Category:Aerospacecraft

An aerospacecraft is a type of vehicle that combines the ability to move through space of a spacecraft with the ability to effectively operate in atmospheres as an aircraft. Essentially, it is a type of craft that can seamlessly transition between aerial and spaceborne movement, along with the vastly different control schemes required. Such craft tend to have features that do not immediately seem to serve a purpose in either environment, such as wings and control surfaces on a spaceborne fighter or rocket thrusters on a transport aircraft.

Most aerospacecraft are designed to provide a similar control experience for the pilot in either environment, meaning that an aerospace fighter, for example, is designed to respond to control inputs in exactly the same way when in space or in an atmosphere.