Title: Airliners with two wing mounted engines
1NCR VACR
Simplified
2Instructions
- There are comparisons available on all slides for
the aircraft. - To look at comparisons click on the name of the
aircraft under comparison in each photo - To exit the comparison view click on the red
button at the bottom right of the comparison photo
3Airliners with two wing mounted engines
4Airbus A300
Airbus A320
Comparison A320
Comparison A300
Dart style wing tips (Only the A300 A320 have
this feature)
Dart style wing tip (Like the A300)
Flat belly (The only Airbus like this)
Wing Root ( The A320, A330 A340 will all have
this feature)
Boeing 737
Comparison Boeing 757, 767
Comparison Boeing 757, 767
Airbus A330
Wing Root (Like the A320 A340)
No Tail End (The only Boeing Like this)
Winglets (The A330 A340 are the only two
Airbuses with this feature)
Short stubby Fuselage
5Boeing 757
Boeing 767
Comparison Boeing 737, 767
Comparison Boeing 737, 757
Longer Pointed Tail End (The only Boeing Like
this)
Noticeable teeth on the wings
Two piece engine
Short stubby Tail End
Boeing 777
Comparison Boeing 767, A300
Wedged Tail End (The 777 and 717 are the only
Boeing Like this)
Noticeable Cones out the back end of the engines
(The only Boeing like this)
6Airliners with two wing mounted engines and one
engine mounted on top of fuselage
7Lockheed L1011
Comparison Boeing 727
Third Engine fused into fuselage
Exhaust out the tail end
8Airliners with four wing mounted engines
9Airbus A340
Boeing 707
Comparison Boeing 707, DC-8
Comparison A340, DC-8
Antenna (The only Boeing with this feature)
Winglets (Like the A330)
Long slender engines (The only Boeing like this)
Boeing 747
DC-8
Comparison A340, Boeing 707
Double Deck (The only aircraft like this)
Slender engines
Intake under the nose (The only aircraft like
this)
10Airliners with two fuselage mounted engines
11Boeing 717
F100
Comparison ERJ 145
Comparison MD-80
Smaller fuselage
Added piece from fuselage to tail wing
Wedged tail end (like the Boeing 777)
Slight Tail End
MD-80
Comparison F100
Wings set far back on the Fuselage
Pointed Tail End
12Airliners with two fuselage side mounted engines
and one mounted on top of the fuselage
13Boeing 727
Comparison Lockheed L1011
Engine Fused into the fuselage
Exhaust out the tail end
14Airliners with two fuselage mounted engines and
one engine in the tail fin
15DC-10
MD-11
Comparison MD-11
Comparison DC-10
Comparison MD-11
DC-10
Fin on back of third engine
Winglets
Fin on back of third engine
More square blunt tail end
More square blunt tail end
Fin on back of third engine that goes past the
exhaust
Straight tip wings
Straight tip wings
Wedged tail end
16Business Jets with two fuselage mounted engines
17Cessna Citation
Gulfstream
Comparison Learjet, Gulfstream
Comparison Citation, Learjet
Long Blunt Nose
Winglets (The only business Jet with winglets)
Low mounted tail fins that have an upward angle
Round Windows
Hawker HS125
Learjet
Comparison Falcon 50
Comparison Citation, Gulfstream
Noticeable spine going down the fuselage
Rectangular windows
Fuel Pods on the end of the wings (The only
business jet like this)
Huge tail wing that goes below the fuselage
18Business Jets with two fuselage side mounted
engines and one engine mounted on top of fuselage
19Falcon 50
Comparison Hawker HS125
Round Windows
Third Engine (The only business jet with third
engine)
Swept back wings
Exhaust out the tail end
20Fighter Jets
21F-16
Comparison T-38
Air Intake under fuselage
22Helicopter with 5 main rotor blades and skids
23MD-500
High T-Tail
Egg Shaped Body
24Helicopter with four main rotor blades and
landing gears
25S-76
UH-60
S-76
Comparison Squirrel, Bell 206
Bent rotor blade tips
Low mounted tail fin
Dolphin Nose
Retractable landing gears
Reverse landing gears
26Helicopter with three main rotor blades and skids
27Squirrel
Comparison S-76, Bell 206, UH-1
The window by the nose is a good give away
Exhaust out the back of the engine
Handles near the front of the skids
28Helicopter with two main rotor blades and skids
29Comparison Squirrel, Bell 206
Comparison Squirrel, UH-1
Bell 206
UH-1
Exhaust on Top of engine
Encased Exhaust
Blunt Nose
Fin in middle of Tail Boom
30Light Aircraft with one prop engine
31Beech A36 Bonanza
Cessna C172
Comparison Piper Cherokee
Comparison Cessna C210
High mounted wings with Struts (The only Cessna
with wing struts)
Noticeable vents
Low mounted wings
Low mounted tail fin
Non retractable rear landing gears
Cessna C210
Mooney
Comparison Cessna C172
Mooney
Comparison Piper Cherokee, A36 Bonanza
Wings and tail fin all are swept forward
High Mounted wings
Wings and tail fin all are swept forward
Retractable landing gears
Long Flat nose
32Piper Cherokee
Piper Cub
Comparison A36 Bonanza Mooney
Comparison Piper Tri-Pacer
All wings are rounded on the ends
Tail fin mounted at the tail end
Reversed Landing gears (The only Piper like this
Low mounted Wings
Piper Tri-Pacer
Comparison Piper Cub
All Wings are rounded
True tricycle Landing gears
33Light Aircraft with two prop engines
34Beech King Air
Cessna C310
Comparison Beech King Air
Comparison Cessna C310
Round windows
Square windows
Air Intake under the engines
Air Intakes on the side of the engines
Fuel Pods on the end of the wings
35Military Cargo Helicopter with two prop engines
36CH-46 Sea Knight
Ch-47 Chinook
Comparison Chinook
Comparison Sea Knight
Enclosed engines
Hips
Long Window under nose
Smooth Body
External Engines
37Military Cargo jets with four prop engines
38C-130 Hercules
The only Military Aircraft that will have prop
engines
39Military Cargo Jets with four wing mounted engines
40C-5 Galaxy
C-17 Globemaster
Comparison Galaxy, Starlifter
Top Mounted Tail fin
High Mounted tail fin
Comparison Globemaster Starlifter
Winglets
Straight wings
C-141 Starlifter
Comparison Galaxy, Globemaster
Slight Hump
Suppression Cones in the engines
41Military Radar Aircraft
42Radar on the fuselage
E-3 Sentry (AWACS)
43Military Refuelers with four engines
44KC-135 Stratotanker
Comparison KC-10 Extender, Boeing 707
Antenna on top of tail wing
Refueling Boom
45Military Refuelers with two wing mounted engines
and one tail fin mounted engine
46KC-10 Extender
Comparison KC-135 Stratotanker, DC-10, MD-11
Tail wing mounted engine
Refueling Boom
47Military Transport Helicopters
48CH-3 Jolly Green Giant
CH-53 Sea Stallion
Comparison Sea Stallion
Long Pods
Rear landing gear
Comparison Jolly Green Giant
Rounded body to tail boom
Landing Gear Boots
49Regional Jets with two fuselage mounted engines
50CRJ
ERJ 145
Comparison Boeing 717, CRJ
Winglets
Smooth engines
Angled Sharp Nose
Comparison Boeing 717, ERJ 145, Gulfstream
Wing root and a hump under the rear of fuselage
Angled Nose
51Regional Jets with two wing mounted engines
52ERJ 170
Comparison Boeing 737, CRJ, F100
Winglets
Long Pointed Tail End
Angled Nose
53Trainer Jets
54T-38
Comparison F-16
Long Pointed Nose
Side Mounted Air Intakes
55Turbo Prop Airliners with four prop engines
56Dash 7
Four Prop Engines
Cockpit is more Squared
Comparison Dash-8, Twin Otter, Convair Twin
57Turbo Prop Airliners with two engines
58Convair Twin
Dash 8
Low mounted wings
High Mounted wings and engines
Big Tail wing
Sharp pointed and angled nose
Comparison Dash 7, Convair Twin, Twin Otter
Blunt Nose
Comparison Dash 7, Dash 8, Twin otter
Dehavilland Twin Otter
Wing Struts
Mid Mounted Tail Fin
Comparison Dash 7, Dash 8, Convair Twin
59Ultra Light Helicopters
60R-22 Robinson
Schweizer 300
Comparison Schweizer 300
Three rotor blades
Boomerang Tail wing
Two rotor blades
Fuel tank
Skinny Tail Boom
Tapered Tail Boom
Comparison R-22 Robinson
Skids go beyond the body
61Airbus A300
Dart style wing tips (Only the A300 A320 have
this feature)
Flat belly (The only Airbus like this)
62Airbus A320
Dart style wing tip (Like the A300)
Wing Root ( The A320, A330 A340 will all have
this feature)
63Boeing 737
No Tail End (The only Boeing Like this)
Short stubby Fuselage
64Airbus A330
Wing Root (Like the A320 A340)
Winglets (The A330 A340 are the only two
Airbuses with this feature)
65Boeing 757
Noticeable teeth on the wings
Longer Pointed Tail End (The only Boeing Like
this)
66Boeing 767
Short stubby Tail End
Two piece engine
Teeth under wings arent as noticeable
67Boeing 777
Noticeable Cones out the back end of the engines
(The only Boeing like this)
Wedged Tail End (The 777 and 717 are the only
Boeing Like this)
68Boeing 727
Engine Fused into the fuselage
Exhaust out the tail end
69Airbus A340
Winglets (Like the A330)
70Boeing 707
Antenna (The only Boeing with this feature)
Long slender engines (The only Boeing like this)
71DC-8
Slender engines
Intake under the nose (The only aircraft like
this)
72ERJ 145
Long Angled Nose
Wing Root
Noticeable Second Bubble toward the tail end
73F100
Added piece from fuselage to tail wing
Slight Tail End that has no point to it
74MD-80
Wings set far back on the Fuselage
Pointed Tail End
75Lockheed L1011
Third Engine fused into fuselage
Exhaust out the tail end
76DC-10
DC-10
Fin on back of third engine
Fin on back of third engine
More square blunt tail end
Straight tip wings
More square blunt tail end
Straight tip wings
77MD-11
Fin on back of third engine that goes past the
exhaust
Winglets
Wedged Tail End
78Cessna Citation
Long Blunt Nose
Low mounted tail fins that have an upward angle
79Gulfstream
Round Windows
Winglets (The only business Jet with winglets)
80Hawker HS125
Noticeable spine going down the fuselage
Huge tail wing that goes below the fuselage
81Learjet
Rectangular windows
Fuel Pods on the end of the wings (The only
business jet like this)
82Falcon 50
Third Engine (The only business jet with third
engine)
Round Windows
Swept back wings
Exhaust out the tail end
83F-16
Air Intake under fuselage
84S-76
Dolphin Nose
Low mounted tail fin
Retractable landing gears
85Squirrel
Exhaust out the back of the engine
The window by the nose is a good give away
Handles near the front of the skids
86Bell 206
Exhaust on Top of engine
Fin in middle of Tail Boom
87UH-1
Encased Exhaust
Blunt Nose
88Beech A36 Bonanza
Low mounted tail fin
Noticeable vents
Low mounted wings
89Cessna C172
Non retractable rear landing gears
High mounted wings with Struts (The only Cessna
with wing struts)
90Cessna C210
High Mounted wings
Retractable landing gears
91Mooney
Wings and tail fin all are swept forward
Long Flat nose
92Piper Cherokee
Tail fin mounted at the tail end
Low mounted Wings
93Piper Cub
All wings are rounded on the ends
Reversed Landing gears (The only Piper like this)
94Piper Tri-Pacer
All Wings are rounded
True tricycle Landing gears
95Beech King Air
Round windows
Air Intake under the engines
96Cessna C310
Square windows
Fuel Pods on the end of the wings
Air Intakes on the side of the engines
97CH-46 Sea Knight
Enclosed engines
Long Window under nose
Hips
98CH-47 Chinook
External Engines
Smooth Body
99C-5 Galaxy
Top Mounted Tail fin
Straight wings
100C-17 Globemaster
High Mounted tail fin
Winglets
101C-141 Starlifter
Slight Hump
Suppression Cones in the engines
102KC-135 Stratotanker
Antenna on top of tail wing
Refueling Boom
103KC-10 Extender
Tail wing mounted engine
Refueling Boom
104CH-3 Jolly Green Giant
Landing Gear Boots
Rear landing gear
105CH-53 Sea Stallion
Long Pods
Rounded body to tail boom
106CRJ
Winglets
Angled Sharp Nose
107ERJ 145
Angled Nose
Smooth engines
Wing root and a hump under the rear of fuselage
108ERJ 170
Winglets
Angled Nose
Long Pointed Tail End
109T-38
Long Pointed Nose
Side Mounted Air Intakes
110Dash-7
Four Prop Engines
Cockpit is more Squared
111Convair Twin
Low mounted wings
Big Tail wing
Blunt Nose
112Dash-8
High Mounted wings and engines
Sharp pointed and angled nose
113Dehavilland Twin Otter
Mid Mounted Tail Fin
Wing Struts
114R-22 Robinson
Boomerang Tail wing
Two rotor blades
Tapered Tail Boom
115Schweizer 300
Three rotor blades
Fuel tank
Skinny Tail Boom
Skids go beyond the body
116Boeing 717
Smaller fuselage
Wedged tail end (like the Boeing 777)