Tuesday, May 10, 2011

C525 Cessna CitationJet

Model: C525
Manufacturer: Cessna
Weight Class: Small
Weight: 10,700
Crusing Speed:  389 kts
Crew: 1
Pax: 3-9

The Cessna CitationJet is a small business jet.  Low wing, high tail, engines mounted in the back, between the wings and the tail, high on the aircraft's fuselage.  Square rounded windows.  Tricycle gear.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

C208 Cessna Caravan

Model: C208 Cessna Caravan
Manufacturer: Cessna
Weight Class: Small
Crusing Speed: 171 kts
Crew: 1
Pax: 9 or 14

The C208 Cessna Caravan is a small single engine turboprop.  It is a high wing, low tail airplane with square windows.  It has a tricycle gear landing gear and can be modified to have skids for an amphibious landing.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Airbus A320

Model: Manufacturer: Airbus A320
Weight Class: Large
Crusing Speed: 830 kts
Crew: 2
Pax: 107-220

The Airbus A320 is a large, narrow body airliner.  Two engines, winglets and a low elevator.  Square windows.

Cactus (AWE) 1549, the airliner that went into the Hudson was an A320


Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Boeing 747

Model: Boeing 747
Manufacturer: Boeing
Weight Class: Heavy
Crusing Speed: 480-490 kts
Crew: 2-3
Pax: 366-524

The Boeing 747 is a widebody jumbo jet, used as an airliner and a cargo aircraft.  It is a double decker with a conspicuous hump.  Its windows are square.  The 747 has four turbojet engines, winglets on the wings.  Its elevator is at the bottom of the tail.