Aircraft Identifcation Flashcards
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Manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Company Recognition features: • High/straight-wing with struts • Square windows • Conventional tail • Single-engine (prop) • Small weight class
A
Name: Skyhawk, Cutlass, Mescalero
Designator: C172
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Q
Manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Company Recognition features: • High/straight-wing with struts • Conventional tail • Fixed landing gear • Single-engine (prop) • Small weight class
A
Name: Stationair
Designator: C206
3
Q
Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: • Low/straight-wing • Conventional tail with stabilator • Single-engine (prop) • Fixed landing gear • Small weight class
A
Name: Cherokee
Designator: P28A
4
Q
Manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: • High-wing with wing struts, conventional tail • Turbo-prop • Cargo pod under fuselage; not all C208s will have the cargo pod • Bigger than other single-engine Cessnas with more windows • Small weight class
A
Name: Caravan, Cargomaster, Grand
Caravan
Designator: C208
5
Q
Manufacturer: Beech Aircraft Company Recognition features: • Low/straight-wing • “V” tail • Retractable landing gear • Single-engine (prop) • Small weight class
A
Name: Bonanza 35
Designator: BE35
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Manufacturer: Beech Aircraft Company Recognition features: • Low/straight-wing • Conventional tail • Retractable landing gear • Single-engine (prop) • Small weight class
A
Name: Bonanza 36
Designator: BE36
7
Q
Manufacturer: Mooney Airplane Company Recognition features: • Low/straight-wing • Forward slant vertical stabilizer • Single-engine (prop) • Small weight class
A
Name: Mooney
Designator: M20R
8
Q
Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: • Low/straight-wing • “T” tail configuration with horizontal stabilizer slightly below the top • Single-engine (prop) • Modified bubble canopy with square side window • Small weight class
A
Name: Tomahawk
Designator: PA38
9
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Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: • Low/straight-wing • Conventional tail • Retractable landing gear • Single-engine (prop) • Small weight class
A
Name: Malibu
Designator: PA46
10
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Manufacturer: Pilatus Aircraft Recognition features: • Low/straight-wing with winglets • “T” tail • Retractable landing gear • Single-engine (turboprop) • Small weight class
A
Name: Eagle
Designator: PC12
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Manufacturer: Cirrus Aircraft Recognition features: • Low/straight-wing • Conventional tail • Fixed landing gear • Single-engine (prop) • Small weight class
A
Name: Cirrus
Designator: SR22
12
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Manufacturer: Bell Helicopter Textron Recognition features: • Helicopter • Fuselage box-shaped • Fixed skid rail gear • Single turbo-shaft engine, single rotor • Small weight class
A
Name: Bell Ranger 206, Jet Ranger, Long
Ranger, Kiowa
Designator: B06
13
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Manufacturer: Bell Helicopter Textron Recognition features: • Helicopter • Fixed skid rail gear or wheels • Twin turbo-shaft engine, single rotor • Small weight class
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Name: Bell 222
Designator: B222
14
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Manufacturer: Rockwell International Group Recognition features: • High/straight-wing • Conventional tail • Twin-engine (prop) • Retractable landing gear • Small weight class
A
Name: Commander
Designator: AC68
15
Q
Manufacturer: Beech Aircraft Company Recognition features: • Low/straight-wing • Conventional tail • Twin-engine (prop) set forward on the wing • Side windows are symmetrical • Wheel pans are broad • Small weight class
A
Name: Baron
Designator: BE58
