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KAI KT-1 Woong-Bee

Korea's KT-1 looks much like a Pilatus PC‑9 clone, or even more of the Beech­craft T‑6 Texan II with its smaller dorsal fin. The clearest difference is in the wings. The KT‑1 has wings with a continuous dihedral from the root to the tip, the PC‑9 and T‑6 have a part without hedral on the inner wings.

Another training slash light attack aircraft that resembles many other aircraft, in particular the Alenia Aermacchi M346. The KAI T-50 is however a single engine jet, while most other similar aircraft have two engines. For recognition also look at the rear fuselage and the wings, that seem borrowed from the F-16.

Karakorum K-8/Hongdu JL-8

The Chinese/Pakistani K-8 has no real specific features. The aircraft has rounded rectangular air intakes in front of the wings, straight landing gears and no tip tanks. (photo: Bob Adams/WikiMedia)

Kawanishi H8K

One of the best Japanese flying boats of the WWII era has straight wings with rounded tips and stabilising floats at about three quarts of the wing span. The vertical fin is a trapezium with rounded top.

Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden

One of the best Japanese WW2 fighters has a framed bubble canopy and a fuselage that hardly tapers towards the rear, at least when seen from the side. The vertical stabiliser is a half oval with straight leading edge. The main gear has long legs, with the largest part of the gear doors covering up to half of the wheels.

One of the earliest jet aircraft with a high wing and two jet engines under the wing is the Kawasaki C-1 cargo aircraft, operated by the Japanese air force. It can best be recognised by its long engine nacelles on pylons below the wings, with external fairings for thrust reversers. Additionally, the main gear has four wheel bogeys.

The largest aircraft in the category T-tail and two jet engines under high wings can best be described as a C-17 with two engines. So it is a cargo plane of slightly smaller size, also has a cockpit configuration with a lot of windows, but lacks the winglets.

Kawasaki KAL-2

The canopy that pops out of the fuselage is the main characteristic of this five seat Japanese aircraft. Other features include a rounded trapezium vertical stabiliser and a retractable gear.

Kawasaki Ki-61

This fighter has a fully retractable gear, liquid cooled piston engine and cooler underneath the fuselage. The canopy is framed and flush with the top of the fuselage. Finally, the vertical fin and wing tips are rounded. (photo: US Navy/WikiMedia). 

The Kawasaki P-1 is a maritime patrol aircraft with four jet engines attached under the wings. In size it is one of the smallest in this category (but still about as large as a Boeing 737). Moreover it can be easily recognised by the MAD boom extending from the tail cone.