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Handout which lists the details covered and the terminology used when identifying aircraft using the WETFUS method
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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
