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An '''aircraft''' is a type of craft designed for atmospheric flight, and were in common usage on the [[planet]] [[Earth]] during the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]]. Airplanes were different from spacecraft as they were usually designed to fly no higher than the upper reaches of Earth's [[atmosphere]]. |
An '''aircraft''' is a type of craft designed for atmospheric flight, and were in common usage on the [[planet]] [[Earth]] during the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]]. Airplanes were different from spacecraft as they were usually designed to fly no higher than the upper reaches of Earth's [[atmosphere]]. |
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| − | Examples of these craft include '''balloons''', fixed-wing '''airplanes''' or '''jets''', and rotary-wing ''' |
+ | Examples of these craft include '''balloons''', fixed-wing '''airplanes''' or '''jets''', and rotary-wing '''helicopters'''. |
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+ | == Types of aircraft == |
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+ | === Lighter than air === |
| − | * '''See''': [[Dirigible]], [[ |
+ | * '''See''': [[Dirigible]], [[Balloon]], [[Weather balloon]] |
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+ | === Heavier than air === |
| + | ==== Airplanes ==== |
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| − | [[Image:German Fokker airplane.jpg|thumb|A German Fokker airplane during [[Human history|World War I]].]] |
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| + | * '''See''': [[Airplane]] |
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| − | '''Airplanes''' are a type of fixed-wing aircraft, driven by a propeller, that is supported in air by dynamic action. |
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| − | The first successful "flying machine" was invented at the turn of the [[20th century]] by two [[Ohio]] brothers named [[Wright brothers|Orville and Wilbur Wright]]. They made their first successful flight on December 17, [[1903]]. Eventually, they were able to get almost 30,000 feet in the air. In [[2153]], [[Bethany]] taught a classroom of schoolchildren about the Wrights' airplane while on a [[Skagaran]] planet. ([[ENT]]: "[[North Star]]") |
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| + | * '''See''': [[Jet]]s |
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| + | ==== Helicopters ==== |
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| − | [[Image:P-51 Mustang.jpg|thumb|A [[P-51 Mustang]] airplane, used during World War II.]] |
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| + | * '''See''' [[Helicopter]] |
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| − | In [[1937]], [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] where among the first [[human]]s to attempt circumnavigating the Earth. During their flight the plane and its two passengers were abducted by the [[Briori]] and taken to the [[Delta Quadrant]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[The 37's (episode)|The 37's]]") |
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| − | Military application of airplanes was first demonstrated during the [[Human history|first world war]]. For example, [[Germany]] introduced the highly successful single seat "Albatros" and "Fokker" sesquiplane fighter series. ''A German aircraft fighter appeared in the opening credits of [[ENT]]: "[[In a Mirror, Darkly]]", indicating the plane was manufactured on the [[Mirror Universe]] Earth as well.'' |
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| + | * [[Hovercar]] (hovercraft) |
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| − | [[Image:F16.jpg|thumb|An F-16 fighter.]] |
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| − | ''In an [[alternate timeline|alternate]] version of [[1944]], a [[Nazi]]/[[Na'kuhl]] [[alliance]] used airplanes to patrol Earth's skies. ([[ENT]]: "[[Zero Hour]]", "[[Storm Front|Storm Front, Part I]] [[Storm Front, Part II|& Part II]])'' |
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| − | Technological advanced in aviation technology made aircraft play a crucial role during the [[Second World War]]. These aircraft would remain in service into the [[22nd century]] where they appeared in [[air-show]]s. ([[ENT]]: "[[Storm Front]]) |
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| − | [[Image:Vietnam War bomber.jpg|thumb|A bomber during the Vietnam War.]] |
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| − | One of the most succesful military aircraft of the [[20th century]], introduced during the [[Earth Cold War|Cold War]], was the F-16 multi-role jet fighter, built in the [[United States of America]]. Designed as a lightweight fighter, it evolved into a succesful multi-role aircraft, remaining in service until the early half of the [[21st century]]. ''An F-16 fighter appeared in the opening credits of [[ENT]]: "[[In a Mirror, Darkly]]", indicating the plane was manufactured on the [[Mirror Universe]] Earth as well.'' |
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| − | Aircraft again played a crucial role during the [[Human history|Vietnam War]], where for the first time chemical weapons were deployed extensively on both military and civilian targets. ''A Vietnam War-bomber appeared in the opening credits of [[ENT]]: "[[In a Mirror, Darkly]]".'' |
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| − | [[Image:Lockheed L-10 Electra (fore).jpg|thumb|Propellers of a [[Lockheed L-10 Electra]].]] |
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| − | In [[2371]], the crew of the [[starship]] [[USS Voyager|''Voyager'']] discovered an ancient Earth aircraft on the surface of a planet which was the source of an automated [[distress call]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[The 37's (episode)|The 37's]]") |
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| − | During one of the missions in the [[holosuite program]] ''[[Julian Bashir, Secret Agent]]'', [[Julian Bashir]] meets up with a beautiful female secret agent who had just jumped out of an airplane at 20,000 feet, yet did not have a hair out of place. ([[DS9]]: "[[A Simple Investigation]]") |
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| − | :'''Also see''': |
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| − | * [[Lockheed L-10 Electra]] |
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| − | * [[P-51 Mustang]] |
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| − | * [[Stuka dive-bomber]] |
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| − | [[Image:F-104 Starfighter.jpg|thumb|An [[F-104 Starfighter]] jet.]] |
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| − | '''Jet''' are a type of fixed-wing aircraft, driven by a jet engines, and are supported in air by dynamic action. |
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| − | One of the characters in the [[holosuite program]] ''[[Julian Bashir, Secret Agent]]'', named [[Mona Luvsitt]], is an accomplished jet pilot. ([[DS9]]: "[[Our Man Bashir]]") |
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| − | During the [[1960s]], the [[US Air Force]] employed jets to protect its' [[498th Air Base]] in [[Omaha]], [[Nebraska]]. ([[TOS]]: "[[Tomorrow is Yesterday]]") |
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| − | * [[F-104 Starfighter]] |
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| − | * [[Coridan interceptor]] |
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| − | ===Helicoptors=== |
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| − | [[Image:Huey204.jpg|thumb|A [[Huey 204]] '''helicoptor''']] |
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| − | '''Helicoptor''' are a type of rotary-wing aircraft that achieve flight by use of a rotating wing. |
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| − | In [[1986]], [[Plexicorp]] owned a helicoptor which could be used for hauling sheets of [[plexiglass]]. (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'') |
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| − | The [[US National Guard]] of [[California]] employed helicoptors during their siege on the [[San Francisco]] [[Sanctuary District]]'s in [[2024]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[Past Tense, Part II]]") |
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| − | Mona Luvsitt, a character in the holosuite program ''Julian Bashir, Secret Agent'', is an accomplished helicoptor pilot. ([[DS9]]: "[[Our Man Bashir]]") |
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| − | :'''Also see''': [[Huey 204]] |
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| − | * [[Hovercraft]] |
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* [[Space shuttle]] |
* [[Space shuttle]] |
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* [[Unidentified flying object]] |
* [[Unidentified flying object]] |
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* [[V-2 rocket]] |
* [[V-2 rocket]] |
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| − | ==External |
+ | ==External links== |
* {{wikipedia|Aircraft}} |
* {{wikipedia|Aircraft}} |
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* {{wikipedia|Balloon (aircraft)}} |
* {{wikipedia|Balloon (aircraft)}} |
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| + | ** {{wikipedia|Airship}} (dirigible) |
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* {{wikipedia|Fixed-wing aircraft}} |
* {{wikipedia|Fixed-wing aircraft}} |
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** {{wikipedia|Jet aircraft}} |
** {{wikipedia|Jet aircraft}} |
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* {{wikipedia|Rotary-wing aircraft}} |
* {{wikipedia|Rotary-wing aircraft}} |
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** {{wikipedia|Helicopter}} |
** {{wikipedia|Helicopter}} |
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| + | * {{wikipedia|Rocket-powered aircraft}} |
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| + | ** {{wikipedia|V-2 rocket}} |
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| + | [[Category:Vehicles]] |
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Revision as of 15:50, 18 February 2015
An aircraft is a type of craft designed for atmospheric flight, and were in common usage on the planet Earth during the 20th and 21st centuries. Airplanes were different from spacecraft as they were usually designed to fly no higher than the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere.
Examples of these craft include balloons, fixed-wing airplanes or jets, and rotary-wing helicopters.
Types of aircraft
Lighter than air
- See: Dirigible, Balloon, Weather balloon
Heavier than air
Airplanes
- See: Airplane
Jets
- See: Jets
Helicopters
- See Helicopter
Related craft
- Air tram
- Hovercar (hovercraft)
- Space shuttle
- Unidentified flying object
- V-2 rocket