Aviation Training Experts™

Aviation Dictionary

Complex aircraft

An aircraft with retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable-pitch propeller, or one that is turbine-powered.

Dictionary Term

Complex aircraft

Definition

  • An aircraft with retractable landing gear, flaps, and a controllable-pitch propeller, or one that is turbine-powered.

References

  • Airplane Flying Handbook · Federal Aviation Administration · 2021