Aircraft Characteristics/

Aircraft Recognition
3-15-11

Aircraft Characteristics and

Recognition

Aircraft Characteristics and Recognition

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Lesson Objectives
1. Identify aircraft using common recognition features
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Categories.
Weight classes.
Designators.
Performance characteristics.
Identification features.

2. Recognize selected aircraft

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Aircraft Categories
Category I
(CAT I)
Category II
(CAT II)
Category III
(CAT III)
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CAT I Aircraft
Weight: 12,500 lbs.
or less
Single-engine
Propeller-driven

All helicopters

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CAT II Aircraft
Weight: 12,500 lbs.
or less
Twin-engine
Propeller-driven

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CAT III Aircraft

Any other aircraft not described in either CAT I or CAT II

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CAT I General Performance

Characteristics
Speed:

100-160 knots

Altitude:

10,000 feet and below

Climb Rate:

1,000 feet per minute or less

Weight Class: Small (S)

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CAT II General Performance

Characteristics
Speed:

160-250 knots

Altitude:

FL240 and below

Climb Rate:

1,000-2,000 feet per minute

Weight Class: Small (S)

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CAT III General Performance

Characteristics
Speed:

300-550 knots

Altitude:

FL450 and below

Climb Rate:

2,000-4,000 feet per minute

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Helicopters General Performance

Characteristics
Speed:

90-160 knots

Altitude:

FL200 and below

Climb Rate:

500-2,150 feet per minute

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Weight Class Definitions

Small:

Aircraft of 41,000 pounds or less

maximum certified takeoff weight.

Large:

Aircraft of more than 41,000 pounds,

maximum certified takeoff weight, up to
300,000 pounds.

Heavy:

Aircraft capable of takeoff weights of more

than 300,000 pounds whether or not they
are operating at this weight during a
particular phase of flight.

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Examples of Civil Designators

Model Name

Designator

COMMANDER
SUPER KING AIR
BARON 58
SKYHAWK
CITATION
(CHEROKEE) ARCHER
GULFSTREAM
BOEING 737-300
MD11
BELL 222

AC68
BE20
BE58
C172
C550
P28A
GLF3
B733
MD11
B222

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Examples of Military Designators

A - Attack

A10

E - Electronic (ECM)

H - Helicopter

B - Bomber

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C - Cargo Transport

F - Fighter

E8

H60

B1

P - Patrol

P3

C5

F15

T - Trainer

T37
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Aircraft Identification Features

1. Size

6. Tail configuration

2. Engine location and

number

7. Windows

8. Fuselage shape
3. Engine type
9. Landing gear

4. Wing placement
5. Wing configuration
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Size
Boeing
B767

Boeing
B737

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Engine Locations and Numbers

GLF2 on fuselage (2)

B737 under wing (2)

DC10 under wing and through tail (3)

B747 under wing (4)

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Three Basic Aircraft Engine Types

Reciprocating

C421
Golden Eagle

Turboprop

BE20
Super King Air

Turbojet
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C550
Citation II

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Wing Placement
High-Wing
Mid-Wing

Low-Wing
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Cessna
Skyhawk C172

Fighting
Falcon F-16

Cherokee
Arrow P28R

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Straight-Wing Configuration
Piper Saratoga PA32

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Swept-Wing Configuration
DC-10

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Delta-Wing Configuration
Fighting Falcon F16

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Conventional Tail
Piper Saratoga-PA32

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T Tail
Beech Super King Air 200-BE20

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Question

What is the general speed range for CAT II

aircraft?
A. 100 to 160
B. 160 to 250
C. 250 to 500

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Question
What category do helicopters fall under?
ANSWER: CAT I

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Question
What category do turbojet engine aircraft
fall under?
ANSWER: CAT III

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Question
A twin-engine, turboprop aircraft weighing
12,500 pounds or less will fall under which
category?
ANSWER: CAT II

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Question
An aircraft capable of 300,000 pounds of
takeoff weight, but which currently only has
a takeoff weight of 225,000 pounds, would
fall into what weight class?
ANSWER: Heavy

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Question
An aircraft in the small weight class has a
maximum certified takeoff weight of
________ pounds or less.
ANSWER: 41,000

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Question
If an aircraft has a 250,000 pound maximum
certified takeoff weight, what would its
weight class be?
ANSWER: Large

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V Tail
Stealth Fighter-F117

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Horizontal Stabilizer Above Fuselage

(Mid-Tail)
Dassault-Breguet Mystere/Falcon 20-FA20

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Twin Boom Tail

Cessna Super Skymaster 337-C337

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Forward Slant Vertical Stabilizer

Mooney Mark 21-M20P

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Bubble Canopy

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Round

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Oval

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Teardrop

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Square

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Question

Are these two aircraft the same model?

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Windows

The side window on this aircraft

has a teardrop shape.
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Windows

The side window on this aircraft has a square

shape. In addition, the rear window is a
solid single wrap-around type.
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Answer

BE77 BEECH
SKIPPER
PA38 PIPER
TOMAHAWK

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Tricycle Landing Gear

Cessna 150

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Conventional Landing Gear

Cessna 170

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Tandem Landing Gear

B52 Stratofortress

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Fixed Gear

CESSNA 150

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CESSNA 152

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Retractable Gear

CESSNA 210

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BE35

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C172

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P28A

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C208

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C210

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PA38

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BE35

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B06

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B222

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BE58

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PA34

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C310

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C421

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PAY1

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BE20

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LJ35

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FA20

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BE40

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C550

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C750

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GLF3

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CL60

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CRJ1, CRJ2, CRJ7, CRJ9

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MD81, MD82, MD83, MD87, MD88

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B731 through B739

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A320

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A306

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B752, B753

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B772, B773

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B721, B722, B72Q

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MD11

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B741 through B744

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C130

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C17

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F16

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F15

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F18

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F22

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KC10

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The End Of THE LECTURE

NOW TO THE TEST!!

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Question
What are two types of engines having
propellers?
ANSWER: Reciprocating and turboprop

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Question
Turbojet engines are limited to what weight
class of aircraft?
ANSWER: Turbojet engines can be found on ALL
weight classes of aircraft.

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Question

What are the nine generally-accepted identification

features of aircraft?
ANSWER:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Size
Engine location and number
Engine type
Wing placement
Wing configuration
Tail configuration
Windows
Fuselage shape
Landing gear

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Question
What are the three basic wing placement
positions?
ANSWER: High-wing, Mid-wing, Low-wing

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Question
What are the three basic wing shapes or
configurations?
ANSWER: Straight-wing, Swept-wing, Delta-wing

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Question

How many basic tail configurations are

there? Name them.
ANSWER: Six
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Conventional Tail
Forward Slant Vertical Stabilizer
Horizontal Stabilizer above the fuselage
T Tail (swept or straight)
V Tail
Twin Boom Tail

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Question
What are the five basic aircraft window
shapes?
ANSWER: Teardrop, oval, round, square, and
bubble canopy

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Question
What are the three basic types of landing
gear?
ANSWER: Tricycle, Conventional (aka tail
dragger), Tandem

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Identify the Aircraft

Determine Aircraft Designator
AND
List at least 3 features you
would use to recognize
each aircraft

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C172

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P28A

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C208

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C210

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PA38

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BE35

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B06

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B222

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PA34

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C310

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C421

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PAY1

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BE20

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BE40

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LJ35

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FA20

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BE40

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C550

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C750

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GLF3

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CL60

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CRJ1, CRJ2, CRJ7, CRJ9

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MD11

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B741 through B744

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MD81, MD82, MD83, MD87, MD88

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C17

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F16

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F15

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F18

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F22

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The End Of THE TEST

REVIEW

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C210

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PA38

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BE35

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B06

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B222

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BE58

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PA34

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C310

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C421

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PAY1

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BE20

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LJ35

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FA20

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BE40

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C550

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C750

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GLF3

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CL60

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CRJ1, CRJ2, CRJ7, CRJ9

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MD81, MD82, MD83, MD87, MD88

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B731 through B739

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A320

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A306

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B752, B753

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B772, B773

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B721, B722, B72Q

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MD11

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B741 through B744

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C130

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C17

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F16

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F15

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F18

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F22

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