Helicopter: A utility vehicle providing lift by rotating the wings
Lighter-Than-Air (LTA): A balloon or dirigible providing lift through lighter-than-air gasses contained within a large envelope.
Jet: A fixed-wing airplane powered by a jet engine.
Scramjet: A supersonic combustion ramjet
Skycrane: Utility lifting and landing platform suspended by jets or rockets.
Tilt-Rotor: Propeller-driven airplane able to “tilt” or reposition the propellers and provide direct lift for takeoff and then pivot them to provide forward motion