Aircraft

The term “drone” is popularly used to describe any aircraft – and even other types of vehicles – with a high degree of automation and little human intervention. In a broad sense, all “drone” aircraft are unmanned aircraft.

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It is an unmanned aircraft for recreational purposes.

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It is an unmanned aircraft piloted from a remote pilot station for any purpose other than recreational.

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Just the purpose of its use. Unmanned aircraft used exclusively for recreation are model aircraft. Unmanned aircraft used for any other purpose, such as commercial or corporate, are RPA.

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It is a component of the Remotely Pilot Aircraft System (RPAS) with all equipment necessary to pilot the RPA.

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It is the system composed by the aircraft (RPA), its remote pilot station (RPS), C2 link and any other components specified in its design.

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For the purposes of regulations established by ANAC, RPA are classified in three classes:

Class 1 – those with a maximum takeoff weight above 150 Kg

Class 2 – those with a maximum takeoff weight above 25 Kg and up to 150 Kg

Class 3 – those with a maximum takeoff weight up to 25 Kg

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 The maximum weight  of an aircraft (including fuel, payload and equipment onboard)  allows the performance of a safe takeoff and a safe flight.

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