12/1/2018 0 Comments Plane Identification GuideI confirm the best option is the one However [personal opinion], I think it won't fulfill three main requirements in spotting: • precision • contains almost every plane • portable I have the french version of that book (because I'm french speaking) Precision Precision is what you need to spot the differences between an A318 and an A319 (or a 737-600 and a 737-700) for example. Using the number of passenger windows count/number of exits. Knowing for example a 737-300 can have winglets and no cockpit eyebrows since a dozen years avoids confusion with a 737-700 by looking at the other differences (engines, tail height/size, wingspan, wingroot, flaps slats, spoilers, no winglets wingtip, stabilizers, etc.) Details you don't have in that book, but you rather gather by experience and curiosity elsewhere. The book just provide you - per featured model - • one arbitrary picture of the plane (sometimes granny) • one 3-views, mostly left, top (or bottom) and front. • a brief historic description • a non exhaustive list of most common produced versions in bold with one specific information that makes this version different from others (mostly the operation type like 'cargo version', or increased MTOW.) • a non exhaustive list of weapons for military aircraft, role and operators if a few countries operate the model. • a resumee of its caracteristics (seats, payload, speed, range) • its dimensions (wingspan, overall length, height) • and a brief way to describe the general looking of the plane (hight/low mounted wings, engines location, model and manufacturer, number of fans for propellers, stabilizers location, one very noticeable caracteristics if any like domes, fuel pods, cargo pod.) The arbitrary picture can help recognising the aircraft, but seen from other directions, it doesn't help much. By experience, 3 views doesn't well represent 3D or field depth, as every component is flattened on a drawing (I'm modeling 3D airplanes/Aircraft profiles) Note: some drawings in the book contains minor errors. The historic description is of no real use in spotting. Today, model versions are not really relevant, since most aircraft are customizable (mainly commercial aviation) Military aircraft are usually multirole. This kind of information is only useful for someone actually operating/working on the model (ie a pilot or engineer or reproducing the model (3D/scale model)) Weapons loadings greatly vary per mission. The general looking description is too broad/vague to get a perfect match. Its purpose is more to class a given model in a group of similar models to narrow the identification process to one or two dozens of aircraft than precisely describe the model. Car Identification GuideThe book contains commercial, military, fixed wings, tiltrotor, general aviation, utility. It doesn't even contain soaring light weight planes. And you already have several hundreds models. Some models has to be merged to fit in a single page, like the 737NGs, A330s, B767/777, ERJ17x/19x. (And I'm not talking for military ones) Of course, most common models are covered, but if you're spotting a Bizjet landing in Heathrow it could take a while before you can clearly confirme it's a Gulfstream V rather than a Gulfstream IV. Worse, when you're looking for single engine propeller. Even worse if the aircraft you're spotting isn't featured in the book, then you could assume it's model X while it isn't. Aircraft Identification Guide By TypeUser friendly, substantive aircraft identication guides. Nov 19, 2014 - The best option is probably Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide. It is hard to find, but it has a large number of planes and has multiple editions. One of the most useful types of books for antique plane identification is a good price guide for antique tools. Price guides generally have excellent descriptions, pictures or drawings of the various wood planes in addition to the current retail price of the plane. What happens to Holden at the Wicker Bar? How does Holden 'act' again in this chapter?
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