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Hi Chris
I find Id'ing modern Airliners very hard, any tips as to what to look for??

Evening Ian, AFQR, BJQR and UKQR are books by Air Britain is a good way of Identifying jet airliners, it has all the registrations and aircraft types from all over the World, they cost £8:95 apiece and are published annually. AF stands for Airline Fleets, BJ stands for Business Jets and UK stands for light aircraft in the UK, QR stands for quick reference. Hope this helps, Chris.

Hi Andy
Chris presented me with an AFQR book and I found that a little bit confusing at first, but with his help and a few quiet moments I cracked it. It is one thing I would not like to be without now.

Alan

I knew Viscounts, Vanguards, Britannias, Comets, Caravelles as well as 707s, Constellations, Dakotas and Dove, Heron - and Stratocruisers.
I know B747s and the A380, but the various smaller Boeings and Airbuses confuse me.

We will put a good description on our photo`s to help everyone G-C, the winglets are a useful clue has to what type of aircraft you are observing.

After spending the best part ofmy growing up spotting at manchester airport a got quite good at recognition of airliners,so if you get stuck get me a shout or drop me a PM and i'll domy best tohelp youout mate.:):cool:

Thanks for that Tonka71

Ian try Janes aircraft of the world,it's about £20 but well worth it.:cool::)

A little bit of help is to understand why aircraft are shaped like they are.
One of the reasons that modern aircraft all look the same is that the requirements are similar.
The wings are positioned to be where the centre of gravity is, so for e.g. if the aircraft has heavy rear engines, the wings will be a long way back on the fus.
High wings are chosen to stop damage from crud on the ground for kites flying off rough airstrips, or, to allow props to not foul the terrain.
Then there is the number and position of engines, the fuselage size and shape, and finally the tailplane shape and position.
I live under an air corridor, and have a constant flow of aircraft across the sky, and all I can see for most is a vague aircraft shape and vapour trails!