Aircraft

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000940",
  "term": "Aircraft",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A machine used for flying. Airplanes, helicopters, blimps and jets are all aircraft.\n\n2. Any vehicle capable of sustained air travel above treetop heights. [40 CFR 1036.801 (CFR 2013)][40 CFR 1039.801 (CFR 2013)][40 CFR 1048.801 (CFR 2013)][40 CFR 1068.30 (CFR 2013)][40 CFR 89.2 (CFR 2013)]\n\n3. Meaning given in 14 CFR 1.1, which defines aircraft to mean a device used or intended to be used for flight in the air. Note that under §87.3, the requirements of this part generally apply only to propulsion engines used on certain airplanes for which U.S. airworthiness certificates are required.\n\n4. Device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air.",
  "references": [
    "NASA Aeronautics Glossary",
    "40 CFR 90.3 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 87.1 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 141.801 (CFR 2019)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/aircraft/"
}