Aircraft Characteristics/ Aircraft Recognition

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1 Aircraft Characteristics/ Aircraft Recognition

2 Aircraft Characteristics and Recognition 1

3 Lesson Objectives 1. Identify aircraft using common recognition features A. Categories. B. Weight classes. C. Designators. D. Performance characteristics. E. Identification features. 2. Recognize selected aircraft 2

4 Aircraft Categories Category I (CAT I) Category II (CAT II) Category III (CAT III) 3

5 CAT I Aircraft Weight: 12,500 lbs. or less Single-engine Propeller-driven All helicopters 4

6 CAT II Aircraft Weight: 12,500 lbs. or less Twin-engine Propeller-driven 5

7 CAT III Aircraft Any other aircraft not described in either CAT I or CAT II 6

8 CAT I General Performance Characteristics Speed: Altitude: Climb Rate: knots 10,000 feet and below 1,000 feet per minute or less Weight Class: Small (S) 7

9 CAT II General Performance Characteristics Speed: Altitude: Climb Rate: knots FL240 and below 1,000-2,000 feet per minute Weight Class: Small (S) 8

10 CAT III General Performance Characteristics Speed: Altitude: Climb Rate: knots FL450 and below 2,000-4,000 feet per minute 9

11 Helicopter s General Performance Characteristics Speed: Altitude: Climb Rate: knots FL200 and below 500-2,150 feet per minute 10

12 Weight Class Definitions Small: Large: Heavy: Aircraft of 41,000 pounds or less maximum certified takeoff weight. Aircraft of more than 41,000 pounds, maximum certified takeoff weight, up to 300,000 pounds. Aircraft capable of takeoff weights of more than 300,000 pounds whether or not they are operating at this weight during a particular phase of flight. 11

13 Examples of Civil Designators Model Name COMMANDER SUPER KING AIR BARON 58 SKYHAWK CITATION (CHEROKEE) ARCHER GULFSTREAM BOEING MD11 BELL 222 Designator AC68 BE20 BE58 C172 C550 P28A GLF3 B733 MD11 B222 12

14 Examples of Military Designators A - Attack A10 B - Bomber B1 C - Cargo Transport C5 E - Electronic (ECM) E8 F - Fighter F15 H - Helicopter H60 P - Patrol P3 T - Trainer T37 13

15 Aircraft Identification Features 1. Size 2. Engine location and number 3. Engine type 4. Wing placement 6. Tail configuration 7. Windows 8. Fuselage shape 9. Landing gear 5. Wing configuration 14

16 Size Boeing B767 Boeing B737 15

17 Engine Locations and Numbers GLF2 on fuselage (2) B737 under wing (2) DC10 under wing and through tail (3) B747 under wing (4) 16

18 Three Basic Aircraft Engine Types Reciprocating C421 Golden Eagle Turboprop BE20 Super King Air Turbojet C550 Citation II 17

19 Wing Placement High-Wing Cessna Skyhawk C172 Mid-Wing Fighting Falcon F-16 Low-Wing Cherokee Arrow P28R 18

20 Straight-Wing Configuration Piper Saratoga PA32 19

21 Swept-Wing Configuration DC-10 20

22 Delta-Wing Configuration Fighting Falcon F16 21

23 Conventional Tail Piper Saratoga-PA32 22

24 T Tail Beech Super King Air 200-BE20 23

25 Question What is the general speed range for CAT II aircraft? A. 100 to 160 B. 160 to 250 C. 250 to

26 Question What category do helicopters fall under? ANSWER: CAT I 25

27 Question What category do turbojet engine aircraft fall under? ANSWER: CAT III 26

28 Question A twin-engine, turboprop aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds or less will fall under which category? ANSWER: CAT II 27

29 Question An aircraft capable of 300,000 pounds of takeoff weight, but which currently only has a takeoff weight of 225,000 pounds, would fall into what weight class? ANSWER: Heavy 28

30 Question An aircraft in the small weight class has a maximum certified takeoff weight of pounds or less. ANSWER: 41,000 29

31 Question If an aircraft has a 250,000 pound maximum certified takeoff weight, what would its weight class be? ANSWER: Large 30

32 V Tail Stealth Fighter-F117 31

33 Horizontal Stabilizer Above Fuselage (Mid-Tail) Dassault-Breguet Mystere/Falcon 20-FA20 32

34 Twin Boom Tail Cessna Super Skymaster 337-C337 33

35 Forward Slant Vertical Stabilizer Mooney Mark 21-M20P 34

36 Bubble Canopy 35

37 Round 36

38 Oval 37

39 Teardrop 38

40 Square 39

41 Question Are these two aircraft the same model? 40

42 Windows The side window on this aircraft has a teardrop shape. 41

43 Windows The side window on this aircraft has a square shape. In addition, the rear window is a solid single wrap-around type. 42

44 Answer BE77 BEECH SKIPPER PA38 PIPER TOMAHAWK 43

45 Tricycle Landing Gear Cessna

46 Conventional Landing Gear Cessna

47 Tandem Landing Gear B52 Stratofortress 46

48 Fixed Gear CESSNA 150 CESSNA

49 Retractable Gear CESSNA 210 BE35 48

50 C172 49

51 P28A 50

52 C208 51

53 C210 52

54 PA38 53

55 BE35 54

56 B06 55

57 B222 56

58 BE58 57

59 PA34 58

60 C310 59

61 C421 60

62 PAY1 61

63 BE20 62

64 LJ35 63

65 FA20 64

66 BE40 65

67 C550 66

68 C750 67

69 GLF3 68

70 CL60 69

71 CRJ1, CRJ2, CRJ7, CRJ9 70

72 MD81, MD82, MD83, MD87, MD88 71

73 B731 through B739 72

74 A320 73

75 A306 74

76 B752, B753 75

77 B772, B773 76

78 B721, B722, B72Q 77

79 MD11 78

80 B741 through B744 79

81 C130 80

82 C17 81

83 F16 82

84 F15 83

85 F18 84

86 F22 85

87 KC10 86

88 The End Of THE LECTURE NOW TO THE TEST!! 87

89 Question What are two types of engines having propellers? ANSWER: Reciprocating and turboprop 88

90 Question Turbojet engines are limited to what weight class of aircraft? ANSWER: Turbojet engines can be found on ALL weight classes of aircraft. 89

91 Question What are the nine generally-accepted identification features of aircraft? ANSWER: 1. Size 2. Engine location and number 3. Engine type 4. Wing placement 5. Wing configuration 6. Tail configuration 7. Windows 8. Fuselage shape 9. Landing gear 90

92 Question What are the three basic wing placement positions? ANSWER: High-wing, Mid-wing, Low-wing 91

93 Question What are the three basic wing shapes or configurations? ANSWER: Straight-wing, Delta-wing Swept-wing, 92

94 Question How many basic tail configurations are there? Name them. ANSWER: Six 1. Conventional Tail 2. Forward Slant Vertical Stabilizer 3. Horizontal Stabilizer above the fuselage 4. T Tail (swept or straight) 5. V Tail 6. Twin Boom Tail 93

95 Question What are the five basic aircraft window shapes? ANSWER: Teardrop, oval, round, square, and bubble canopy 94

96 Question What are the three basic types of landing gear? ANSWER: Tricycle, Conventional (aka tail dragger ), Tandem 95

97 Identify the Aircraft Determine Aircraft Designator AND List at least 3 features you would use to recognize each aircraft 96

98 97

99 98

100 99

101 C

102 P28A 101

103 102

104 103

105 104

106 105

107 C

108 C

109 PA38 108

110 BE35 109

111 110

112 111

113 B06 112

114 B

115 114

116 115

117 116

118 117

119 118

120 119

121 120

122 PA34 121

123 C

124 C

125 PAY1 124

126 BE20 125

127 126

128 127

129 BE40 128

130 129

131 130

132 131

133 LJ35 132

134 FA20 133

135 BE40 134

136 C

137 C

138 137

139 138

140 139

141 GLF3 140

142 CL60 141

143 CRJ1, CRJ2, CRJ7, CRJ9 142

144 143

145 144

146 145

147 146

148 147

149 148

150 149

151 MD11 150

152 B741 through B

153 MD81, MD82, MD83, MD87, MD88 152

154 153

155 154

156 155

157 156

158 157

159 158

160 159

161 160

162 161

163 162

164 163

165 164

166 165

167 166

168 C17 167

169 F16 168

170 F15 169

171 F18 170

172 F22 171

173 The End Of THE TEST REVIEW 172

174 C

175 PA38 174

176 BE35 175

177 B06 176

178 B

179 BE58 178

180 PA34 179

181 C

182 C

183 PAY1 182

184 BE20 183

185 LJ35 184

186 FA20 185

187 BE40 186

188 C

189 C

190 GLF3 189

191 CL60 190

192 CRJ1, CRJ2, CRJ7, CRJ9 191

193 MD81, MD82, MD83, MD87, MD88 192

194 B731 through B

195 A

196 A

197 B752, B

198 B772, B

199 B721, B722, B72Q 198

200 MD11 199

201 B741 through B

202 C

203 C17 202

204 F16 203

205 F15 204

206 F18 205

207 F22 206