Today we'll look at how to Identify an aircraft.
This series is particularly for people spotting at Wellington Airport
So to identify an aircraft is relatively easy. First of all, you need to know at least one of these three things:
1: What airline was it and...
2: What airport was it at and...
3: What did it look like
For example, If I'm at WLG and I see a Qantas plane I know it is going to be a Boeing 737 because that is the only aircraft Qantas uses at Wellington, except for on special occasions. now sometimes you need to go search it up to check so that's when you need to remember what it looked like. The first thing is size, was it tiny, slightly big or really big. If it's about medium, it's pretty easy to tell. An A320 has a less pointy nose then a 737, and for the Bombardier C-Series, Comac C-919, The Embraer E-190 and the Irkut MC-21, you'll know them when you see one, they are all rare and stand out amongst other aircraft. For Wide-Body it simple, you can tell these characteristics from other wide-bodied aircraft
The A330 has 4 wheels on its main landing gear (in a 2x2 layout) and has winglets that go on a straight angle (no curve)
The A340 is the only aircraft with one deck and four engines still in commercial flight
The A350 has a relatively steep nose and small curved winglets
The 757 looks like a bigger, longer A321, has 4 wheels per landing gear, looks like it's too long to fly!
The 767 looks just like a 777 but with 4 wheels on its landing gear (2x2 layout) and some have curved winglets also has a pointy nose (more than an a330
The 787's engines have cowling (the things that 'look like teeth') as well as a big wing curve
The 777 has no winglets and has 6 wheels on the landing gear (a 2x3 layout) and is relatively big
The 747...seriously
The A380 is the only aircraft to have 2 full decks so it shouldn't be hard to tell.
And that covers just about all the major aircraft, Hope you learned something, and fun spotting.
This series is particularly for people spotting at Wellington Airport
So to identify an aircraft is relatively easy. First of all, you need to know at least one of these three things:
1: What airline was it and...
2: What airport was it at and...
3: What did it look like
For example, If I'm at WLG and I see a Qantas plane I know it is going to be a Boeing 737 because that is the only aircraft Qantas uses at Wellington, except for on special occasions. now sometimes you need to go search it up to check so that's when you need to remember what it looked like. The first thing is size, was it tiny, slightly big or really big. If it's about medium, it's pretty easy to tell. An A320 has a less pointy nose then a 737, and for the Bombardier C-Series, Comac C-919, The Embraer E-190 and the Irkut MC-21, you'll know them when you see one, they are all rare and stand out amongst other aircraft. For Wide-Body it simple, you can tell these characteristics from other wide-bodied aircraft
The A330 has 4 wheels on its main landing gear (in a 2x2 layout) and has winglets that go on a straight angle (no curve)
The A340 is the only aircraft with one deck and four engines still in commercial flight
The A350 has a relatively steep nose and small curved winglets
The 757 looks like a bigger, longer A321, has 4 wheels per landing gear, looks like it's too long to fly!
The 767 looks just like a 777 but with 4 wheels on its landing gear (2x2 layout) and some have curved winglets also has a pointy nose (more than an a330
The 787's engines have cowling (the things that 'look like teeth') as well as a big wing curve
The 777 has no winglets and has 6 wheels on the landing gear (a 2x3 layout) and is relatively big
The 747...seriously
The A380 is the only aircraft to have 2 full decks so it shouldn't be hard to tell.
And that covers just about all the major aircraft, Hope you learned something, and fun spotting.
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