Model
| Type Designator
|
|---|
Aircraft type not (yet) assigned a designator
| ZZZZ
|
Airship
| SHIP
|
Balloon
| BALL
|
| Glider | GLID |
| Microlight aircraft | ULAC1
|
| Microlight autogyro | GYRO2
|
| Microlight helicopter | UHEL2
|
| Powered parachute/Paraplane | PARA
|
Sailplane
| GLID |
| Ultralight aircraft | ULAC1
|
| Ultralight autogyro | GYRO2
|
| Ultralight helicopter | UHEL2
|
Note 1.— For the purposes of document 8643, micro-/ultra-light aircraft are those aircraft types with a maximum take-off mass of 454 kg/1 000 lb or less and a stalling speed not greater than 35 kt.
Note 2.— Micro-/ultra-light helicopters and gyrocopters are those helicopters or gyrocopters with a maximum certified take-off mass of 454 kg/1 000 lb or less.
Unmanned Aircraft (UA)
Designators to be used for unmanned aircraft (UA) having a maximum take-off mass of 454 kg/1 000 lb or less.
Aircraft Capabilities
|
Type Designator
|
UA which is not capable of hover or vertical flight and needs to be in horizontal motion to sustain flight.
|
FFLO
(forward flight lift only)
|
UA which is capable of vertical flight and hover
|
VFHC
(vertical flight and hover capability)
|
|
|
Note.— Tilt-rotor or tilt-wing UA, should use FFLO or VFHC depending on the aircraft capabilities for the particular operation.
