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AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE CADETSNo 715 Squadron

Identifying Aircraft Using

WETFUS

W ings Shape:RectangularDeltaSwept BackTaperedVariable TaperVariable geometry

Position:VerticalHighShoulderMidKneeLow

HorizontalWell ForwardForward of C.CentreAft of C.Well Aft

Angle:DihedralAnhedralGull wingInverted gull wing

E ngine Number:SingleDualTripleQuad

Type:Piston PropTurbo PropTurbo Fan

Position:In noseIn fuselageAt wing rootIn wingsPylons on wingsPylons at rearIn tail fin

T ailplane Type:ConventionalTeeMid fin mountedDual finTwin booms

F uselage Shape:CigarTubularWasp waistedTadpole (Helicopters)

Cross section:RoundOvalSquare (Box)

U ndercarriage Configuration:TricycleTail draggerFloatsSkisSkids (Helicopters)

S pecial features RadomeMAD BoomBomb Bay DoorsAdditional Fins or SkegsRefuelling ProbesInternal Fuel Tank BulgeOther useful information not covered in W → U

CFSGT G. Putland Identifying Aircraft Using WETFUS


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