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    Arun Rajagopal

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    How to know your Airbus from Boeing August 12, 2010 

    Posted by Arun Rajagopal in Airlines, Aviation, Travel.Tags: A300, A310, A318, A319, A320, A321, A330, A30, A3!0, A380, Airbus, Aviation, "#3#, "##, "##$8 %nter&ontinental, "#!#, "#'#"###, "#8#, "oeing, (rea)liner, Planespo*ing

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    Many of us admire airplanes for the graceful, elegant and sleek ying machines that they are.

    !o" many of you have "ondered a#out the type or kind of the aircraft that you are traveling in or ying over you in the sky$ %s a Boeing or an ir#us$ %s it an ''( or a B)))$

    How to know your plane?

    *irst and the easy "ay out, look for the name of the aircraft type to #e "ri+en on the aircraft fuselage. Most airlines still retain it.This should #e easy if you are closer to the aircraft parked on the apron.

    o" for the second part. *or practical purposes, "e "ill focus only on the #ig - giants of aviation ir#us and Boeing, and closethe gates on Lockheed, Mc/onnell /ouglas, ntonov, %lyushin, Bom#ardier, 0m#raer, Sukhoi etc.

    1e "ill also only consider airplanes that are currently ying around the "orld in large num#ers, "hich means no clearance for)(or )-) to take o2.

    A quick 101 on the two giants:

    Boeing is merican and the largest glo#al aircraft manufacturer #y revenue, orders and deliveries. ir#us is 0uropean and a

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    Airbus or Boeing – A-Team vs. B-Team

    Boeing B777 APU area – sawed off.

    !ave a look at the P3 04haust unit #eneath the tail. Both ir#uses and Boeings have a circular outlet "ith the only e4ception"ith B))) having a sa"ed o2 unit.

    ll ir#us "ide5#odies apart from the '6( have a fuselage top that continues straight all the "ay to the P3 e4haust. Boeingshava taper do"n"ards. The end of Boeings are 7tapered8 and slope on the top and #o+om, "hereas on ir#us the top is straight andthe #o+om is very sloped.

    Narrow-body or Wide-body

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    0d 9aplanian from *uture of *light has more tips to di2erentiate #et"een ''(s and B)))s.

    The A330 with 2 pairs of wheels on each main landing gear.

    1heels: The main landing gear on an ''( has t"o sets of "heels, "hat they call in the industry ;a t"o "heel truck

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    A330 with conical APU.

    Tail end: The P3 ;au4iliary po"er unit< e4haust outlet is mounted in the middle of the tail cone on an ''(. The P3 ;au4iliarypo"er unit< e4haust outlet is mounted on the left side of the tail cone on the B))).

    1ing tips: The ''( "ing incorporates small "ing tips on the "ings. The B))) "ing does not have "ing tips.

    The small birds – A320s vs. B737s

    %n terms of capacity, this ho" the ir#us airplanes in the '-( family compete "ith the Boeing )') family.

    A3! "s. B737-#00

    A3$ "s. B737-700

    A320 "s. B737-!00

    A32 "s. B737-$00

    The B)')5)(( is on the left and the '-( is on the right. ote ho" the tail =n of the B)') rises from the main #ody at a sharp angl

    The '-( is at top and the B)') is at the #o+om. The '-( fuselage is rounded at the front, pointed at the #ack. The )') fuselage ispointed at the front, rounded at the #ack.

    Can you guess "ho is '-( and B)') in the a#ove pic$

    %n each case, the Boeing version is lighter and seats more people. The ir#us version sits higher o2 the ground compared to

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    Know your B737s

    The B)')s come in > versions: 5?((, 5-((, 5'((, 5@((, 5A((, 5((, 5)((, 56((, and >((0. The '((, 5@(( and 5A(( fall into the categoryof Classics "hile the last @ are e" Deneration Boeings. The '((s are the shortest "hile the >((0 is the longest. The onlye4ception to the rule is @((, "hich is longer than the '((, 5(( and )(( versions.

    B737-00 – classic.

    B737-200 – classic.

    B737-300 – classic.

    B737-%00 – classic.

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    Know your B747s

    B)@)s come in =ve versions ?((, 5SP, 5-((, 5'((, and 5@((. ll versions are )(.m long e4cept the B)@)SP from the 5?(( family"hich is around ?Am shorter. There are a fe" su#5variants #ut "e "ill primarily focus on the #ig A.

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    Know your B757s

    B)A)s come in t"o versions -(( and the longer '((. The drooping dolphin shaped nose and thin, s"ept #ack "ings of thisaircraft type is a distinct givea"ay.

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    Know your B767s

    The B)) comes in ' variants -((, '(( and @(( "ith respective 04tended ange versions. The -(( is the shortest "hile @(( isthe longest.

    The B))5'((

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    Know your B777s

    The easiest "ay to identify a B))) is to look at its tail area for a #lade5shaped tail cone. lso check out the main landing gear. %fyospot "heels on each landing gear, it is a ))). There are @ passenger versions of the ))): B)))5-((, B)))5-(( 0 ;04tended angeB)))5-((L ;Longer ange

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    B)))5'(( )'.>m

    B)))5'((0 )'.>m

    Airbus Focus:

    Know your A300s

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    The '(( B@

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    Know your A320s

    The '-( family of Eets includes the '?65?((, '?>5?((, '-(5-(( and the '-?5-((.%n terms of fuselage length, the '?6 is the shortest ;aka Ba#y Bus< and the '-? is the longest.

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    Know your A330s

    The ''( comes in - passenger versions the ''(5-(( and ''(5'((. The '(( version is longer than the -(( version #ut has ashorter tail height. The '(( carries more passengers #ut has a shorter range. lso, note the @ "heels on each main landing gearand the smoother curvature of the tail to distinguish it from a B))).

    *uselage lengths:

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    Know your A340s

    %f it is single deck and has got @ engines, you #et it is the '@(. The '@( comes in @ passenger versions the '@(5-((, '@(5'(('@(5A(( and '@(5((.

    The fuselage lengths should help you distinguish #et"een them. The '@(5(( is the second longest airplane in the "orld after thB)@)56 %ntercontinental, currently under development. Both the A(( and (( come in !igh Dross 1eight ;!D1< Fersions, "ithenhanced range, fuel capacity, "eight amongst other features.

    *uselage lengths:

    your suggestions and feed#ack as "ell as sharing it "ith the "orld.

    CopyrightGcredits: Many thanks to irliners.et & its contri#utors "hose images % have used in this post. They are the =nestsourof aviation images on the et today.

    % recommend you read through the comments as more readers suggest interesting "ays to identify #et"een ir#us & Boeing Eets

    &f 'o( wo(ld li)e to connect with me on Twi*er +,ar(n% for m' a"iation tweets clic) here .

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    . Tweets that mention /ow to )now 'o(r Air(s from Boeing 1 Ar(n aagopal -- Tops'.com - A(g(st 2 200HIJ This post "as mentioned on T"i+er #y run aEagopal, 0lias, Bi#hu Prasad, kash 9ay SaEith, SeEal Thakkar and others.SeEal Thakkar said: T Karun@: My ne" #log post: !o" to kno" your ir#us from Boeing. h+p:GG#it.lyGarDfFD planespo+inaviation guide Kpapasumit HIJ

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    ice, very "ell "ri+en and forma+ed, e4haustive. Me an aviation geek myself. Thank you and keep it up

    lso, ''( and '@( are the only ir#uses "ith pointed noses, % think. The '6( is ugly.

    eplyA( 4ar'am - 5(ne 7 203

    The Beluga is uglier, lol

    eply(ana - A(g(st 2% 203

    Nh come on, don8t #e mean, '6( is only a #it fat, #ut still cute Nn the other side, #eluga is kinda ugly and funny at thesame time lol

    eply3. enith P 6arada - A(g(st 2 200

    run.. % have nothing to say e4cept O1o104cellent home"orkI04cellent &/.Being another aviation enthusiast, % am going treat this as a #i#le and send to my pilot friends

    Best of LuckenEith

    eply%. 4eredith - A(g(st 2 200

    run,

    1hat a Eoy Thanks so much, % learned a fe" things % didn8t kno"

    Meredith

    eply. pro8l - A(g(st 3 200

    T"o things %8d add a#out understanding the di2erences #et"een the '-( family and the )') family: ll '-(s have the"inglet fence that looks like a tiny "inglet #oth a#ove and #elo" the "ing edge ;at least until % certi=es its ne" Osharklets<*or no", only )')s have the #ig #lended "inglets ;though not all )')s have them. nother: on )') Classics ;5'(( and ne"er<and Ds, the leading edge of the vertical sta#liQer has a ??(5degree ;or so< angle a#out t"o thirds of the "ay do"n, "hereasthe '-( series leading edge is a straight line from the top to the fuselage.

    eply#. Pa(lo 4 - A(g(st 3 200

    %8m a fan of this post ice detail.

     Rust one thing gets to me although % understand "hy its done the Boeing ))) competes primarily "ith the ir#us '@(. sa rule of the thum#, each t"inEet ))) is slightly #iggerGseats more passengers, and slightly outreaches ;than< the competing'@(.

    eply7. 5(lio Thoma9 - A(g(st % 200

    Dreat Thanks a lot

    % "ould like never lose this pageI

    Could % make a personal #ackup on my =les$$

    eply!. :a(ra ;athan - A(g(st % 200

    run,

    Congratulations on a "onderful Eo#. % learnt so much from reading your #log. 9eep sending us more. %t8s "onderful.

    eply$.

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    ?< Main , Boeings sit lo"er than an ir#ii .-< ir#ii are slightly more angular all in all, and that the cockpit "indo" tends to #e more Opredatory looking. Hlien Movie'< Boeing in general tends to have a sharper edge at the #o+om of their front "indo"s,@< Boeing tend to use tall "ingtips, "hile ir#us use a triangular shape ones. %f you see a Boeing take o2, the main "heels areush "ith the fusalage . ir#us hide the "heels inside, leaving the fusalage smooth.H"ingtips don8t al"ays "ork as the ''(G'@( have the same shape as the )@@ for e4ample , Look at the shape of the ightdeck"indo"s in this caseJA< The end of Boeings are 7tapered8 and slope on the top and #o+om, "hereas on ir#ii the top is straight and the #o+om isvery sloped.< ir#us has small "inglets a#ove and #elo" the "ing line, Boeing8s are larger and only a#ove the "ing line.

    ctually, there8re no general rule across the entire ir#us families and the entire Boeing families.The rule a#out Boeing si+ing lo"er than ir#us only applies for the )') family vs '-4 family as it is the other "ay around ifyou compare ))) family "ith the ''(G'@( family.The "ingletsG"ingtip and landing gears rules also fail misera#ly as soon as 3 move across families.There8re perhaps only - loose rules that set Boeing and ir#us currently still in production apart;04cept '66s & )@)s?>, Comac, /reamliner, %ntercontinental track#ack %n a previous post comparing ir#us airlineversus Boeing airplanes, % said "e "ould talk more a#out airplanes that have #een recently launched or currently under HIJ

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    eply!. his)e' harlie - 5(l' 2 20

    Dreat article. Thanks

    eply$. naeem shaih) - A(g(st 2$ 20

    u doing a gr6 Eo# mahnIII.helpd alot thn4II..kip it up

    eply20. Pa(lson Philip - A(g(st 30 20

    !i..1ell said 1e can identify the aircraft in the night as "ell #y noticing the #link of Collision light. Boeing collision light "ill #link only once and the air #us t"ice at the time of landing

    eply2. sha(n - 6eptemer 3 20

    hello i have to say that it is a"some information a#out all of the types of airplanes and its realy help me to kno" diferent ofair#us and #oing thank a lot.

    eply22. 4iracle - Cctoer 20

    respect

    eply23. 4ar) - Cctoer 7 20

    ice "ork, % think the tapering at the #ack ;Boeing top tapers, ir#us is straight< seems to #e the most relia#le$

    eply2%. will' - ;o"emer 20

    greatpiece of "ork. Fery "ell do"n. % ll "ork on it to tell ir#us and #oeings aparthere at C/D. Thanks a lot

    eply2. fahad ansari - >ecemer 2% 20

    super# "orkIIthank you mehhhhhnnnnnnI..

    eply2#. n(ri))ochan - 5an(ar' $ 202

    %t8s a"esome %8ve learnt Uuite a #it from this postV thank you for the detailed post.

    eply27. 6ammie - 5an(ar' 202

    Fery e4haustive My pro#lem is solved. o more straining to check the tinny "ri+ings, often d"arfed #y the cospicousoperator names, to identify the models. The airport headaches are gone Fery informative. % like Thanks.

    eply2!. d.das - 5an(ar' 2 202

    Fery %nformative.% have and still "orking in airport e4pansion proEects across the middle east5 #ut no one e4plained me the di2erence so su#tly

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    2$. Aircraft &dentiDcation - El'erTal) Eor(ms - Eer(ar' 2 202HIJ h+p:GGarunraEagopal.comG-(?(G(6G?-GIs5from5#oeingG h+p:GGtravel.usatoday.comGallianceGIuslPageeturnh+p:GG""".aireets.netGforumGtopic5))-.htm HIJ

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    32. Ar(n - April 202% "as having a tough time identifying the ne"er )))s in the air as they keep taking o2 over the horiQon. But, no" it8s clearer.The other day % also noticed that one of the planes coming in for landing had it8s lights placed di2erently. %s that a ne" trend$/o they use !%/$ !o" do they handle lightning etc.,

    Thanks for the e4cellent summary.

    5run

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    33. Ar(n - April 2020m#raer seems to #e a ne" entrant in the short range segment. ny vie"s$

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    %%. Patric) - (l' # 202This is great stu2 Thank you so much for pu+ing them together.

    eply%. Prasath - 5(l' 3 202

    eally it is a "onderful information. Thanks for sharing, and made my kno"ledge to gro" more in aviation. apprecia#le Eo#

    eply%#. 4 < - A(g(st 202

    appreciate your "ork. really helpful to di2erentiate #et"een #oeing and air#us.eply

    %7. Top 7 A"iation ;ews @ Anal'sis eso(rces on the e 1 Iishal 4ehra @ o. - A(g(st 7 202HIJ run aEagopal8s !o" to kno" your ir#us from Boeing HIJ

    eply%!. Adil - A(g(st 0 202

    run our "ork is sheer genius. Surpasses every manual and guide % have ever read on the su#Eect.

    Nne of my o#servations on the ir#us '-( series the front landing gear holds the aircraft at a slight gradient over the rearundercarriage, giving the impression that the front of the aircraft is at a higher angle to the ground than the rear. %8m not surethis applies to all the variants though.

    eply%$. lorem(sic(lt - A(g(st 0 202

    run our "ork is sheer genius. ou8ve surpassed every manual and guide % have ever read on the su#Eect.

    Nne of my o#servations on the ir#us '-( series the front landing gear holds the aircraft at a slight gradient over the rearundercarriage, giving the impression that the front of the aircraft is at a higher angle to the ground than the rear. %8m not surethis applies to all the variants though.

    eply0. de"endra - A(g(st 0 202

    Dood Eo# done , do u have something on other aGc , =ghters & small corporate aGcs . keep it up ,happy landingsCapt Sachan

    eplyde"endra - A(g(st 0 202

    !o" to identify these aGcs at night time $ is it possi#le $ Both the companies use di2erent kind of stro#e lights & di2erentpa+ern of landing lights.

    eply. 5ohn 5a' - A(g(st 2# 202

    ll the Boeing aircraft seem to have long front landing gear doors.ll the ir#us aircraft seem to have tiny front landing gear doors.ir#us aircraft must have landing gear doors that retract up"ards #efore the gear lo"ers.

    eply

    2. cherrio - A(g(st 2# 202than4IIIIiX really helpful

    eply3. 5ohn 5a' - A(g(st 2! 202

    %t also seems that on the Boeing aircraft the front landing gear is ahead of the =rst ca#in door, "hile on the ir#us aircraft thefront landing gear is underneath or #ehind the =rst ca#in door.

    eply%. 5aco - 6eptemer 202

    espect run Dreat Ro#I keep it up

    eply. ed faigmane - 6eptemer ! 202

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    Dreat stu2, many thanks for the comparisonsGcontrasts.

    eply#. A5 6/A/ - 6eptemer $ 202

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    eply7. farhan - 6eptemer 2 202

    i also learn lot of things nice

    eply!. :oret - 6eptemer 2$ 202

    1o" "esomely interesting, no" % too can partake in plane spo+ing as % have learned a lot from your #log Thanks

    eply$. Eran) Ialle - Cctoer 2 202

    Thank you. %t did help me a lot although % "ork for an airlines.

    eply#0. ansod - Cctoer 3 202

    "esome

    eply#. pri'a singh - ;o"emer 3 202

    i only say lot of thanks

    eply#2. alisina - ;o"emer % 202

    please e4plain ho can diagnosis airplanes "hen they are going up to sky from the earth$and lot thanks for your good information and please ans"er me #y email:mohammadaliforouQ#akhshKyahoo.com

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    eply#!. elango - Eer(ar' 2 203

    run aEagopalFery impressive informations to di2erentiate #oeing and air#us. % appreciate

    eply#$. Ain)'a - Eer(ar' ! 203

    % have a Uuestion. !o" is the num#er (( decided in '@(5(($ or @(( in )@)5@(($

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    70. 4o(ssa - Eer(ar' 20 203Thank you for this pu#lication it really help me Dod Eo#

    eply7. Time to rea) the radio silence – &Jm ac)K 1 Ar(n aagopal - Eer(ar' 22 203

    HIJ my gro"th as a person and professional. % get very encouraging comments on my on this #log !o" to kno" your ir#ufrom Boeing and % #elieve that my #log and your support "ill take me miles ahead on my Eourney to learn and HIJ

    eply72. mac - Eer(ar' 23 203

    1oo"..very good article

    eply73. oert /one' - 4arch 203

    Fery good info. Rust as aviation nerd info : The )A),, looked more like a /ouglas plane, from the, )') )-) )() )@), they all hadthe same nose as the B A- #om#er. ever very sure "hy the change in Oface lso if you look at the nose of the '-( family,they are very similar to the Lockheed P' Nrion nose lso there is the ussian )()G '@( ying around, the t"o @ engineimitations that looks Eust like a fat )() or '@(.% think its % > . s a point in Eust liking to me the #est looking planes ever mad: Boing )-) -(( and the Super FC ?(. otice clean "ings, all at the #ack, they looked like the sky "as home.

    eply7%. meeee - 4arch 203

    nice thanks for this.

    eply7. ;a"eed - 4arch # 203

    "ell doneIgreat "ork

    eply7#. sathish - 4arch 2% 203

    eally valua#le information a#out ir#us and Boeing as a aviation person this #log is going to #e a dictionary. 9eep it up ruupdate "ith more photos and ne"s

    eply77. Iar(n - 4arch 27 203

    This is succch a useful post. %8ve #een preparing for my cadet pilot program intervie" for cathay and identifying aircrafts hasal"ays #een Uuite challenging for me, since % don8t come from an aviation family.

    % feel a lot more con=dent no". Can8t "ait to go out and try identify a fe" aircrafts in the sky.

    Thanks a lot run for spending time on making this happen.eply

    7!. Iar(n - 4arch 27 203This is succch a useful post. %8ve #een preparing for my cadet pilot program intervie" for cathay and identifying aircrafts hasal"ays #een Uuite challenging for me, since % don8t come from an aviation family.

    % feel a lot more con=dent no". Can8t "ait to go out and try identify a fe" aircrafts in the sky.

    Thanks a lot run for spending time on making this happen.

    eply7$. iain - 4arch 2$ 203

    04cellent thank you very much for this

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    eply$3. oechin3 +,oechin3 - Cctoer # 203

    Dreat post ny suggestion on visual clue, from a distance of -5'km, to tell an ''(5-(( from an '-?$ Both have @ doors ineach side.

    eply5f< - 4a' 2$ 20%

    % don8t kno" if this "ill help you, #ut the '-? has the same landing gear as the '-( ;- front, - and - main gearecemer 7 203

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