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Up in the sky: recognise aircraft like the Boeing 747, Airbus A380, Concorde, Spitfire, Zeppelin, helicopter, biplane, glider, Cessna, Antonov An-225, Eurofighter and floatplane by their silhouette. Good to know: The Boeing 747 (‘Jumbo Jet’) is known by the hump in its forward fuselage. It was long the largest passenger aircraft. The Airbus A380 is a double-decker wide-body: the largest passenger aircraft in the world. It seats over 500 passengers. The Concorde was a supersonic airliner with a delta wing and a droop nose. It flew faster than sound. The Spitfire is a legendary British propeller fighter of the Second World War. Its elliptical wings are unmistakable. The Zeppelin is a rigid, gas-filled airship. In the 1930s people crossed the Atlantic in one. The helicopter flies with a large rotor and can take off vertically and hover. The small tail rotor stops the body from spinning. The biplane has two wings, one above the other. It shaped the early days of aviation. The glider has no engine and soars on very long, slender wings.
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Foto: 747-8I_(N6067E).jpg: Dave Subelack from YYC, Canada derivative work: Altair78 (talk) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 (‘Jumbo Jet’) is known by the hump in its forward fuselage.
💡 Did you know? It was long the largest passenger aircraft.
Foto: Roger Green from BEDFORD, UK, derivative work Lämpel · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is a double-decker wide-body: the largest passenger aircraft in the world.
💡 Did you know? It seats over 500 passengers.
Foto: Eduard Marmet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Concorde
The Concorde was a supersonic airliner with a delta wing and a droop nose.
💡 Did you know? It flew faster than sound.
Foto: The original uploader was Bryan Fury75 at French Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Spitfire
The Spitfire is a legendary British propeller fighter of the Second World War.
💡 Did you know? Its elliptical wings are unmistakable.
Foto: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
Zeppelin
The Zeppelin is a rigid, gas-filled airship.
💡 Did you know? In the 1930s people crossed the Atlantic in one.
Foto: Hadhuey at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Helicopter
The helicopter flies with a large rotor and can take off vertically and hover.
💡 Did you know? The small tail rotor stops the body from spinning.
Foto: Adrian S Pye · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Biplane
The biplane has two wings, one above the other.
💡 Did you know? It shaped the early days of aviation.
Foto: Thomas Meder · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Glider
The glider has no engine and soars on very long, slender wings.
💡 Did you know? It uses rising air to stay aloft.
Foto: Peter Bakema · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons
Cessna
The Cessna is a small single-engine propeller plane: a classic of light aviation.
💡 Did you know? The Cessna 172 is the most-produced aircraft ever.
Foto: Ralf Manteufel · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons
Antonov An-225
The Antonov An-225 was the largest aircraft in the world, with six engines.
💡 Did you know? Only a single one was ever built.
Foto: Krasimir Grozev · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Eurofighter
The Eurofighter is a modern European combat jet with delta wings.
💡 Did you know? It is extremely agile and supersonic.
CC SA 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Floatplane
The floatplane takes off and lands on floats on water.
💡 Did you know? This lets it reach places without a runway.
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