{"id":4534,"date":"2020-03-24T18:13:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T10:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=4534"},"modified":"2020-03-25T14:48:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T06:48:19","slug":"aircraft-identification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Aircraft identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is an article to help myself and share how can we distinguish different type of aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, we can identify by the features in different part.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, we should know that there are two major aircraft manufacturers dominating the civil aviation industry, at least, you should have heard 1) <b>Airbus<\/b> and 2) <b>Boeing<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The major difference of the two manufacturers are the lateral design of the <b>cockpit windows <\/b>and the <b>shape of \u00a0cones.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>B777\u00a0&#8211;<strong> &#8220;flat&#8221;<\/strong> APU exhaust (some call that <strong>&#8220;blade-shaped&#8221;<\/strong> tail cone)<\/p>\n<p>Boeing 777,737 <strong>&#8220;V-shape&#8221; at the bottom<\/strong> of the lateral cockpit windows<\/p>\n<p>Airbus 320,330 <strong>&#8220;straight&#8221; at the bottom<\/strong> of the lateral cockpit windows, but there is a &#8220;missing corner&#8221; at top, some call that &#8220;notched&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Airbus 350 <strong>&#8220;raccoon&#8221; \/ &#8220;sun glass -like&#8221;<\/strong> cockpit windows<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, if you take a look on the photos below, you will find that sometimes it is quite difficult to identify the type only by observing the windows &#8211; at least B787 is &#8220;Alien&#8221; in Boeing family and the A350 is exceptional in Airbus family.<\/p>\n<p>Below are various examples of Boeing family:<\/p>\n<div class='gallery'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/777-front\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/777-front.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4539\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4539'>\n\t\t\t\tB777 front\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/cockpit-of-boeing-777-dfjafx\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cockpit-of-boeing-777-DFJAFX.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cockpit-of-boeing-777-DFJAFX.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cockpit-of-boeing-777-DFJAFX-600x439.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cockpit-of-boeing-777-DFJAFX-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cockpit-of-boeing-777-DFJAFX-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cockpit-of-boeing-777-DFJAFX-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cockpit-of-boeing-777-DFJAFX-1170x856.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4538'>\n\t\t\t\tB777 lateral\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/b737\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B737.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B737.jpg 509w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B737-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4537'>\n\t\t\t\tB737 front\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/737-lateral\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/737-lateral.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/737-lateral.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/737-lateral-600x440.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/737-lateral-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/737-lateral-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/737-lateral-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/737-lateral-1170x858.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4540'>\n\t\t\t\tB737 lateral\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/787-lateral\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/787-lateral.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4541\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4541'>\n\t\t\t\tB787 lateral\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/787-front\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/787-front.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4542\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4542'>\n\t\t\t\tB787 front\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/b777-tail\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-tail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4557\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4557'>\n\t\t\t\tB777 tail\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Below are various examples of Airbus family:<\/p>\n<div class='gallery'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/a320-lateral\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320-lateral.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320-lateral.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320-lateral-600x440.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320-lateral-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320-lateral-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320-lateral-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320-lateral-1170x858.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4544'>\n\t\t\t\tA320 lateral\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/a330-cockpit-windows\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A330-cockpit-windows.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4545\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4545'>\n\t\t\t\tA330 lateral\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/a380-lateral\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-lateral.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-lateral.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-lateral-600x441.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-lateral-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-lateral-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-lateral-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-lateral-1170x860.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4547'>\n\t\t\t\tA380 lateral\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/a380-front\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-front.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4546\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4546'>\n\t\t\t\tA380 front\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/a350-front\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A350-front.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A350-front.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A350-front-600x412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A350-front-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4543'>\n\t\t\t\tA350 front\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Some how, we may &#8220;zoom out&#8221; a little bit. The <strong>overall size<\/strong> of the aircraft, the<strong> number of engine<\/strong> and the <strong>contour<\/strong> are helpful in aircraft identification.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>B777, A320, A330 each has 2 engines &#8211; they are twin-engine aircraft ;<\/p>\n<p>A340, A380, B747 has 4\u00a0 engines;<\/p>\n<p>A380 is a true double-deck aircraft;<\/p>\n<p>B747 is partial double-deck aircraft;<\/p>\n<p>A340 has 4 engine, but it only has single-deck<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Below are example:<\/p>\n<div class='gallery'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/b777\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777.jpg 794w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-600x208.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-768x266.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4549'>\n\t\t\t\tB777\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/a320neo-take-off\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1304\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320neo-Take-off-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320neo-Take-off-.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320neo-Take-off--600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320neo-Take-off--300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320neo-Take-off--768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320neo-Take-off--1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A320neo-Take-off--1170x795.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4550'>\n\t\t\t\tA320\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/a330\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A330-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A330-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A330-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A330-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A330-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A330-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A330-1170x781.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4552'>\n\t\t\t\tA330\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/a380\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A380-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4551'>\n\t\t\t\tA380\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/b747\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B747.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4553\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4553'>\n\t\t\t\tB747\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/my-diaries\/aircraft-identification\/attachment\/a340\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A340.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A340-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A340-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A340-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A340-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A340-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4554'>\n\t\t\t\tA340\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Actually, there are far more exterior part can be used to distinguish different model and type:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4561\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4561\" class=\"wp-image-4561 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A319320321.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A319320321.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A319320321-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A319, 320, 321<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The about picture, from top to bottom is A319, A320, and A321. You can see that &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A319 has 3 <strong>emergency door<\/strong> (Forward PAX door, Rearward PAX door, middle &#8220;type D door\/over-wing door&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>A320 has 4 emergency door (Forward, Rearward\u00a0 and two middle &#8220;type D door\/over-wing door&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>A321 has 4 emergency door &#8211; but there is no &#8220;type D door\/over-wing door&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am not quite sure, but I think the three aircraft has &#8220;CEO- current engine option&#8221; engine.<\/p>\n<p>You can get the information from the <strong>wing-tip<\/strong> &#8211; all three are so-called &#8220;<strong>triangular wingtips fence<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4562\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4562\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4562\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wingtip-fence-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wingtip-fence-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wingtip-fence-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wingtip-fence-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wingtip fence one A320 ceo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Below are an example of A321 neo, see?<\/p>\n<p>The bottom of lateral cockpit windows is straight, with a missing top corner (notched),<\/p>\n<p>The emergency door number is 5 (3 normal size and 2 over-wing)<\/p>\n<p>The wingtip is a little bit different &#8211; this photo use the terms &#8220;aerodynamic wingtip&#8221; &#8211; some call the wingtip of A321 <strong>neo<\/strong> (new engine option) as &#8220;<strong>sharklets<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A321-Neo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A321-Neo.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A321-Neo-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A321-Neo-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next, let us take a look on B777 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Both B777-200 and -300 has three sets landing gear wheels (observe from lateral)<\/p>\n<p>Both has the V-shap cockpit windows (observe from lateral)<\/p>\n<p>Both has the flat\/blade shape tailcone<\/p>\n<p>But<\/p>\n<p>B777 <strong>-200<\/strong> has <strong>4<\/strong> emergency doors<\/p>\n<p>B777<strong>&#8211; 300<\/strong> has <strong>5<\/strong> emergency doors<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4568\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4568\" class=\"wp-image-4568 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-300-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-300-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-300-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-300-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-300-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-300-1170x661.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-300.jpg 1444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">B777 300<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4569\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4569\" class=\"wp-image-4569 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-200-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-200-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-200-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-200-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-200-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B777-200-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">B777 200<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an article to help myself and share how can we distinguish different type of aircraft. 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