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Traditional general aviation fixed-wing light aircraft, the most numerous class of aircraft in the sector

General aviation in the United Kingdom encompasses a variety of commercial and non-commercial aviation activities.

The sector operates business jets, rotorcraft, piston and jet-engine fixed-wing aircraft, gliders of all descriptions, and lighter than air craft. Corporate aviation and air taxi services account for nearly half of the economic contribution made by the sector. Other commercial GA activities are aerial work, such as surveying, air ambulances, and flight training, which plays an important role in the supply of pilots to the commercial air transport (CAT) industry. Private flying is conducted for personal transport and recreation. It includes a strong vintage aircraft movement, and encompasses a range of air sports, such as racing, aerobatics, and parachuting, at which British teams and individuals have succeeded in international competition. (Full article...)

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Image 1An Air France Airbus A318 lands at London Heathrow Airport.
Image 2Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-323 (from Aviation)
Image 3Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 4The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 5Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 6Baltimore & Ohio electric engine (from Rail transport)
Image 7The Boeing 747 (from Aviation)
Image 8A RegioSwinger multiple unit of the Croatian Railways (from Rail transport)
SEPTA regional passenger train (from Rail transport)
Image 10Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 11Bulk cargo of minerals (from Rail transport)
Image 12Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 13A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 14KTT set operating the Guangdong Through Train service on the Guangshen railway, used by the MTR Corporation, an example of modern rail transport (from Rail transport)
Image 15Long, double-stack container train in Arizona, USA (from Rail transport)
Image 16Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 17The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 18According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 19Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 20Japanese E5 Series Shinkansen (from Rail transport)
Image 21Road transport (from Transport)
Image 22Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 23A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, the tracks are plateways (from Rail transport)
Image 24Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 25Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon's first commercially AC-driven locomotive, the tramway in Lugano, Switzerland, 1896 (from Rail transport)
Image 26The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history (from Aviation)
Image 27NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 28Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 29A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 30Railway in the 1890s in Helsinki, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 31Various modes of transport (from Transport)
Image 32German Intercity Express (ICE)
Image 33A replica of Trevithick's engine at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea (from Rail transport)
Image 341940 Piper Cub (from Aviation)
Image 35The Salamanca locomotive (from Rail transport)
Image 36German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris. (From Munich via Metz to Paris). (from Rail transport)
Image 37Diagram of Priestman Oil Engine from The Steam engine and gas and oil engines (1900) by John Perry (from Rail transport)
Image 38The SL Hitoyoshi steam-hauled excursion train operating between Kumamoto and Hitoyoshi in Kyushu, Japan (from Rail transport)
Image 39A local transit bus operated by ACTION in Canberra, Australia
Image 40Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 41LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936 (from Aviation)
Image 42Map of the world's railways showing the different gauges in use. Breaks of gauge generally occur where lines of different track gauge meet. (from Rail transport)
Image 43Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 44Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 45The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 46Minecart shown in De Re Metallica (1556). The guide pin fits in a groove between two wooden planks. (from Rail transport)
Image 47The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 48Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 49Russian 2TE10U Diesel-electric locomotive (from Rail transport)
Image 50Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 51The Locomotion at Darlington Railway Centre and Museum (from Rail transport)
Image 52Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 53The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train at the Central Railway Station of Tampere, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 54Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 55Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport (from Aviation)
Image 56A Fiat Uno in 2018 (from Transport)
Image 57First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 58Eastlink - Wellington Rd Nortbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 59Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 60A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 61Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 62Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 63A Hot bearing detector with dragging equipment unit (from Rail transport)
Image 64In the United States, railroads such as the Union Pacific traditionally own and operate both their rolling stock and infrastructure, with the company itself typically being privately owned. (from Rail transport)
Image 65Railroad at Central of Georgia roundhouse, circa 1875. (from Rail transport)
Image 66Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 67A DR2800 series passing Sijiaoting railway station in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan (from Rail transport)
Image 68European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 69San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 70Reisszug in 2011 (from Rail transport)
The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 72An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 73Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
Image 74Map of railways in Europe with main operational lines shown in black, heritage railway lines in green and former routes in light blue (from Rail transport)
Image 75Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 76BNSF Railway freight service in the United States
Image 77Railroad in Macon, Georgia circa 1876 (from Rail transport)
Image 7816th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from Rail transport)
Image 79A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003 (from Aviation)
Image 80Cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company ironworks for the Cromford and High Peak Railway (1831). These are smooth edgerails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 81Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 820-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 83Long freight train crossing the Stoney Creek viaduct on the Canadian Pacific Railway in southern British Columbia (from Rail transport)

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