Class - AircraftCharacteristic

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<<object>> Classification, properties, and equipment capabilities of aircraft, such as airplane, balloon, helicopter, etc.

List of attributes

Name Data Type Definition  
type CodeAircraftType An indication of the type of aircraft.  
engine CodeAircraftEngineType An indication of the type of aircraft engine.  
numberEngine CodeAircraftEngineNumberType An indication for the number of engines of an aircraft.  
typeAircraftICAO CodeAircraftICAOType A coded aircraft type designator assigned by ICAO to all aircraft heavier than micro-/ultra-light.  
aircraftLandingCategory CodeAircraftCategoryType Classification of aircraft based on 1.3 times stall speed in landing configuration at maximum certified landing mass.  
wingSpan ValDistanceType The distance between the wing tips of the aircraft.  
wingSpanInterpretation CodeValueInterpretationType Indicates whether the Aircraft Characteristic concerns aircraft with larger or smaller wingspan.  
classWingSpan CodeAircraftWingspanClassType A classification of aircraft by wing span dimension. It can be used to indicate the size of aircraft that a taxiway can handle.  
weight ValWeightType The maximum aircraft take-off weight.  
weightInterpretation CodeValueInterpretationType Indicates whether the Aircraft Characteristic concerns aircraft with bigger or smaller weight.  
passengers NoNumberType The maximum number of passengers carried on an aircraft.  
passengersInterpretation CodeValueInterpretationType Indicates whether the Aircraft Characteristic concerns aircraft with larger or smaller number of passengers.  
speed ValSpeedType An Indicated Air Speed (IAS) that can be maintained by the aircraft.  
speedInterpretation CodeValueInterpretationType Indicates whether the Indicated Air Speed that can be maintained by an aircraft is a maximum or minimum imposed value.  
wakeTurbulence CodeWakeTurbulenceType The wake turbulence category of the aircraft.  
navigationEquipment CodeNavigationEquipmentType An indication of the aircraft capability to use a certain ground based, satellite based or on-board system for aerial navigation.  
navigationSpecification CodeNavigationSpecificationType A set of aircraft and flight crew requirements needed to support performance-based navigation operations.  
verticalSeparationCapability CodeRVSMType An indication of the aircraft capability to maintain a specified vertical separation.  
antiCollisionAndSeparationEquipment CodeEquipmentAntiCollisionType An indication of the aircraft equipment with collision avoidance systems.  
communicationEquipment CodeCommunicationModeType An indication of the aircraft equipment with voice and data communication devices.  
surveillanceEquipment CodeTransponderType An indication of the aircraft capability for operating with a certain surveillance system.  

Navigable associations to AircraftCharacteristic

From Association Multiplicity Role To Role description
ConditionCombination dependsOnAircraft 0..* aircraft A type of aircraft for which the usage is specified.  
AirspaceActivation involvesAircraft 0..* aircraft The aircraft that the usage applies to.  
ApproachCondition isApprovedFor 0..* aircraftCategory Classification of aircraft based on 1.3 times stall speed in landing configuration at maximum certified landing mass.  
CirclingArea isEvaluatedFor 0..1 aircraftCategory The category of Aircraft.  
DepartureArrivalCondition isDefinedFor 0..1 engineType type of aircraft engine allowed for the condition  
Procedure isLimitedTo 0..* aircraftCharacteristic aircraft equipment or category limits  
SegmentLeg isValidFor 0..* aircraftCategory Classification of aircraft based on 1.3 times stall speed in landing configuration at maximum certified landing mass.  
FlightConditionElementChoice hasAircraft 0..1 aircraft A condition based on an aircraft.  
ObstacleAssessmentArea isEvaluatedFor 0..* aircraftCategory Classification of aircraft based on 1.3 times stall speed in landing configuration at maximum certified landing mass.