UNIT 1 | SECTION B | LESSON 1 | STUDENT ACTIVITY 2

CLASSIFYING AIRCRAFT

CLASSIFYING AIRCRAFT

Name ____________________________________________
Vincent Farnsworth

Class ____________________________________________
3rd

For each photograph, fill out the table to accurately describe the aircraft shown.

Aircraft 1: Diamond DA-40

Category
Normal
Class
Airplane

Engine Type
Piston

Number of Engines
1

Wing
Characteristics low wing
Landing Gear
tricycle

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Aircraft 2: McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Photo: Dylan Ashe

Category
Transport

Class
Airplane

Engine Type
turbine

Number of Engines
multi- engine

Wing
mid wing
Characteristics

Landing Gear
tricycle

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Aircraft 3: Gehling PZL-106AR Kruk

Photo: Stefan Krause, license: FAL

Category
resticted

Class
airplane
Engine Type
piston
Number of Engines
single

Wing
Characteristics low
Landing Gear
tailwheel

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Aircraft 4: Boeing Stearman E75 (PT-13D)

Category
acrobatic

Class
airplane

Engine Type
piston
Number of Engines
single

Wing
Characteristics biplane
Landing Gear
tailwheel

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Aircraft 5: Grob 103

Category
Restricted

Class
Glider

Engine Type
N/A

Number of Engines
N/A
Wing
Characteristics Mid wing
Landing Gear
tricycle

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