| getAircraftMetadata {openSkies} | R Documentation |
Retrieve metadata for a specified aircraft
Description
Retrieves the available metadata for a specified aircraft. These include the registration ID for the aircraft, as well as information about its manufacturer, owner, operator and country of registration, among others. A single aircraft must be specified using its ICAO 24-bit address.
Usage
getAircraftMetadata(aircraft, timeOut=60, maxQueryAttempts=1)
Arguments
aircraft |
string with the ICAO 24-bit address of an aircraft (for example, \"3c6444\" for Lufthansa D-AIBD (Airbus A319). |
timeOut |
number of seconds after which the query will time out and return a NULL result. In the default behavior, timeout will be reached after 60 seconds. |
maxQueryAttempts |
Maximum number of attempts that will be performed when carrying out the requested query. Failed attempts include timeouts. In the default behavior, a single attempt will be performed. It should be noted that setting a large number of maximum attempts can lead to long running times. |
Value
An object of class openSkiesAircraft. See the openSkiesAirport
documentation for details on the fields for the class.
References
https://www.icao.int/publications/doc8643/pages/search.aspx
https://www.eurocontrol.int/sites/default/files/content/documents/nm/asterix/archives/asterix-cat021-asterix-ads-b-messages-part-12-v1.4-072009.pdf
Examples
# Obtain metadata for the aircraft with ICAO 24-bit address 3922e2
if(interactive()){
getAircraftMetadata("3922e2")
}