aircraft

fixed-wing, jet, light, low-flying, microlight, supersonic

The airport was closed temporarily after a supersonic aircraft broke the sound barrier overhead.

cargo, civil/civilian, commercial, passenger, private

combat, fighter, military, reconnaissance, surveillance, transport

enemy

burning, crashed, damaged, stricken

model

My nephew enjoys building model aircraft in his garage on weekends.

fly, pilot

My uncle pilots aircraft for a major international airline.

land

crash

During the storm, the small plane crashed into the mountains near the airport.

shoot down

The military jets managed to shoot down three hostile aircraft before they reached the border.

fly

take off

The plane took off from the runway despite the heavy fog this morning.

land

taxi

The plane taxied slowly toward the gate after we landed.

crash

carry sth

attack sth, bomb sth

industry

production

manufacturer

engine, parts

engineer

hangar

noise

The loud aircraft noise made it impossible to sleep near the airport.

wreckage