Aircraft Categories

Includes broad aircraft classifications, like:

• Airplane
• Rotorcraft
• Glider
• Lighter-than-air

Aircraft Classes

Includes aircraft with similar operating characteristics, like:

• Single-engine
• Multi-engine
• Land
• Sea
• Gyroplane
• Helicopter
• Airship
• Free balloon

Aircraft Types

Specific make and model of aircraft, for example:

• Boeing 737
• Gulstream G-IV
• Cessna 421