Aircraft Recognition Guide
Welcome
Welcome to this aircraft recognition guide! This website is to help you recognise different aircraft types. It is meant for all aviation enthusiasts, ranging from those that occasionally go aircraft viewing at an airport or airshow to 'hardcore' aircraft spotters that want to know the exact aircraft type. On this website you will find all the information on what to look for, with a lot of images and tips to help you! As there are so many different aircraft this website will be gradually expanded.
Getting started
Recognising an aircraft type starts by looking at specific characteristics of the aircraft: what type of aircraft is it (e.g. airplane or helicopter), is it a jet or propeller aircraft, how many engines does it have, what is the wing and tail configuration? Under menu item "What to look for?" we have explained what the main characteristics are, including their definitions.
Start identification
Once you know what to look for you can start the identification. This can be done in two ways:
- By main airplane or helicopter characteristics. Answer some questions about the (main) properties of the aircraft to be identified, using checkboxes. This will narrow your search eventually bringing you to the webpage of the aircraft you are looking for.
- By aircraft manufacturer and main aircraft type. If you already know the main type of the aircraft and are just looking for the exact subtype you can also start the identification from the combination of manufacturer and main aircraft type.
- By the general search function. This covers the whole website and enables you to find all appearances of the aircraft type you are looking for.
Website updates
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PZL SW-4 & COMAC C909 added
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- 24 November 2024
Another two aircraft types received their own page, the PZL SW-4 helicopter, and the COMAC C909 jet airliner, that was previously known as... -
Cessna 303, Cirrus VK30 & Comp Air 6.2 added
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- 16 November 2024
Three small airplanes were added. The Cessna 303 and Cirrus VK30 both received their own page. The Comp Air 6.2 was added to the page for... -
Robinson helicopter family added
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- 01 November 2024
It has been a while, but today I added a new page that covers the whole Robinson helicopter family, the R22, R44 and R66.