heavier-than-air craft

1. A non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it (synset 103515727)
   is a type of: aircraft - a vehicle that can fly
   subtypes:

   • aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
   • autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane - an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
   • drone, pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft - an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
   • glider, sailplane - aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
   • chopper, eggbeater, helicopter, whirlybird - an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
   • ornithopter, orthopter - heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
   • military plane, warplane - an aircraft designed and used for combat

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