Collocations for aircraft - noun
ADJ.
fixed-wing, jet, light, low-flying, microlight, supersonic
attacks by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
attacks by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
cargo, civil/civilian, commercial, passenger, private | combat, fighter, military, reconnaissance, surveillance, transport | enemy | burning, crashed, damaged, stricken | model
His passion is making model aircraft.
His passion is making model aircraft.
VERB + AIRCRAFT
fly, pilot
The aircraft was flown by a young American pilot.
The aircraft was flown by a young American pilot.
land | crash
The pilot overshot the runway and crashed his aircraft.
The pilot overshot the runway and crashed his aircraft.
shoot down
To be an ace you had to shoot down five enemy aircraft.
To be an ace you had to shoot down five enemy aircraft.
AIRCRAFT + VERB
fly | take off
The aircraft is due to take off at midnight.
The aircraft is due to take off at midnight.
land | taxi
The aircraft taxied along the runway.
The aircraft taxied along the runway.
crash | carry sth | attack sth, bomb sth
AIRCRAFT + NOUN
industry | production | manufacturer | engine, parts | engineer | hangar | noise
He claimed that aircraft noise was the worst form of air pollution in London.
He claimed that aircraft noise was the worst form of air pollution in London.
wreckage