Aircraft recognition

Question 1

Airbus A340-600

Answer 1

A346.

Main features are 4 engines, but no second floor.

Question 2

Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Answer 2

B788.

Main feature: spiky bits on the back of the engines.

Question 3

Boeing 737-500, -800 and -900.

Typical carrying capacity of a 737-800?

Answer 3

B735, B738 and B739.

The 737-500s are the old series, the 800s and the 900s are the new ones. The differences it that the new ones have winglets, can climb faster, and have a higher max flight level. They all look a bit generic, though.

737-800 in a normal configuration could carry about 190 people.

Question 4

Fokker 70.

Answer 4

F70.

Main feature: jets on the body, a long way back, elevator right at the top of the tail fin, and the doors are way at the front. NO winglets. Medium sized.

Question 5

Gulfstream 5

Answer 5

GS5.

Main features: jets on the fuselage, near the back, elevators high on the tail fin, winglets, smallish but not leisure flight small.

Question 6

Beechcraft Super King Air 350

Answer 6

B350.

Main features: biiig, chunky propeller (turbo-prop?) engines which are quite pointy and stick a long way forwards.

Question 7

Eurofighter Typhoon

Answer 7

EUF1.

Main features: it’s a military jet. Only one with an elevator on the nose.