Commercial Aircraft 1926-Present Flashcards by Justin Therriault

Piaggio P.166 (none)

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Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante

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VFW VFW-614 (none)

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Boeing 717 (none)

-Has a flat ended APU unit, the DC-9 has a conical APU fairing. The McDonnell Douglas/Douglas MD-80/DC-9 series also have clamshell thrust reversers.

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Canadair CL-44 (none)

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Vickers VC10 (none)

Thrust reversers, small square cuts on top of the outboard engines instead of clamshell doors as seen on the Il-62 Classic.
Three eyebrow windows.
edit 04.24.2016 Justin T: replaced ‘A’ side picture with a civilian aircraft.

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Airbus A319 (none)

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Douglas DC-8 (none)

-Has cheek/chin pockets that the Convair CV-880/CV-990 and the Boeing 707/720 do not have.

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Heinkel He.70 (none)

Watchout for the colloquialism “Blitz”, “Aardvark” rules apply
Can be seen in Lufthansa, German Airforce and Spanish Airforce colors

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Convair CV-580 (none)

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Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident

-Has in total five engines in the tail including the APU, a 5th was added to assist with abysmal take off performance.

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Martin 4-0-4 (none)

-No eyebrow window, also when compared to the Convair series the Martin aircraft only have one front nose wheel.

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Vickers VC-10 (none)

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Douglas DC-2 (none)

-Landing light for the DC-2 is in the nose not in the wing

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Ibis Ae.270 Spirit

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Boeing 757 (none)

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Howard 500 (none)

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Avro Mk.I/685 York

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Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante

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Boeing 747 (none)

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Sud Ouest/SNCASO S.O.30 Bretagne

45 in total produced according the Wikipedia
Used by airlines and the French Air Force

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Antonov An-24 Coke

-Lack of bubble window on the left side of the fuselage distinguishes this aircraft from the An-26 Curl.

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Dornier Do.328 (none)

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Ilyushin Il-12 Coach

-Has a rounded top to the vertical stabilizer, unless will never have lights in the nose as the Il-14 Crate has.

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Lockheed L10-11 Tri-Star ## Footnote -No over wing exits

Curtiss C-46 Commando

Handley Page HPR.7 Herald

Airbus A319 (none) ## Footnote -One overwing exit

DeHavilland of Canada DHC-3 Otter ## Footnote --Much longer than the DHC-2 Beaver, as can be seen in the amount of windows down the length of the fuselage.

Ilyushin Il-62 Classic

Lockheed L-188 Electra ## Footnote -Huge square props, eyebrow winding on both sides of the cockpit

Curtiss C-46 Commando ## Footnote -Do not forget the double 's' in Curtiss or Justin Therriault will bludgeon you.

Hawker Siddeley/BAe Hs.748 (none) ## Footnote -Note the small eyebrow windows above the cockpit windows. The NAMC YS-11 (none) does not have these windows.

BAe (none) Jetstream 31

ATR 42 (none)

Avro/BAe RJ85/146 Avroliner/(none) ## Footnote -If Avro RJ85 Avroliner is available never put none; if BAe 146 is the only option then put (none)

Boeing 720 (none)

Douglas DC-6 (none)

Beriev Be-32 Cuff

Fairchild/Swearingen SA.227 Metro III

Airspeed AS.65 Consul

De Havilland DH.114 Heron II ## Footnote -Gipsy engines, retractable gear

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing 747 (none)

Embraer ERJ-145 (none) ## Footnote -Edit 11.06.2014 Justin: Changed name from ERJ to (none)

Saunders ST-27 (none) ## Footnote -A DeHavilland DH-114 Heron with two turboprop engines instead of pistons.

Boeing 707 (none)

NAMC YS-11 (none)

Antonov An-12 Cub ## Footnote -4 engines as opposed to the 2 on the An-8 Camp

Airbus A310 (none) ## Footnote -Has 3 pylons attached to each outboard flap, the A300 has 4.

Fokker F50 (none) ## Footnote -Six blades on the prop; square windows with lots of them.

Airbus A340 (none)

Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador

Boeing 747 (none)

Martin 4-0-4 (none) ## Footnote -No eyebrow window, also when compared to the Convair series the Martin aircraft only have one front nose wheel.

Douglas DC-7 (none)

Convair CV-880 (none) ## Footnote -Does not have the 'cheek pockets' that the Douglas DC-8 has. Also lacks the fuel 'carrots' that the CV-990 Coronado has on top of each wing.

Embraer E-190/195 (none)

Conroy CL-44 Skymonster/Guppy ## Footnote -edit 3.11.15 Justin T: Skymonster is an official recognized name of this aircraft.

DeHavilland DH.114 Heron II ## Footnote -Retractable gear makes this bird a Heron II

Ilyushin Il-114 (none) ## Footnote - Usually has blue props - Horizontal stabilizer is 90 degrees to the vertical stabilizer

Lockheed 14 Super Electra

Douglas DC-2 (none)

Sukhoi 100 Superjet

Douglas DC-10 (none) -Much like the difference in the APU unit between the Boeing 767 and the 777, the conical tail unit of the DC-10 and the MD-11 are different.

Embraer E-170/175 (none)

Tupolev Tu-114 Cleat

Shorts SC.7 Skyvan

Sud Est/SNCASE SE-161 Languedoc ## Footnote -100 aircraft built bearing a strong resemblance to the Focke Wulf FW-200 Condor, although that particular aircraft has a single vertical stabilizer.

Cessna 404 Titan

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Antonov An-10 Cat ## Footnote - Also known as the Ukraina in the east - No ramp, lots of windows

BAe (none) Jetstream 41 ## Footnote -More blades on each engine than the Jetstream 31 and is a bit longer.

Douglas DC-7 (none) ## Footnote -The DC-7 has four prop blades instead of the three that are usually on the DC-6

Tupolev Tu-114 Cleat ## Footnote -Civilian transport variant of the Tu-95 Bear. Counter rotating props, may be painted blue, and the name could appear as Rossiya.

Antonov An-140 (none)

DeHavilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

Yakovlev Yak-42 Clobber -Much longer than than the Yak-40 Coddling

Aerospatiale/SUD SE-210 Caravelle ## Footnote - One of the most beautiful aircraft ever produced. The cockpit design is a straight take from the DH.106 Comet. In total 282 produced. - 20 flown by United Airlines in the US for a brief time. Note the wing fences and guitar pick windows.

Let L-610 (none) ## Footnote - edit 10.13.2014 Justin: Name did not carry over from the 410; changed to (none) - Stretched version of the L-410

Tupolev Tu-204 (none)

Ilyushin Il-14 Crate ## Footnote - Similar to Il-12 - Flat top to vertical Stabilizer like a crate would have a flat top.

Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador

Douglas DC-5 (none) ## Footnote -Built in very small numbers. The militarized aircraft impressed into service in WW2 were designated C-110. William Boeing flew around the DC-5 known as 'Rover' for his own personal transport.

Tupolev Tu-154M Careless

Antonov An-14 Clod

GAF N22 Nomad

DeHavilland of Australia DHA-3 Drover

Airbus A340 (none)

Airbus A321 (none) -No overwing emergency exits

Carstedt CJ600 Jet Liner ## Footnote -Stretched DH.104 Dove with turboprops, incredibly rare bird.

Breguet 763 Sahara/Provence/Universale

Convair CV-440 Metropolitan ## Footnote -Remember "Convair with the square," which means two things that the small window in the cockpit is square and that there are two tires on the nose strut.

Swearingen SA-26-T Merlin II-B ## Footnote - Air intake on the bottum of the cowling - Also note that the gear doors stay down when the gear are extended on the swearingen models

Convair CV-240 None ##Footnote Edit 1/3/24 Andreas: There’s no listed common name for this variant

Vickers 800/810 Viscount ## Footnote -edit 10.30.2014 Justin: Changed number to 800/810 from (none)

Fokker F.28 Fellowship ## Footnote - Much shorter than the F100 - Eyebrow cockpit windows

Dassault 100 Mercure ## Footnote -Can look amazingly similar to the Boeing 737 (none)

Northrop (none) Alpha ## Footnote - Alpha could also be used as the model, the above is probably the way it would appear on a NIFA test - Could be seen as Northrop 2/3/4/4a Alpha, (none) is more appropriate as 2/3/4/4a are variants of the Alpha, think F-16A vs F-16C - Late versions had speed boots and the number of windows is not constant, will most likely be paired with the Gamma. Alpha always has an open cockpit, the Gamma is always enclosed

Boeing 717 (none) ## Footnote -Has a flat ended APU unit, the DC-9 has a conical APU fairing. The McDonnell Douglas/Douglas MD-80/DC-9 series also have clamshell thrust reversers.

BAe/Hawker Siddeley Hs.748 (none) ## Footnote -Eyebrow window and window spacing along the cabin.

Lockheed L-100 Hercules ## Footnote -Commercial variant of the C-130 retains the name but not the number

Ilyushin IL-96 (none)

Bombardier CS100 (none) ## Footnote -Only has four windows in the cockpit. The Sukhoi 100 Superjet has 6. Introduced in a stretched version as the CS300.

Antonov An-10 Cat ## Footnote - Airliner, no ramp or turret - Lots of Windows

Breguet 763 Sahara/Dupont/Province

Sukhoi 100 Superjet

Lockheed 10 Electra ## Footnote -The model 10 was later developed into the small version 12A Electra Junior. This aircraft has more windows than its little brother; 6 in the cockpit, and 4 down each side of the cabin. Flow by the infamous Amelia Earhart pictured below.

Fairchild SA.227 Metro III

Handley page HP.137 Jetstream

Saab 2000 (none) ## Footnote - 6 prop blades as opposed to the Saab 340 which has 4 - No eyebrow window

Clark GA-43A (none) ## Footnote -5 built and used primarily by Swissair

Saab 2000 (none) ## Footnote - 6 prop blades as opposed to the 4 props on the Saab 340 (none) - No eyebrow window

Fairchild F-27 (none) ## Footnote - License built Fokker F27 Friendship in the United States - Not a FH-227 Because ther are no windows in front of the prop

Ilyushin Il-12 Coach ## Footnote - Similar to Il-14 - Unlike the Il-14 curved top to vertical Stabilizer

Yakovlev Yak-42 Clobber ## Footnote -In addition to being longer, and having a metallix trapezoid around the APU exhaust (right side only), the landing gear on the Yak-42 have 4 wheels each where as the Yak-40 Coddling has 1 tire on each main set of gear.

Vickers Super VC-10 (none) ## Footnote -Super VC-10 has a stretched fuselage and has just one boarding door on the left hand side of the aircraft.

DeHavilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

Bombardier CRJ700/900 (none) ## Footnote - Can't tell from Q slide if aircraft is a 700 or 900 - APU unit on a 200 is vastly different - A slide depicts the 900 model as there are two overwing exits.

Tupolev Tu-204 (none) ## Footnote - Gear tilt forward where as the Boeing 757 gear tilt back - Longer engines - APU exhaust, if tail shot, is slightly different

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

DeHavilland DH.106 Comet ## Footnote - Engines embedded at the wing root. Unique cockpit layout that was shared to the Sud SE-210 Caravelle.

Antonov An-26 Curl

Tupovlev Tu-134 Crusty

Embraer E-190/195 (none)

Junkers Ju-86 (none)

Convair CV990 Coronado ## Footnote - Development of the CV880 that has large 'carrot' fairings on the top of each wing. These were meant to extend the range of the aircraft, thereby helping to attract more customers. - Lacks the nose scoops that are seen on the Douglas DC-8 (none).

Fokker 70 (none) - Fokkers have the two bulges directly under the vertical stabilizer. - Not a Fokker 100 because there is only one overwing exit. Not a Fokker F.28 Fellowship because there are no eyebrow windows.

Convair CV-440 Metropolitan ## Footnote -Remember "Convair with the square," which means two things that the small window in the cockpit is square and that there are two tires on the nose strut.

Aero Spacelines 337SG Super Guppy

Avro 688 Tudor ## Footnote -Could also be seen as the 689.

DeHavilland DH.104 Dove ## Footnote -542 Produced in the short haul airliner role, could be seen in a Dove 1 - 8 name range. Write ins always use just Dove.

BAe (none) Jetstream 41 ## Footnote -More blades on each engine than the Jetstream 31 and is a bit longer.

Bristol 170 Superfreighter ## Footnote -Retains the same number designation as its smaller brother. One of the biggest notable differences is the addition of two windows on either side of the cockpit in the nose which the Freighter does not have.

Beechcraft 99 Airliner

Douglas DC-6 (none) -No real way to tell if this is a DC-4, DC-6, or DC-7 from the Q slide. The only way to know would be by the Everts Air Cargo livery.

Antonov An-24 Coke ## Footnote - (An-24) Coke addicts do a line and then go to the gym to do (An-26) Curls - No side bubble like the An-26

Junkers G.38 (none)

Airbus A310 (none) ## Footnote -May not always have the winglet/sharklet as is the case with some FedEx models. Always has three underwing pylons on the aileron compared to the A300's four.

Lockheed 18 Lodestar

Riley (none) TurboSkyliner ## Footnote -DeHavilland DH.114 Heron with horizontally opposed engines.

Fairchild F-27 (none) - American license built Fokker F.27 - Not a FH-227 Because there are no windows in front of the prop

DeHavilland of Canada DHC-8-100 Dash 8

Ilyushin Il-76 Candid

Martin 2-0-2 (none) ## Footnote Edit 2/22 Glenn, Changed to Martin 2-0-2. The 2-0-2 has eyebrow windows on the cockpit, the 4-0-4 do not.

Tupolev Tu-154M Careless

Yakovlev Yak-42 Clobber ## Footnote -Longer than its sibiling the Yakovlev Yak-40 Coddling, also the APU unit seen only on the right hand side of each aircraft has a metallic trapezoid around it where the Yak-40 does not.

Douglas DC-10 (none)

Bombardier CRJ700/900 (none) ## Footnote - Can't tell from Q slide if the aircraft is a 700 or 900 - A slide is a 700 based on there being only 1 overwing escape window - APU unit is completely different on the 200 model

Martin 2-0-2 (none)

Antonov An-26 Curl

Yakovlev Yak-42 Clobber ## Footnote -Much longer than the Yak-40 Coddling

Antonov An-12 Cub

Douglas DC-2 (none) ## Footnote -has the landing light in the nose and has no cowling intake scoop under the engine

Ilyushin Il-76 Candid

DeHavilland DH.84 Dragon ## Footnote -More squared off wings than the DH.89 and the gear difference

Dewoitine D.338 (none) ## Footnote -May also be seen as the previous uncommon variants D.332 or D.333

Douglas DC-9 (none) ## Footnote -Very similar to the Boeing 717 (none), the differences being in the APU exhaust and the physical engine shape, the DC-9 having thinner longer engines.

Let L-410 Turbolet ## Footnote -2 small forward facing cockpit windows, does not always have tip tanks.

Curtiss T-32 Condor II

Ilyushin Il-18 Coot ## Footnote -Typical Russian aircraft with a lot of windows in the nose.

Yakovlev Yak-40 Coddling ## Footnote -Much shorter than the Yak-42 Clobber, also has 1 tire on each main gear as opposed to 4 tires on each main with the Yak-42.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Convair CV-600 (none)

Cessna 208A/208B Cargomaster/Super Cargomaster ## Footnote - Built specifically for Fedex these aircraft are not designated Caravan - No windows, if the airplane is not in Fedex colors I would alwyas put down Caravan

Potez 840 none

Antonov An-8 Camp ## Footnote -Two engines as opposed to the four seen on the An-10 Cat and An-12 Cub.

Riley (none) TurboSkyliner

McDonnell Douglas MD-80/82 (none) ## Footnote -First MD-82 to be converted to an all cargo configuration

Fairchild SA-227-TT Fairchild 300 ## Footnote - All Fairchild aircraft that are comparable to the Swearingen aircraft have their gear doors closed when the main gear are extended. - The wingtips on this aircraft distinguish this aircraft from the Merlin IIIC

Antonov An-28 Cash

Swearingen SA-226-T Merlin IIIA ## Footnote - The gear doors on all of the Swearingen models stay down when the main gear are extended as compared to the Fairchild variants - Note the air intakes on the top of the engines

ATR 72 (none)

Boeing 720 (none)

Convair CV-580 (none)

BAC (none)/1-11 One Eleven ## Footnote -If seen in a write in situation use (none) for the number designation unless the aircraft has shown up as an option in a previous pairing but went unused.

Saab 340 (none)

Handley Page HP.137 Jetstream

Airbus A350 XWB/(none) -Direct competition to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Airbus A300-600ST Super Transporter

Rec both

Beech 1900D (none) Boeing 777-300ER (none) - The 1900D model has standing head room, the Beech 1900C (none) does not. - Boeing 777-300ER (none) because it has 6 tires on the main gear and a flat 'fin' APU unit.

Airspeed AS.5 Courier

Lockheed 9 Orion

NAMC YS-11 (none) ## Footnote -No eyebrow windows

DeHavilland DH.86 Express

Fokker F.XXII (none)

Lockheed 18 Lodestar

Dornier Do.328 (none)

Boeing 777 (none)

Aviation Traders ATL.98 Carvair ## Footnote -Based on the Douglas DC-4 (none) airframe, 21 built and sighted most commonly in England.

DeHavilland DH.106 Comet ## Footnote - Engines embedded in wing root - Cockpit is pretty unique

Fokker 100 (none)

Tupolev Tu-154 Careless

Boeing 737 (none) -Wheels stay exposed for the entirety of the flight

Tupolev Tu-154 Careless

Fokker F27 Friendship

Boeing 777 (none)

Boeing 767 (none) ## Footnote -Landing gear tilted down

DeHavilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

Airbus A350 XWB/(none) ## Footnote -6 windows in the cockpit instead of the four in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Avro 691 Lancastrian

Boeing 757 (none)

Boeing 767 (none)

Saab 340 (none)

Boeing 727 (none)

COMAC ARJ21 Xianfeng ## Footnote -Chinese regional jet, caution as the cockpit windows and colouring is not all standard

Beech 1900D (none)

Tupolev Tu-204 (none) ## Footnote -No over wing exits, also the APU exhaust is a bit different from the 757. Engines appear to be much longer as well.

Scottish Aviation CC.1/CC.2 Twin Pioneer ##footnote Edit 1.13.25 Testy: Added CC.2 destination, both are accepted

Armstrong-Whitworth AW.27 Ensign

Ilyushin IL-86 Camber

Bombardier/Airbus CS300/A200 (none) ## Footnote -airBaltic was the launch customer for the CS300. Externally hard to differentiate from the CS100 series if perspective in relation to length is hard to see. -Edit 1.7.25 Testy: Added Airbus as a possible manufacturer, bombardier sold the plans to this aircraft to Airbus two years after its launch date, who branded it as the A220

Junkers Ju-52 (none)

Handley Page HPR.7 Herald

Mitsubishi MRJ-70/90 (none)

Fairchild SA-227-TT Merlin IIIC - All of the Fairchild aircraft that are comparable to the Swearingens have their main gear doors closed while the gear are extended. - Also the lack of wingtips distinguishes this aircraft from the Fairchild 300

Antonov An-26 Curl

DeHavilland DH.66 Hercules

Doulgas DC-10 (none) ## Footnote - No winglets like the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (none) - Orbis operates this flying eye Hospital

Travel Air 6000 (none)

BAe (none) ATP

Bristol 170 Freighter ## Footnote -edit 05.06.2017 Justin T: Replaced 'A' side image with Freighter minus the super.

Bombardier CRJ1000 (none)

Lockheed L-649/749 Constellation ## Footnote - The first truly civilian version of the Constellation is the L-649/749 model. The L-049 model was given to aircraft that were repurposed after the end of World War II having previously been known as the C-69. - It is difficult to differentiate between the L-649 and the L-749. The L-649 was primarily purchased by Eastern Air Lines where other airlines opted for the L-749.

Vickers 950 Vanguard

Bristol 175 Brittania

Antonov An-14 Clod

Embraer ERJ135/140/145 (none) ## Footnote - Can't tell from Q slide what model # aircraft this is. - A distinguishing feature between the three can be the number of windows behind the over wing emergency exit - ERJ140 Below as there are only 5 windows behind the exit

Tupolev Tu-104 Camel

Airbus A330 (none)

Boeing 737 (none)

Lockheed 14 Super Electra

ROMBAC 1-11 (none) ## Footnote -License built variant of the BAC 1-11 built in Romania, 9 of which were completed. The co pilot side seems to always have two plugs down the right side of the fuselage. Also anything to do with Romania, such as TAROM airlines is a good indication of this copy.

Antonov An-8 Camp ## Footnote -Two engines as opposed to the four seen on the An-10 Cat and An-12 Cub.

Sud Est/SNCASE SE-161 Languedoc ## Footnote -100 aircraft built bearing a strong resemblance to the Focke Wulf FW-200 Condor, although that particular aircraft has a single vertical stabilizer.

Boeing 737-800 (none) -Q slide is actually a sim

Vulcanair/SIAI Marchetti SF.600 Canguro ## Footnote -About 10 built. Was originally a Siai-Marchetti design, either manufacturer would be acceptable in a write in situation.

BAe (none) Jetstream 31 ## Footnote - Fewer blades on each engine (4) when compared to the Jetstream 41 (6). Is also quite a bit smaller. - The aircraft in the background of the 'A' side are Saab 340 (none)s

Tupolev Tu-134 Crusty

Tupolev Tu-104 Camel ## Footnote -The only difference between the Tu-124 Cookpot and this aircraft are the raised windows on either side of the fueselage at the back of the aircraft.

COMAC ARJ21/C909 Xianfeng/None ##footnote -Edit 5/12/25 Testy: formerly known as the ARJ-21, was changed in January 2025 to reflect Comac’s will to compete with Airbus and Boeing on the global stage

Antonov An-225 Cossack ## Footnote -NATO designation is Cossack

DeHavilland of Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8

BAe (none) Jetstream 31 ## Footnote -Fewer blades on each engine (4) when compared to the Jetstream 41 (6). Is also quite a bit smaller.

Beech 1900C (none) ## Footnote Beech 1900D (none) model has extra standing headroom in the cabin.

Tupolev Tu-134 Crusty

Saab 90 Scandia ## Footnote - Built in response to SAAB realizing that in order to survive in post World War II market they needed to diversify. - 18 Built and delivered

Shorts SC.7 Skyvan ## Footnote -Edit 10/15 Glenn: Changed manufacturer to shorts

Northrop (none) Delta ## Footnote -Very similar to the Lockheed 9 Orion. The Delta has fixed gear, a square tail and a more airliner style cockpit.

Curtiss C-46 Commando

Boeing 787 Dreamliner ## Footnote -Long APU exhaust; 4 wheels on each main tilted back.

Sud Ouest/SNCASO S.O.30 Bretagne ## Footnote - 45 in total produced according the Wikipedia - Used by airlines and the French Air Force

Riley (none) TurboSkyliner ## Footnote -Horizontally opposed engines

Xian MA60 (none) ## Footnote -Bears a striking resemblence to the Antonov family

Aero Spacelines 377PG Pregnant Guppy

DeHavilland of Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 ## Footnote -Note that the gear come directly out of the inboard engine nacelles which is similar to the Dash 8. The exhausts come directly out of the top of the engine cowling and there are two per engine.

Swearingen SA-226-T Merlin IIIA - The gear doors on all of the Swearingen models stay down when the main gear are extended as compared to the Fairchild variants - Note the air intakes on the top of the engines

Douglas DC-3 (none)

Evektor EV-55 Outback

Bristol 170 Freighter

Bristol 175 Brittania

Avro 688 Tudor ## Footnote -Can also be seen as the 689

DeHavilland DH.90 Dragonfly

Basler BT-67 None ## Footnote -Douglas DC-3 that has been converted to have PT-6s, does not always have that odd probe on the front and is not a distinguishing element.

Fokker 70 (none) ## Footnote - Fokkers have the two bulges directly under the vertical stabilizer. - Not a Fokker 100 because there is only one overwing exit. Not a Fokker F.28 Fellowship because there are no eyebrow windows.

Ilyushin Il-14 Crate

Vultee V-1A (none)

Aero Spacelines 377SG Super Guppy

Aviation Traders ATL.98 Carvair ## Footnote -Based on the Douglas DC-4 (none) airframe, 21 built and sighted in England most commonly

DeHavilland DH.66 Hercules

Shorts SC.7 Skyvan

Douglas DC-8 (none)

Boeing 767 (none)

Fokker 8 Super Universal

Bombardier CRJ200 (none) -Aircraft can not be a 700 or 900 model as the APU on those models is different

Northrop 2B Gamma ## Footnote - Same nomenclature rules as the Alpha apply - Gamma has an enclosed cockpit and a larger engine - Has a single and dual seat variant

DeHavilland of Australia DHA-3 Drover

CASA 201 Alcotan

Embraer E-170/175 (none)

Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB-320 Hansajet

Antonov An-24 Coke

Antonov An-8 Camp ## Footnote -Two engines as opposed to the four seen on the An-10 Cat and An-12 Cub.

Saunders ST-27 (none) ## Footnote -Stretched DH.114 w/turbo props

Dassault 100 Mercure ## Footnote - Can look strikingly similiar to the Boeing 737 (none) - Most orders were from Air Inter

ATR 72 (none)

Airbus A300 (none) -Seems kinda traitorous that American Airlines flew/flies the Boeing competition aircraft

Percival P.50 Prince

McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (none)

Vickers VC.1 Viking

Antonov An-72/74 Coaler

Canadair CL-44 none

DeHavilland DH.114 Heron 1 ## Footnote -Gipsy Engines and fixed gear

Ilyushin Il-114 (none)

BAC (none)/1-11 One-Eleven ## Footnote -If it comes down to a write in put (none) for the model number

Hamilton H47 Metalplane

Airbus A350 XWB/(none) ## Footnote -6 windows in the cockpit instead of the four in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

IAI 101/201 Arava

Airbus A321 (none)

ATR 42 (none)

Stinson A Tri-motor

Bloch MB.220 (none) ## Footnote -Visually similar to the Douglas DC-2/3 aircraft. The angles all over the aircraft just do not quite match the Douglas standard.

Stinson SR-9 Gullwing/Reliant - Produced in the 1930's in Wayne, Michigan - edit 01.25.2015 Justin: Name is interchangeable between Gullwing and Reliant

Boeing 747 (none)

DeHavilland DH.84 Dragon -The key to telling these DeHavilland aircraft apart is all in the gear

Manshu MT-1 Hayabusa ## Footnote -A Japanese airliner built in China for the national airline of the puppet state of Manchuko

Texas Turbines 900 Supervan ## Footnote -This is the definition of a dick move; 4 blades not 2 and it has the completely wrong intake to be a Cessna 208B Caravan

Avro/BAe RJ85/146 Avroliner/(none) ## Footnote -Pairings look like this Avro RJ85 Avroliner; or BAe 146 (none) do not mix and match

VFW VFW-614 (none)

Antonov An-32P Firekiller ## Footnote - Fire fighting version of the An-32 Cline - edit 27.01.2015 Justin: Added "P" to number designation as well as combining the words Fire and Killer

DeHavilland of Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 ## Footnote -Note that the gear come directly out of the inboard engine nacelles which is found on the Dash 8 as well.

Lockheed 12A Electra Junior ## Footnote -Fewer windows in general than its predecessor the 10 Electra. These aircraft are always confused online.

Ilyushin Il-62 Classic ## Footnote -Thrust reverser clamshell doors on the outboard engines. Vickers VC-10 (none) does not have this feature.

Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 (none) ## Footnote -Strectched version of the Fairchild F-27; windows in front of the prop

Fokker 100 (none)

Fokker F50 (none) ## Footnote -Lots of windows that are square; six blades on the prop

Aero Spacelines 377PG Pregnant Guppy

Lockheed L-188 Electra

Airbus A380 (none)

Convair CV-880 (none)

Pilatus PC-6 Porter ## Footnote -A great collection of PC-6 Porter photos exists at www.pc-6.com with both the Porter and its later more popular variant the Turbo Porter.

Boeing 314 Clipper

BAe (none) ATP

Avro Mk.I/685 York

Convair CV5800 (none) -C-131 modified by Kelowna Flightcraft Modifications to be 14 ft. 3 in. longer.

Canadair DC-4M Northstar

Lockheed L-1649A/B Starliner ## Footnote -Very square wingtips compared to the Constellation which does not share the name of this aicraft.

DeHavilland of Canada DHC-4 Caribou

Antonov An-72/74 Coaler ## Footnote -Probe is unique to this aircraft, also nearly impossible to tell An-72 apart from An-74 externally

Bristol 175 Britannia

Vickers VC.1 Viking

NAMC YS-11 (none)

Boeing 757 (none)

Boeing 737 (none)

Aero Spacelines 377MG Mini Guppy ## Footnote - Converted from a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser - 2 Built

Antonov An-30 Clank

Bombardier CRJ-700 (none)

Airbus A300 (none) ## Footnote -Has 4 pylons attached to the outboard flap, the A310 only has 3.

Junkers Ju 60/160 (none) ## Footnote - Ju 60 was the inital version, 2 built - Ju 160 was the service version, 47 built - Default to Ju 160 for write in

Dornier Do.328 (none)

Lockheed L10-11 Tri-Star ## Footnote -No overwing exits which is very odd for an airliner of this size.

Boeing 727 (none) ## Footnote - Very odd gear doors

Aero Spacelines 377MG Mini Guppy ## Footnote - Converted Boeing 377 Stratocruiser - 2 built

Fokker F27 Friendship -No windows in front of the prop; round windows

Douglas DC-9 (none)

Antonov An-140 (none) ## Footnote -33 built according to Wikipedia, has a tall vertical stabilizer.

Airbus A340-600 (none) ## Footnote -Center landing gear has four wheels on it instead of two that the earlier variants have.

Boeing 377 Stratocruiser

Embraer E-170/175 (none)

Aero Progress T101 Grach

Lockheed Model 12A Electra Junior

Let L-410 Turbolet ## Footnote -2 small forward facing cockpit windows, does not always have tip tanks.

McDonnell Douglas MD-90 (none) -Similar to the MD-80 series the MD-90 series can be distinguished by the wider engine engine intakes that are reminiscent of the Boeing 717 (none) engines.

Boeing 767 (none) ## Footnote -4 wheels on each main as opposed to 6 on the Boeing 777

Boeing 307 Stratoliner

Stinson 6000 Tri-motor

Boeing 757 (none)

Aero Spacelines 337SG Super Guppy

Boeing 247 (none)

Ilyushin Il-18 Coot ## Footnote -Blue props is always an indication of former Soviet block construction at a minimum.

Bombardier CS300 (none) ## Footnote -airBaltic was the launch customer for the CS300. Externally hard to differentiate from the CS100 series if perspective in relation to length is hard to see.

Convair CV-440 Metropolitan ## Footnote - Remember Convair squared. This means squared middle cockpit windows and two wheels on the nose gear. - Improvement of the Convair CV-340 (none), increasing cabin capacity from 44 to 52 by adding two rows of seats and an extra window.

Vultee V-1A (none)

Rec Both

Vickers 950 Vanguard & Douglas DC-9 (none) -The Douglas DC-9 has a conical APU unit at the back where as the Boeing 717 has a flattened APU unit.

Airbus A300 (none) ## Footnote -Four underwing pylons compared to the A310's three

Northrop N.23 Pioneer ## Footnote -Civillian versions may have the military tail as well as the tail dragger variant

Lockheed 9 Orion

Lockheed L-188 Electra

Vickers 800/810 Viscount

Fairchild SA-227-TT Merlin IIIC ## Footnote - All of the Fairchild aircraft that are comparable to the Swearingens have their main gear doors closed while the gear are extended. - Also the lack of wingtips distinguishes this aircraft from the Fairchild 300

Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk.III Trislander

BAe/Hawker Siddeley Hs.748 (none) ## Footnote -Eyebrow windows help differentiate this aircraft from the NAMC YS-11 (none).

Swearingen SA26-T Merlin II-B ## Footnote - Air intake on the bottum of the cowling - Also note that the gear doors stay down when the gear are extended on the swearingen models

Lockheed L-649/749 Constellation ## Footnote - The first truly civilian version of the Constellation is the L-649/749 model. THe L-049 model was given to aircraft that were repurposed after the end of World War II having previously been known as the C-69. - It is difficult to differentiate between the L-649 and the L-749. The L-649 was primarily purchased by Eastern Air Lines where other airlines opted for the L-749.

Boeing 737 (none)

Beechcraft 1900D (none)

Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 (none) ## Footnote -Stretched Fairchild F-27; windows in front of the prop

Handley Page HP.42 (none)

Boeing 307 Stratoliner

Boeing 737 (none)

Tupolev Tu-104 Camel ## Footnote -The only difference between this aircraft and the Tu-124 Cookpot are the raised windows at the back of the fueselage.

Antonov An-32P Firekiller ## Footnote -Fire fighting variant of the An-32 Cline

Boeing 767 (none)

Sukhoi Su-80 (none)

Airbus A380 (none) ## Footnote -4 sets of main gear; 2 with 6 wheels in the back, and 2 with 4 wheels infront of those

Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador

McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (none)

Xian MA60 (none) -Difficult to distinguish fromt the Antonov An-24/26

Boeing 707 (none)

Bloch MB.220 (none) ## Footnote -Visually similar to the Douglas DC-2/3 aircraft. The angles all over the aircraft just do not quite match the Douglas standard.

Airbus A320 (none) ## Footnote -Two over wing exits makes this an Airbus A320 not A319

Antonov An-30 Clank

Scottish Aviation CC.1 Twin Pioneer

Curtiss C-46 Commando ## Footnote -Free beatings from Justin T. for any rec'er that does not know this aircraft

Dornier Do.228 (none)

Convair CV880 (none)

BAC/Aerospatiale/BAE (none) Concorde ## Footnote -Has landing gear in the tail of the aircraft -Edit 1.1.25 Testy: Added BAE as a manufacturer

Boeing 221A Monomail ## Footnote -Resembles the Northrop Alpha and Gamma but with retractable gear

Beechcraft 99 Airliner

Short SC.5 Belfast

Convair CV-580 (none)

Saab 90 Scandia - Built in response to SAAB realizing that in order to survive in post World War II market they needed to diversify. - 18 Built and delivered

Antonov An-32 Cline ## Footnote -A good way to rember the name is that the engines are on an in'cline' higher than other Antonov aircraft

Douglas DC-8 (none)

Convair CV-580 (none)

Airbus A320 (none)

Shorts 330 (none)

Fokker F27 Friendship

Handley Page HPR.7 Herald

Airbus A321 (none) ## Footnote -No overwing emergency exits

Tupolev Tu-124 Cookpot ## Footnote -Identical to the Tu-104 Camel except that there are no windows raised up near the end of the fuselage.

Gippsland GA8 Airvan

Douglas DC-4 (none)

VFW VFW-614 (none)

Convair CV990 Coronado

BAe (none) Jetstream 41

Focke Wulf Fw.200 Condor

McDonnell MD-87 (none)

Embraer E-190/195 (none) ## Footnote -Stretched version of the E-170/175

Handley Page HP.81 Hermes

Lockheed L-100 Hercules ## Footnote -Commercial variant of the C-130 retains the name but not the number

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

DeHavilland DH.104 Dove

Vickers 950 Vanguard

Lisunov Li-2 Cab

Antonov An-12 Cub ## Footnote -Has a rear loading ramp (not picture) where as the Antonov An-10 Cat has no ramp and was used purely for civilian transport.

Boeing 80 (none)

Clark GA-43A (none)

Convair CV-580 (none) ## Footnote - Remember "Convair with the square," which means two things that the small window in the cockpit is square and that there are two tires on the nose strut. - Engine size and shape makes this aircraft the CV-580

Boeing 747LCF Dreamlifter ## Footnote -Only 4 were produced by Boeing to move 787 parts.

Latécoére 26 (none) ## Footnote -If the name does not already give this away, this manufacturer is French

BAC (none)/1-11 One Eleven ## Footnote -If seen in a write in situation use (none) for the number designation unless the aircraft has shown up as an option in a previous pairing but went unused.

Fokker F.28 Fellowship

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (none)

Fokker F.XXII (none)

Riley (none) TurboSkyliner ## Footnote -DH.114 w/horizontally opposed engines

Handley Page HPR.7 Herald

SNCASE S.E.2010 Armagnac ## Footnote -Total of only 9 built. Meant to compete with the Boeing 377 Stratofreighter and the Bristol 175 Brittania.

Ford 5-AT Trimotor

DeHavilland DH.86 Express

Lockheed (none) Vega

Ilyushin Il-114 (none) ## Footnote - Props are usually blue (6 of them) - Horizontal stabilizer is 90 degrees from the vertical stabilizer

COMAC ARJ21 Xianfeng ## Footnote -Caution as the cockpit windows do not seem to be standard

Beech 18 (none)

SNCASE S.E.2010 Armagnac -Total of only 9 built. Huge wheel on the nose landing gear.

Antonov An-24 Coke ## Footnote -Is an all passenger variant. Its kin the Antonov An-26 Curl has large ramp jack screw 'bulges' on the sides that would give it away that would be present where the red circle is.

Neiva NE-821 Caraja ## Footnote -A turboprop upgrade to the already license built Embraer EMB-820 Navajo.

Antonov An-12 Cub

Handley Page HP.81 Hermes

Boeing 707/720 (none) -edit Justin 10.06.2014: Engines vary amongst 707/720, the best method of telling them apart is the nose gear door. The 720 has a single door directly behind the nose gear, the 707 has doors on either side of the nose gear.

Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander

Lockheed L-188 Electra ## Footnote -Huge square props, eyebrow window.

Handley Page HPR.1 Marathon

Airbus A330 (none)

Armstrong Whitworth AW-660 Argosy

Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk.III Trislander

BAC/Aerospatiale (none) Concorde ## Footnote -Has tail dragger

CASA 207 Azor

Dewoitine D.338 (none) -May also be seen as the less common variants known as D.332 or D.333

Dassault 100 Mercure ## Footnote -Can look especially similiar to a Boeing 737 (none) with those engines; stay vigilant my brothers

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

PZL Mielec M-28 Skytruck

Rec all.

Aerospatiale/SUD SE-210 Caravelle ## Footnote - One of the most beautiful aircraft ever produced. The cockpit design is a straight take from the DH.106 Comet. In total 282 produced. - Aircraft 'Q' side from top to bottom; Douglas DC-8 (none), Yakovlev Yak-40 Codling, Boeing 707 (none)

DeHavilland DH.104 Dove

Vulcanair/SIAI Marchetti SF.600 Canguro ## Footnote -About 10 built. Was originally a Siai-Marchetti design, either manufacturer would be acceptable in a write in situation.

Piaggio P.166 (none)

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