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AIR REGULATIONS, 1938

PART I

SHORT TITLE AND INTERPRETATION

1. These regulations may be cited as The Air Regulations, 1938.

2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:--

(a) "Minister" means the Minister of Reconstruction and includes the Deputy Minister of Transport.

(Amendment dated December 16, 1944.)

(b) The word "aircraft" shall comprise all machines which can derive support in the atmosphere from reactions of the air.

(See I.C., Annex A.)

(c) The word "aerodyne" shall mean an aircraft whose support in flight is derived dynamically from the reaction on surfaces in motion relative to the air.

(See I.C., Annex A.)

(d) The word "aeroplane" shall mean a mechanically driven aerodyne supported in flight by aerodynamic reactions on surfaces remaining fixed under the same conditions of flight.

(See I.C., Annex A.)

(e) The word "aerostat" shall mean an aircraft supported in the air statically.

(See I.C., Annex A.)

(f) The word "airship" shall mean a mechanically driven aerostat with means of directional control.

(See I.C., Annex A.)

(g) The term "glider" means an aerodyne not mechanically driven supported in flight by aerodynamic reactions on surfaces remaining fixed under the same conditions of flight.       

(See I.C., Annex A.)

(h) The word "balloon" shall mean an aerostat (free or captive) not mechanically driven.

(i) "Aerodrome" means and includes an area of land or water or other supporting surface normally used for the arrival and departure of aircraft.

(j) "Airport" means an aerodrome designated by the Minister as such and constituting a centre for aerial traffic and containing installations necessary for such traffic.

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