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AIRCRAFT CLASSIFICATION
W
ITH THE VAST INCREASE in the numbers
of aircraft flying, and the introduction
of so many new types, the art of Aircraft
Recognition becomes more arduous and yet
more intriguing as the months of war go by.

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(e) Taper on trailing edge only (Fig. 19)
as in the Douglas "Boston".
(f) Compound taper (Fig. 20) Junkers
Ju88.

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Photo. AI039. The Fairey "Albacore," a single bay Biplane, is used by the Fleet Air Arm for Torpedo attack.
tail unit, etc., but the number of types in the

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Undercarriage
On the early types of aeroplanes, fixed
landing-gear was general. Even today some

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Photo. A1706. Boeing "Flying Fortress," showing ventral, and tail gun-turrets.
In identification, distinctions between the

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Photo. AI4I2. The North American "Harvard" has a 600 h.p. Pratt and Whitney "Wasp" radial air-cooled
engine. The wings are tapered on leading-edge only.
letter H, as in the Napier "Rapier" and
"Dagger."

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