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crew320 Member
Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 301 Location: New Delhi
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject: How to recognize an aircraft/aircraft type |
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I was on a flight with a friend the other day when I noticed a CD 737 parked next to our aircraft. I out of nowhere uttered 732 to myself, my friend was a little amused and wanted to know how I knew it was a Boeing and not an Airbus or is a 732 and not a 738 or an A320
I was explaining him the way I recognize an aircraft type without looking at the markings on the aircraft (showing off my rather limited expertise,lol), and got this idea of learning more by starting a similar post.
At a glance how does one recognize what aircraft/aircraft type is it? (leaving aside the cockpit differences/similarities)
The reason for me to post in Tech/Ops is to welcome all kind of responses, basic, technical, ultra-technical, jargoned/jargon-free . Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
1. All Boeing 737 series aircrafts (except 732) have a rather weird looking tail, which is connected to the fuselage with this extension.
Photo courtesy: Airliners.net
2. The normal exit doors on an Airbus aircraft open differently than that to most of the Boeing aircrafts.(except a 777 right?)
Airbus a320's door for example slides outside and shifts to the right (port side) and left (starboard side) when opened. Boeing 737's door on the other hand swings open like a normal house door.
Boeing
Airbus
From the inside:
Boeing 747
Airbus 321
to be continued...
aM _________________ M y - J e t P h o t o s |
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iflytb20 Member
Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 1079 Location: Next to the Airport
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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another way
Cockpit windows.....normally #3 window in a 'bus is 5-edged shape...while boeing is 4 sided.
Also the tail area.....in a Boeing, the fuselage / tailcone aft of the fin is curved
downwards (what english )...while in a 'bus its straight till the end.
Also the 'bus tends to sit a bit taller .... due to its long legs
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HAWK21M Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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I guess one gets used to it with time.
I personally can identify most aircraft well after so many years surrounded by them.
About the Dorsal fin on the B732 its different for the B733-B739s.The B731 & B732 had a different one.
regds
MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! |
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busintheair Member
Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 273 Location: BOM
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm... I identify a 732 with the 733-4-5-6-7-8-9, like the 732 has P&W JT8Ds and the rest have CFMs. Boeing 73Xs are fat and chubby,whereas the A320 is sleeky. As Raj said, the 320's legs are tall, the 737s legs are short.
The A319&A320, A319 has one wing emerg. exit, and A320 had 2 emerg exits.And A321 has 4 doors on either side.
The 757 and A321, the 757 nose cone is drooping down , and A321's nose is
like the A320.
My english has suffered in this post! And of course its natural now to identify an a/c. |
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Birendra Member
Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 1411
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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I would simply look around for Yash and ask him.
He can sniff them from a mile away and tell u what variant it is _________________ Dictum meum pactum, "My word is my bond". |
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SEANDSILVA Member
Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 751 Location: BOM (VABB)
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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Birendra wrote: | I would simply look around for Yash and ask him.
He can sniff them from a mile away and tell u what variant it is |
Yeah, Yash and his amusing telescopic abilities !! |
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HAWK21M Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Currently the challenging part is Identifying Bussiness class Aircraft.
regds
MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! |
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