Airliner Identification Tree

Last updated 8 years ago

First published 26 September, 2016

English Rating: ALL ages Shortest path: 7 nodes Longest path: 17 nodes Possible solutions: 27

Leo Colgan

Does it have propellers or jet engines? Propellers. Jets.
Are the wings over or under the fuselage? Over. Under.
Is the landing gear inside the fuselage or the nacelles? Fuselage. Nacelles.
ATR-72.
Bombardier Dash-8.
Forward swept or traditional wings? Forward Swept. Traditional.
Saab 2000.
Saab 340.
Does it have a T-shaped vertical stabilizer? Yes. No.
Do the engines look like mini turbofans, or turbojets? Turbofan. Turbojet.
Bombardier CRJ.
Does it have a pointed nose? Yes. No.
Embraer 145.
Does it have a knife or a cone? Knife. Cone.
Douglas DC-9.
Does the cowling have fins? Yes. No.
McDonnell Douglas - MD-80 .
Boeing 717 .
How many engines does it have? 3. 4. 2.
How many sets of wheels are in each of the main landing gear? 2. 3. 1.
Boeing 777.
Does the vertical stabilizer have a second angle where it meets the fuselage? Yes. No.
Boeing 737.
Does the nose point mostly down? Yes. No.
Embraer E-Jet Family (E170, E190, E195).
Airbus A320 Family (A318, A319, A320, A321).
Does it have a saw-tooth nacelle? No. Yes.
Boeing 787.
Does the nose point down? Yes. No.
Airbus A350.
Is there a trapezoid 4th windshield or clipped 4th windshield? Trapezoid. Clipped.
Does the main landing gear hang low in the front or the back? Front. Back.
Boeing 767.
Boeing 757.
Dose the main landing gear hang really low in the back? Yes. No.
Airbus A330.
Airbus A310.
Are there engines mounted on the fuselage? Yes. No.
Boeing 727.
Does the mid engine go straight through the vertical stabilizer? Yes. No.
Lockheed 1011 TriStar.
Does it have winglets? Yes. No.
McDonnell Douglas - MD-11 .
McDonnell Douglas - MD-10 .
Are the wings mounted high or low on the fuselage? High. Low.
British Aerospace 146.
Is it single or double decked? Single. Double.
Airbus A340.
Does it have a full or half second deck? Full. Half.
Airbus A380.
Boeing 747.