1、-RECOGNITION of FREQUENTLY OBSERVED USAF AIRCRAFT常见美国军机识别常见美国军机识别-Aircraft Identifiers A=Attack(A-10,AC-130)B=Bomber(B-1,B-2,B-52)C=Cargo(C-5,C-117,C-130,C-141)E=Electronic(E-4)F=Fighter(F-15,F-16,F-117)H=Helicopter(H-60,HH=Heavy Helicopter)K=TanKer version of a cargo(KC-135,KC-10)M=Modified version
2、(MH-53)O=Observation version(OA-10)R=Reconnaissance version(RC-135)T=Trainer(T-1,T-37,T-38,T-43)U=Utility version(UH-1)W=Weather version(WC-130,WC-135)-A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II(Attack)Twin Engine Tank Killer-B-1 Lancer(Bomber)Variable-Geometry Wing-B-2 Spirit(Bomber)One of Two Stealth Aircraft B-2
3、has no Vertical Tail-B-52 Stratofortress(Bomber)Eight Engines-C-5 Galaxy(Cargo)Four Engines and T-Tail(Similar to C-141)Large Aircraft Make Cockpit Appear Small-C-9 Nightingale(Medical Evacuation/Cargo)Rear-Mounted Twin Engines Has“Red Cross”-C-21(VIP Transport/Cargo)T-Tail with External Gas TanksFi
4、ve Side Windows-C-17 Globemaster III(Cargo)T-Tail Transport with Four Engines and Winglets-C-130 Hercules(Cargo)Simply the Best All-Around Aircraft in the USAF-C-141 Starlifter(Cargo)T-Tail Transport Similar to C-5 but Much Smaller Nose/Cockpit-E-3 Sentry(AWACS)Rotating Radar Antenna/Tower-E-4(Natio
5、nal Airborne Operations Center)Military Version of B-747-F-15 Eagle(Fighter)Twin Vertical Tail and Two Large Air Intakes on Side-F-16 Fighting Falcon(Fighter)Single Vertical Tail and Single Air Intake-Angled Twin Vertical Tail with Single Large Air Intake F-22 Raptor(Fighter)-F-117 Nighthawk(Fighter
6、)One of Two Stealth Aircraft Has Twin Vertical Tail-KC-10 Extender(Tanker/Cargo)Three Engine Tanker Conventional Tail-KC-135 Stratotanker(Tanker/Cargo)Conventional Tail Tanker with Four Engines and Refueling Pod-T-1 Jayhawk(Trainer)No WingletsT-Tail and Clean Wing(No Winglets/Refueling Tank)Engines
7、Mounted Near Center-Three Side Windows-T-37 Tweet(Trainer)Initial Trainer -Will be Replaced by T-6 Texan-T-43(Trainer)Two Engine Conventional Tail Navigator Trainer-T-38 Talon(Trainer)Trainer for UPT-Smallest Helicopter Two Rotor BladesUH-1 Huey(Helicopter)-Mid-Sized Helicopter Four Rotor Blades HH-60 Pave Hawk(Helicopter)-MH-53 Pave Low(Helicopter)Largest Helicopter Has Cargo Compartment Six Rotor Blades-U-2 Dragon Lady(Reconnaissance)High Attitude Reconnaissance Aircraft with Long Wings-Air Craft Identification Test-
