Types of aircraft

Private aircraft is a common term for all private machines that can fly, e.g. airplanes or helicopters.

The definition of airplanes is simply that the flying machine has fixed wings - as opposed to a helicopter which has rotary wings.

Airplanes come in a number of different types and can, among other things, be categorized according to their engine type, e.g. jet engines or propellers.

The definition “a private jet” is therefore an aircraft with fixed wings and one or more jet engines. You probably also know it as a business jet.