以下为关于飞机的英文介绍,
A fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift due to the vehicle's forward airspeed.Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft in which wings rotate about a fixed mast and ornithopters in which lift is generated by flapping wings.
A powered fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller is typically called an aeroplane,airplane,or simply plane.Other types of powered fixed-wing aircraft include powered paragliders and ground effect vehicles.Unpowered fixed-wing aircraft,including gliders,paragliders,hang gliders and kites,can use moving air to gain height.
Most fixed-wing aircraft are flown by a pilot on board the aircraft,but some are designed to be remotely or computer-controlled.
