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powered parachute
- Definição1
- A powered parachute often abbreviated PPC and also called a motorised parachute or paraplane is a type of ultralight aircraft that consists of a parachute with a motor and wheels.
- Fonte1
- WIKIPEDIA, the free encyclopedia. Powered parachute. [S.l.], 2015. Disponível em: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_parachute. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2015.
- Definição2
- Means a powered aircraft comprised of a flexible or semi-rigid wing connected to a fuselage so that the wing is not in position for flight until the aircraft is in motion. The fuselage of a powered parachute contains the aircraft engine, a seat for each occupant and is attached to the aircraft's landing gear.
- Fonte2
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Pilot's handbook of aeronautical knowledge. [s.l.], 2008. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/media/PHAK%20-%20Cover-Preface.pdf. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2015.
- Fonte3
- U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINT OFFICE. Electronic code of federal regulations. Washington, 2014. Disponível em: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=77c9d487fb4fbaf7b7a7549bfa737c0d;rgn=div5;view=text;node=14%3A1.0.1.1.1;idno=14;cc=ecfr. Acesso em: 12 maio 2016.
- Fonte4
- TERMIUM PLUS. The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank. Disponível em http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/. Acesso em 12 mai. 2016.
- Nota adicional1
- Acronym in English: PPC.
- Contexto
- Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), such as weight-shift control, balloon, glider, powered parachute, and gyroplane have their own handbooks to include detailed information regarding aerodynamics and control.
- Subárea
- Parachuting
- Related Term
- parachute
- parachuting
- Broader Term
- glider
- Spanish
- paramotor
- Imagem
A powered parachute with its wing stowed.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_parachute#/media/File:Powered-parachute-stowed.jpg
