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With respect to the certification of airmen, which is a class of aircraft?

A

Airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air.

B

Single-engine land and sea, multiengine land and sea.✓ Correct Answer

C

Lighter-than-air, airship, hot air balloon, gas balloon.

Explanation

For airman certification, 14 CFR 1.1 defines class as a grouping of aircraft with similar operating characteristics, such as single-engine, multiengine, land, water, gyroplane, helicopter, airship and free balloon; 61.5 lists single-engine land and sea and multiengine land and sea for airplanes. Airplane, rotorcraft, glider and lighter-than-air are categories.

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