Gordon wrote:

Bob Moore wrote:
Juergen Nieveler wrote

Zeppelins are aircraft.

No. They're airships. "Aircraft" normally refers to heavier-than-air-
vehicles.


From FAR Part 1

Aircraft means a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in
the air.

Yeah, like that lawn chair w/ balloons.

But of course: "'Balloon' means a lighter-than-air aircraft that is not
engine-driven." Works for the FAA, and me;-)

Guy