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The 20 pages that link to Fixed-wing aircraft, each with the reason it gives.

• HelicopterCompared with: Unlike a helicopter, it generally needs a runway and cannot hover.

• BallooningCompared with: It depends on forward motion rather than buoyancy to remain airborne.

• Aircraft designCompared with: Its wing-borne flight differs from rotary-wing designs that rely on powered rotors.

• TiltrotorCompared with: Fixed-wing aircraft cruise efficiently but cannot hover without separate lift systems.

• Lighter-than-air aircraftCompared with: Fixed wings require aerodynamic motion to support the aircraft's weight.

• RotorcraftCompared with: Rotorcraft can hover; fixed-wing aircraft generally need forward speed for lift.

• Variable-sweep wingCompared with: Fixed wings avoid the pivot hardware and structural penalties of changing sweep.

• MultirotorCompared with: Fixed-wing aircraft generally trade vertical takeoff and hovering for efficient forward flight.

• AerostatCompared with: It needs forward motion to produce wing lift, rather than a lifting gas.

• Military helicopterCompared with: Fixed-wing aircraft generally fly faster and farther, but need runways or specialized launch systems.

• Rigid airshipCompared with: Unlike rigid airships, fixed-wing aircraft rely on aerodynamic lift rather than gas buoyancy.

• Boeing AH-64 ApacheCompared with: The Apache’s rotary-wing flight enables hovering and low-speed maneuvering unavailable to conventional fixed-wing aircraft.

• DJICompared with: Fixed-wing drones trade multirotors’ hovering ability for efficient long-distance flight.

• Drone racingCompared with: Unlike typical racing multirotors, fixed-wing aircraft need forward speed to generate lift.