RECOGNITION of FREQUENTLY OBSERVED USAF AIRCRAFT

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RECOGNITION of FREQUENTLY OBSERVED USAF AIRCRAFT
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Aircraft Identifiers

• AAttack (A-10, AC-130)
• BBomber (B-1, B-2, B-52)
• CCargo (C-5, C-117,C-130, C-141)
• EElectronic (E-4)
• FFighter (F-15, F-16, F-117)
• HHelicopter (H-60, HHHeavy Helicopter)
• KTanKer version of a cargo (KC-135, KC-10)
• MModified version (MH-53)
• OObservation version (OA-10)
• RReconnaissance version (RC-135)
• TTrainer (T-1, T-37, T-38, T-43)
• UUtility version (UH-1)
• WWeather version (WC-130, WC-135)

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A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II (Attack)
                                                  
                                                  
                                   
Twin Engine Tank Killer
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B-1 Lancer (Bomber)
Variable-Geometry Wing
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B-2 Spirit (Bomber)                             
                                                  
                                                  
       
One of Two Stealth Aircraft B-2 has no Vertical
Tail
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B-52 Stratofortress (Bomber)                    
                                                  
                                                  
          
Eight Engines
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C-5 Galaxy (Cargo)
Four Engines and T-Tail (Similar to C-141) Large
Aircraft Make Cockpit Appear Small
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C-9 Nightingale (Medical Evacuation/Cargo)
Rear-Mounted Twin Engines Has Red Cross
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C-21 (VIP Transport/Cargo)                      
                                                  
                                                  
              
T-Tail with External Gas Tanks Five Side Windows
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C-17 Globemaster III (Cargo)                    
                                                  
                                                  
                
T-Tail Transport with Four Engines and Winglets
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C-130 Hercules (Cargo)                          
                                                  
                                                  
          
Simply the Best All-Around Aircraft in the USAF
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C-141 Starlifter (Cargo)                        
                                                  
                                                  
            
T-Tail Transport Similar to C-5 but Much Smaller
Nose/Cockpit
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E-3 Sentry (AWACS)                             
                                                  
                                                  
     
Rotating Radar Antenna/Tower
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E-4 (National Airborne Operations Center)
                                                  
                                                  
                                   
Military Version of B-747
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F-15 Eagle (Fighter)                            
                                                  
                                                  
        
Twin Vertical Tail and Two Large Air Intakes on
Side
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F-16 Fighting Falcon (Fighter)
                                                  
                                                  
                                   
Single Vertical Tail and Single Air Intake
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F-22 Raptor (Fighter)
Angled Twin Vertical Tail with Single Large Air
Intake
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F-117 Nighthawk (Fighter)                       
                                          
One of Two Stealth Aircraft Has Twin Vertical
Tail
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KC-10 Extender (Tanker/Cargo)
                                                  
                                                  
                                   
Three Engine Tanker Conventional Tail
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KC-135 Stratotanker (Tanker/Cargo)
                                                  
                                                  
                                   
Conventional Tail Tanker with Four Engines and
Refueling Pod
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T-1 Jayhawk (Trainer)                           
                                                  
                                                  
         
No Winglets
T-Tail and Clean Wing (No Winglets/Refueling
Tank) Engines Mounted Near Center - Three Side
Windows
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T-37 Tweet (Trainer)                            
                                                  
                                                  
        
Initial Trainer - Will be Replaced by T-6 Texan
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T-43 (Trainer)                                  
                                                  
                                                  
  
Two Engine Conventional Tail Navigator Trainer
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T-38 Talon (Trainer)                            
                                                  
                                                  
        
Trainer for UPT
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UH-1 Huey (Helicopter)
Smallest Helicopter Two Rotor Blades
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HH-60 Pave Hawk (Helicopter)
Mid-Sized Helicopter Four Rotor Blades
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MH-53 Pave Low (Helicopter)
Largest Helicopter Has Cargo Compartment Six
Rotor Blades
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U-2 Dragon Lady (Reconnaissance)
                                                  
              
High Attitude Reconnaissance Aircraft with Long
Wings
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Air Craft Identification Test
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