# The Air Navigation Order 2016, Paragraph 1


(1) Aircraft are to be classified in accordance with the table.
Table
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
(1) Lighter than air aircraft
(a) Non-power driven
(i) Free Balloon
(ii) Captive Balloon
(b) Power driven
(i) Airship
(2) Heavier than air aircraft
(a) Non-power driven
(i) Glider
(ii) Kite
(b) Power driven flying machines
(i) Aeroplane (Landplane)
(ii) Aeroplane (Seaplane)
(iii) Aeroplane (Amphibian)
(iv) Aeroplane (Self-launching Motor Glider)
(v) Powered Lift (Tilt Rotor)
(vi) Rotorcraft—
(aa) Helicopter;
(bb) Gyroplane.
(2) An aircraft which is intended to be operated with no pilot on board is to be further classified as unmanned.
(3) Unmanned aircraft include unmanned free balloons and remotely piloted aircraft.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/schedule/4/part/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016/schedule-4/part-1/paragraph-1
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