Recognition silhouette for Dassault Mystère

Recognition line drawing for Mirage III

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Aircraft recognition generally depends on learning the external appearance of the aircraft, both friendly and hostile, most likely to be encounterd. A variety of techniques have been used to teach this information including scale models, printed silhouette charts, slide projectors, computer aided instruction and even specially-printed playing cards. Model ships and castle Freedom Plaza is a scale model depicting the layout of the Federal Triangle and part of the National Mall, Washington, DC; the diagonal slash across the layout depicts Pennsylvania Avenue A 1:5000 model of the entire Singapore City is found in the URA Gallery Museum... A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior. ... [carousel slide projector, the most common form of projector] A slide projector is an opto-mechanical device to view photographic slides. ... Computer Assisted Instruction (often abreviated CAI) refers to a system of educational instruction performed almost entirely by computer. ... Some typical Anglo-American playing cards from the Bicycle brand Set of 52 playing cards A playing card is a typically hand-sized piece of heavy paper or thin plastic. ...

During World War II, civilians were enlisted into a Ground Observer Corps to support air defense operations and received aircraft recognition training. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... This is a Stub about how the Ground Air Corporation works. ...

The U.S. military uses the initials WEFT as a nemonic for the major features of an aircraft. All aircraft are built with the same basic elements: Wings or rotors to provide lift, Engines to provide power, a Fuselage to carry the payload and pilot, and a Tail assembly which usually controls the direction of flight. These elements differ in shape, size, number, and position. The differences distinguish one aircraft type from another. The individual components can be taught in as separate recognition and identification features, but it is the composite of these features that must be learned to recognize and identify an aircraft.

See also

• Identification Friend or Foe
• Roundel

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References

• Friend or Foe? Museum
• U.S. Army aircraft recognition manual
• U.S. WWII Newsmap, "Wing Engine Fuselage Tail, WEFT is a system for aircraft recognition", hosted by the UNT Libraries Digital Collections
• Rendall, David (1999). Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide, 2nd edition. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-00-472212-4. 
• Holmes, Tony (2005). Jane's Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-081896-4.