英 /ˈeəkrɑːft/,美 /ˈerkræft/
主要用作名词,意思是“飞机,航空器”,指有发动机或没有发动机的任何种类的飞行器,是在空军和民航的机组人员中通常使用的术语。
aircraft 的名词复数形式仍为 aircraft。
aeroplane 和 airplane:专指普通飞机,不包括 helicopter(直升飞机)。aeroplane 为英国英语的拼法,airplane 为美国英语的用词。
aircraft:常用作集体名词,也可指一架飞机,其含义包括直升飞机和飞艇等。
plane:本义为“平面”,在航空专业里通常用 aeroplane,plane 较通俗用词。
jet:指喷气式飞机,也用 jet plane。
helicopter:指直升飞机。
The aircraft was gaining height.(飞机在爬高。)
Most aircraft must fuel before flight.(大多数飞机飞行前都必须加油。)
At least three military aircraft were destroyed.(至少3架军用飞机被毁。)
The wings of the aircraft had iced up.(机翼上结了一层冰。)
A large passenger aircraft will land on the airfield.(一架大型民航班机将降落在这个飞机场。)
Only experienced pilots fly large passenger aircraft.(只有有经验的飞行员才能驾驶大型客机。)
The watchtower followed the aircraft by radar.(瞭望塔通过雷达追踪这架飞机的行踪。)
The aircraft company deals with freight only.(这家航空公司只经营货运业务。)
All aircraft must fuel before flight.(所有飞机飞行前都必须加油。)
The new aircraft is undergoing safety tests.(这种新飞机正在接受安全性能检验。)
aircraft carrier:航空母舰
aircraft engine:航空发动机
amphibious aircraft:水陆两用飞机
attack aircraft:强击机
fighter aircraft:战斗机
radio-controlled aircraft:无线电控制的飞机
pilotless aircraft:无人驾驶飞机
unidentified aircraft:不明国籍的飞机
vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (VTOL):垂直降落飞机
Take off:飞机起飞