Questions tagged [aircraft-identification]
For questions seeking to identify an aircraft, e.g. by description or photograph.
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What make and model of aircraft is this?
Saw this sitting derelict on the ramp at KIDA recently. The configuration, landing gear, a tail, etc. looks very much like a Beechcraft King Air C90, but the windows aren’t typical of that kind of ...
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Can you help me to identify the aircraft in a 1920s photograph?
Can anyone identify the aircraft in this photograph? The photograph was taken in Belgium in the summer of 1926. Does that say ‘Imperial Airways’? Thank you!
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How does a pilot communicate with ATC during a hijacking?
How does a pilot communicate with ATC during a hijacking?
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How does a winglet affect aircraft performance? [duplicate]
Winglets are small vertical surfaces attached to the wingtips. They help to reduce the drag caused by vortices at the wingtips, thus improving fuel efficiency.
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Help identifying planes from June 20 near Centennial airport in Colorado
I was hiking a couple miles to the west of Centennial airport in Colorado on June 20th, 2024 around 12:15 pm when I heard a large engine that I would have thought was a radial but it sounded like a ...
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What is this flying boat I just saw fly over?
I just (1:30 pm BST) saw a flying boat fly over my house (Fareham, south coast UK). Four engines, very low engine pitch, a flying boat hull, something like a Short Empire. Not a Catalina. ...
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What is this biplane seen over Doncaster?
This plane passed over our house in Doncaster England and we’d like to know more about it please:
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What type of aircraft is this?
Flew very low in circles around my house this morning. I live near Fox Harbour airport in Wallace, Nova Scotia
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Need help Identifying Aircraft Panels
I have the following aircraft panels which I would like to Identify and get an understanding of its value.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
First Panel:
Length: 19 ½ in.
Height: 8 in.
Second Panel:
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Am I seeing double? What kind of helicopter is this, and how many blades does it actually have?
This June 9, 2024 CNN news video begins with an inset of video of what looks like an Israeli IDF "event". Looking down from a relatively static point in the air, another helicopter is seen ...
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Vintage photo, Seatac airport
I’m spending the night in a hotel at Seatac Airport in Seattle, Washington, USA. The vintage photo below is hanging on the wall of my room. I recognize the airport as Seatac, circa 1950’s. The photo ...
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Is it possible to tell what aircraft this is?
On a flight a few years ago, I got this picture. Is it possible to tell the aircraft by just this image? I’ve found a few similar but they are a bit different than this one. Someone I was with said ...
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ID a 1930's-40's aircraft
This cribbage board is a mystery I am trying to solve. It has an aircraft flanked by linked flags - they look like the Union Jack and the former Canadian Flag - and a maple leaf. It suggests that ...
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What type of aircraft do Tintin and Captain Haddock use on their way to Peru in "The Seven Crystal Balls"?
At the end of Hergé's The Seven Crystal Balls (first published 1943-1944), Tintin and Captain Haddock fly to Peru in a relatively big seaplane (or flying boat?).
Is it a real aircraft? If so, what ...
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Help ID a biplane my Dad flew as a late 1920's barnstormer
My Father flew this ship. Can you help ID it. Photo was taken at the de Havilland Moth Factory
Can't figure out what the heck it is,
Looks like the tail of a DH-60
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