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airplane

vr.tr.airplane · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent handle airplanes by type, registration, manufacturer, operations for passengers and safety information, and treat military types only at a heritage level.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle airplanes by type, registration, manufacturer, operations for passengers and safety information, and treat military types only at a heritage level.

A powered, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled by jet engines or propellers and supported by the lift of its wings, used for passenger and cargo transport, general aviation, training, research and other purposes.

What it is for: Air travel, freight and aviation.

It can be identify aircraft types and registrations; find flight and passenger rights information; find safety and accident reports; visit aviation museums.

Distinguishing features

Powered fixed-wing flight

Certified by aviation authorities

Registered and tracked

Very safe per passenger mile

What it looks like

Fuselage, wings, tail and engines; sizes from light aircraft to wide-body airliners.

How it is recognised

Registration marks on the fuselage

Type designations such as A320 or 737

Helicopters and gliders are other aircraft

Related models

is a kind of - category

fixed-wing aircraft

is operated by - operator

airline

is certified by - regulator

aviation authority

lands at - infrastructure

aerodrome

In practice

Families and kinds

airliners

business jets

light and general aviation aircraft

cargo aircraft

historical and museum aircraft

Identifiers

aircraft registration national prefix plus letters or numbers registry

ICAO type designator four characters aircraft type

Standards and regulation

ICAO Annexes

EASA and FAA certification

EU Regulation 261/2004 on passenger rights

Failure modes and hazards

Speculating about accidents before official reports

Fear of flying misinformation

Unsafe drone or laser use near aircraft

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which aircraft.

Registries identify aircraft.

Type

Model.

Type

Aircraft type.

  1. Which aircraft type and variant is it? provenance
  2. Who manufactured it? provenance

Registration

Airframe.

Registration

Registration.

  1. What does the registration show about owner and history? provenance
  2. Which registry is used? provenance
Passengers Travel.

Passengers have rights.

Rights

Delays and cancellations.

Rights

Passenger rights.

  1. What compensation or care applies for this delay or cancellation? provenance
  2. How is a claim made? action

Rules

Baggage and safety.

Rules

Travel rules.

  1. What baggage and security rules apply on this flight? provenance
  2. Which items are prohibited? provenance
Safety Oversight.

Safety is investigated officially.

Reports

Investigations.

Reports

Accident reports.

  1. What does the official accident investigation report say? provenance
  2. Is the investigation still ongoing? boundary

Fear of flying

Support.

Fear of flying

Fear of flying.

  1. What reliable information can reassure a nervous flyer? provenance
  2. Which courses exist? provenance
Heritage History and museums.

Aviation has rich heritage.

History

Development.

History

History.

  1. How did this aircraft type develop, according to reliable sources? provenance
  2. Is it still in service? provenance

Museums

Preserved aircraft.

Museums

Museums.

  1. Where can a preserved example be seen? provenance
  2. When is the museum open? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each type be a separate entry?
  • How should registries be linked?
  • How should military types be limited?