the standard method. ▪ Furthermore if Grimbergen is closed, where do the present 150 plus light aircraft presently based there go? ▪ Also with Government loans, another company is building the Lear-Fan light executive aircraft near Belfast. ▪ Today, Cessna is out of the light aircraft market for ever and Piper is on its knees. ▪ This may well be one of those rare occasions when light aircraft pilots have the opportunity to shape something that affects them. ▪ Ivars has built over the years a series of light aircraft, most employing a faithful Cirrus Minor I engine. ▪ In some of their light and not-so-light aircraft seats are added in a manner guaranteed to tempt the irresponsible. military ▪ A pleasing publication which shows the diversity of military and civil aircraft and airlines that have used this airport. ▪ Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed makes military aircraft, space systems, missiles and electronics systems. ▪ Three miles south the Imperial War Museum has an exciting collection of military and civil aircraft at Duxford airfield. ▪ Government expenditures can reabsorb these resources in the production of guided missiles, military aircraft, and new schools and highways. ▪ This is not usual in civil aircraft systems though it is occasionally done in some military aircraft. ▪ The military said the distances between the military and civilian aircraft more than met air-traffic-control separation standards. ▪ The technology of military aircraft is distinct from the civilian variety. ▪ We invented the submarine and were the first to purchase a military aircraft. new ▪ This left Boeing in the odd position of undertaking to sell new Airbus aircraft. ▪ If so, are we passengers willing to pay substantially higher fares so that the airlines can continuously purchase new aircraft? ▪ The catch here is that on the new aircraft it costs more than £20,000. ▪ Further into the future, new forms of aircraft may work just fine on short runways. ▪ The new aircraft will enable the airline to boost passenger capacity by 13 percent a year, Tajudin said. ▪ Therefore, with demand outstripping supply for new aircraft production, existing in-service aircraft are replaced more slowly. other ▪ I executed a hard right turn, but could not see any other aircraft in my vicinity. ▪ Hearing no other radio communication and seeing no other aircraft to his left or right, he turned finals. ▪ He was seen to wave that he was O.K. to one of the other aircraft. ▪ Like that other Magister this aircraft is supposed to have an odd, unpleasant nose-down pitching diversion with excess sideslip. ▪ He was unaware of the other aircraft until both began to veer off the side of the runway. ▪ There was no other sign of wreckage of any other aircraft. ▪ Within six seconds of the collision, one fell to earth among other aircraft, just below the point of impact. ▪ We then followed the River Orwell to the bridge before going home in the distance we could see other aircraft. small ▪ The count simply abandoned the small, expensive aircraft and led them to the car. ▪ Several other smaller aircraft units from North Island will be on board the Nimitz and its escorts. ▪ Naturally, if a small aircraft is overbooked consistently, it might rate early loading. ▪ If small aircraft were routed elsewhere, Kamman said, Lindbergh Field would have more runway space for larger airliners. ▪ I had to show the local mechanic what to do; he knew nothing about small aircraft. ▪ Jessica took her first flight in a small aircraft when she was 6 years old. ▪ The seaplanes that do remain are small aircraft, not generally used for scheduled passenger services. ▪ The Beech 1900, a twin-engine turboprop seating 19, is among the smaller commuter aircraft in regular service. NOUN accident ▪ There remain the specialists who look after the flight recorder side of aircraft accident investigation. ▪ The truth is that aircraft accident investigation should be carried out in a completely impartial and objective manner. ▪ Ernest had been killed in 1940 in an aircraft accident when on duty as a Drogue Operator. ▪ The regulations governing the investigation of aircraft accidents had been unchanged since 1969. carrier ▪ It is interested in MIG-31 high-altitude interceptors, more modern submarines and help in building aircraft carriers. ▪ Short of an aircraft carrier or nuclear weapons, nothing can bring hurt like a cruiser. ▪ As I came up out of the trough, the wave was pouting out a lip like the deck of an aircraft carrier. ▪ Consider a film clip showing an aircraft carrier at sea. ▪ While a naval officer, he invented and designed the first-ever aircraft carrier, the Angus. fighter ▪ None the less, research and development in post-war fighter aircraft went forward at a brisk pace and over a wide range of options. ▪ The controls and instrumentation of a modern fighter aircraft, for example, are bafflingly complex. industry ▪ An aircraft industry, which was started by Short Bros. and Harland, now has Government aid. ▪ The aircraft industry alone accounted for one-third of expenditure. ▪ Timothy Ormerod Limited make precision parts for the car and aircraft industries. ▪ It was also the cradle of the nation's aircraft industry, starting with A V Roe's historic flight in 1908. jet ▪ Post-war development of parachutes acting as brakes on jet aircraft are also covered in this rarely written about subject. ▪ It also flies three routes in the Midwest, under contract to Delta and Northwest, using 70-seat jet aircraft. ▪ September 4: Pioneering jet aircraft. maintenance ▪ Applications of expert systems in aircraft maintenance include: 1. ▪ Bridge the expanding number of technologies used in aircraft maintenance 6. ▪ The reasons for using expert systems technology in aircraft maintenance are explained. ▪ Such systems offer scope to allow aircraft maintenance engineers to transfer between aircraft types more easily. ▪ All light aircraft maintenance workshops would most certainly have one for synchronizing and timing port and starboard magnetos on piston engines. ▪ More than that, the expert systems technology is the only vehicle that can integrate cost effectively different aspects of aircraft maintenance. ▪ Under such circumstances a substantial increase in aircraft maintenance workload prevails. maker ▪ The aircraft maker had warned Wall Street earlier this week that it expected the loss because of production problems. ▪ Earlier, Kok said he wanted Daimler-Benz to contribute more to a rescue package for the aircraft maker. transport ▪ The operation had not gone without hitches because adequate amphibious shipping and transport aircraft were not yet available. ▪ Airbus Military Company is also expected this week to receive new orders from Europea governments for 218 A400M military transport aircraft. ▪ There is an illusion of sitting high above the ground, almost as if it was a transport aircraft. ▪ Ventures have included flying tourists in transport aircraft. ▪ The Hercules transport aircraft is taking food and medicine to the besieged city of Sarajevo. ▪ Giant Hercules transport aircraft were touching down at Aldergrove Airport every few minutes. VERB fly ▪ He flew the fire-fighting aircraft based at Viseu. ▪ Only five pilots flew the aircraft. ▪ In March the manufacturer's test pilot flew the aircraft for its annual inspection check flight. ▪ No decision has been made regarding which type of aircraft she will fly. ▪ Powers flew the aircraft back to San Marcos on the rear Rotax. ▪ Carey Lohrenz, the F-14 Tomcat pilot whose grounding was the impetus for the probe, was unqualified to fly carrier-based aircraft. ▪ By this I mean large, fast circuits similar to those flown by a conventional aircraft. ▪ A person who is scared of ballooning will nearly always fly the aircraft on to the ground instead of making well held-off landings. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES model aircraft/train/car etc ▪ A model car doesn't have to contain all the elements of an internal combustion engine in order to work as a toy! ▪ Andrew has been prompted to make a model car like his dad's. ▪ Corgi sent a full range of their model cars, including Rolls Royces and Porsches. ▪ Genghis, assembled out of model car parts, weighed only 3. 6 pounds. ▪ I built model cars when I was younger. ▪ Loafers that looked more like model cars. ▪ Some people like model trains or football. ▪ The sum was raised at a model aircraft flying display that was all but washed out through appalling weather. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Acceleration two up, with half tanks, was smooth and sure and the aircraft left the ground at about 30 knots. ▪ Eventually a man from the tower arrived, and a little bus came to take us to the aircraft. ▪ I was supposed to be learning how to be an aircraft commander in an air-assault company. ▪ Officials fear glass bottles could break and injure visitors or, after the show, damage aircraft. ▪ Our aircraft was straight, steady, holding altitude, heading away from Hainan when the accident occurred. ▪ Some visiting aircraft engineers having arrived just to collect a specific part, spend hours just browsing through the stock. ▪ The aircraft was burning well and this, plus exploding ammunition, drove me out. ▪ The design and development of each aircraft is described in turn using contemporary film footage.
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