R/planes.R

In nycflights23: Flights and Other Useful Metadata for NYC Outbound Flights in 2023

#' Plane metadata.
#'
#' Plane metadata for all plane tail numbers found in the FAA aircraft registry.
#' American Airways (AA) and Envoy Air (MQ) report fleet numbers rather than
#' tail numbers so can't be matched.
#'
#' @name planes
#' @docType data
#' @format A data frame with columns: 
#' \describe{ 
#'   \item{tailnum}{Tail number.}
#'   \item{year}{Year manufactured} \item{type}{Type of plane.}
#'   \item{manufacturer, model}{Manufacturer and model.} 
#'   \item{engines, seats}{Number of engines and seats.} 
#'   \item{speed}{Average cruising speed in mph.} 
#'   \item{engine}{Type of engine.} 
#' }
#' @source FAA Aircraft registry,
#' \url{https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download}
#' @keywords datasets
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