Type (aviation)

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In aviation, type describes a type of aircraft according to a certain category for the type of aircraft used by a licensing authority , e.g. B. Luftfahrt-Bundesamt in Germany, a type certificate for operation is applied for. The term sample refers to the validity for construction or model series (aircraft types / types).

In military and civilian aviation type ratings issued per model for the cockpit crew.

literature

• Martin Hinsch: Technology and organization of aeronautical companies. Springer, Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-12488-4 , p. 55.