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the civil aviation authority keeps the register.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["National aircraft registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q19403027","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"purpose-designed aircraft","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver","type":"related","note":"a classic bush plane"},{"target":"general aviation","type":"related","note":"widely"},{"target":"airliner","type":"related","note":"a scheduled passenger aircraft"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.utility-aircraft","Wikidata: Q1130697 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1130697)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["classic examples: Cessna 172, DHC-2 Beaver, Pilatus PC-6, Cessna Caravan list","typical capacity: 2-12 seats - light and medium types"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["General-purpose aircraft","Land-based utility aircraft, touring aircraft, utility transport aircraft, light types such as the KT-100 and GAK-22 Dino","Airliners carry passengers on schedules; dedicated trainers and fighters have single roles","Small to medium aircraft, often high-wing with fixed gear and large doors."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain roles","relay design and types","describe uses","distinguish from specialised aircraft"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Overloading in bush operations","Confusing utility categories across regulators","Stale type information"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Airworthiness certification categories such as FAA Part 23 and EASA CS-23","Operational rules for commercial and private flying","Military type certification"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["General-purpose flying roles.","light utility and touring aircraft","bush planes and STOL utility aircraft","utility transport aircraft","military liaison and utility types","utility helicopters","homebuilt and light sport utility types"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q1130697: utility aircraft","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1130697","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Utility aircraft","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_aircraft","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should bush plane and utility helicopter be separate primary entries?","How should aviation references be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific types; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q1130697/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q1130697/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T05:36:56Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:51:53+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}