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Aircraft classification groups aircraft according to their attributes in order to facilitate various aspects of modern aviation.

International

Type of Commercial Service

Regional Jets and more generally, all Regional airliners.

Size of Commercial Aircraft Cabin

United States

In the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) classifies aircraft according to several different methods.

Airplane Design Group (ADG)

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Design Approvals

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Category (Airmen certification)

Airplane, Rotorcraft, Glider, Lighter than air, Powered lift, Powered Parachute, Weight-shift-control, Rocket^[5]

Category (Aircraft certification)

Transport, Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, Limited, Restricted, Provisional ^[5]

Class

Airplane, Rotorcraft, Glider, Balloon, landplane, seaplane ^[5]

Separate classes (Fixed-wing, Gyrocopter, Helicopter, Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Tilt-rotor, amphibians, seaplanes) ^[6]

Engines

By number (0-4) and type (Electric, Piston, Turboprop/Turboshaft, Jet, Rocket) ^[6]

Type Designator

Example: CL60 covers 14 Challenger-model aircraft across two brands: Bombardier and Canadair. ^[6]

Special designators include:

a. BALL – Balloon.
b. GLID – Glider/sailplane.
c. GYRO – Micro-/ultra-light gyrocopter.
d. SHIP – Airship.
e. UAUH – Micro-/ultra-light autonomous unmanned helicopter.
f. UAUL – Micro-/ultra-light autonomous unmanned aircraft.
g. UHEL – Micro-/ ultra-light helicopter.
h. ULAC – Micro-/ultra-light aircraft.
i. UOPH – Micro-/ultra-light optionally piloted helicopter.
j. UOPL – Micro-/ultra-light optionally piloted aircraft.
k. URPH – Micro-/ultra-light remotely piloted helicopter.
l. URPL – Micro-/ultra-light remotely piloted aircraft.
m. ZZZZ – Aircraft type not yet assigned a designator, with a description of the type in Item 18 (Other
Information) of the ICAO flight plan or Remarks of a NAS flight plan.

FAA Weight Class

Small, Large, Heavy, and Super (which, as of March 2017, includes only the Airbus A380-800, and the Anotov AN-225). ^[6]

Wake Category

Category A (max wingspan, certified takeoff weight, and wake turbulence) through Category F (minimum) which includes powered sailplanes. ^[6]

Same Runway Separation

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References

^ Aircraft Classifications, Dr. Antonio A. Trani, http://128.173.204.63/courses/cee5614/cee5614_pub/acft_classifications.pdf
^ Airplane Design Group (ADG), https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Airplane_Design_Group_(ADG)
^ https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/150_5300_13_chg10.doc
^ https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/design_approvals/small_airplanes/categories/
^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.cfinotebook.net/notebook/rules-and-regulations/aircraft-categories-and-classes
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/2017-03-07_FAA_Order_JO_7360.1B_Aircraft_Type_Designators.pdf

[VirginaTech-1] Aircraft Classifications, Dr. Antonio A. Trani, http://128.173.204.63/courses/cee5614/cee5614_pub/acft_classifications.pdf

[Skybrary-2] Airplane Design Group (ADG), https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Airplane_Design_Group_(ADG)

[FAA_ADG-3] ttps://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/150_5300_13_chg10.doc

[FAA_Design_Approval-4] ttps://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/design_approvals/small_airplanes/categories/

[CFI_Notebook-5] ttp://www.cfinotebook.net/notebook/rules-and-regulations/aircraft-categories-and-classes

[FAA_Types-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/2017-03-07_FAA_Order_JO_7360.1B_Aircraft_Type_Designators.pdf

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