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US Navy Aircraft
How to Identify
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Undergraduate 1
11/22/2009

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Term

F/A 18 C and D

Hornet

Definition

classic jet

twin tails angled away from vertical

small rounded jet intakes under wing

long, narrow afterburners

Term
F-18 E/F Super Hornet
Definition

Looks like hornet

Square intakes under wing

Three hard points under each wing

Term

EA-6B

Prowler

Definition

rounded, stubby nose

prominent angled refueling probe

radome atop trapezoidal tail

Term
E-2 Hawkeye
Definition

Rotor dome

Twin turbo-prop engines, one on each wing

four boxy tails

Term
C-2 Greyhound
Definition

looks like E-2 without rotor dome

boxier, fater fuselage looks like space shuttle

Term
SH-60R Sea Hawk
Definition

wheel under jet exhaust to operate on small decks

generic looking helicopter

Term
CH-60S Knight Hawk
Definition

all purpose helo

tail wheel under tail (cannot operate on small decks)

Term
MH-53 Sea Dragon
Definition

huge sponsons on side

refueling probe

unique mine hunting rear view mirrors

Term
CH-53 Sea Stallion
Definition
Looks like MH-53 without sponsons or rear-view mirrors
Term
CH-46 Sea Knight
Definition
banana fuselage with twin rotor design
Term
MV-22 Osprey
Definition
oversized rotors tilt to vertical for take-off and landing
Term
AH-1 Cobra
Definition

helicopter with three barreled Phalanx cannon

missles carried on short, stubby "wings"

Term
UH-1 Huey
Definition

looks like a huey

station wagon cabin for troops

Term
UH-3 Sea King
Definition

"boat shaped" hull fuselage

green bottom, white top

Term
AV-8B Harrier II
Definition

single pointed tail

semi-circular engine intakes

4 point landing gear

Term
P-3 Orion
Definition

4 turboprop engines

magnetic anomaly detector on back (looks like a turd)

Term
EP-3 Aries II
Definition

looks like P-3 but has antennaes for electronic survaillance

no turd

Term
C-9 Sky Train II
Definition

commercial DC-9

twin jet engines in rear

high T tail

clean wings

Term
Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA)
Definition

commercial 737

conventional low tail

twin engines mounted on dirty wings

Term
E-6 Mercury
Definition

Commercial Boeing 707

four jet engines under dirty wings

Term
C-130/ KC-130 Hercules
Definition

Very tall tail

high wing (fuselage hangs below)

four turbo-prop engines

greenhouse style canopy glass

"tanker pods"

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