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Questions tagged [feature-identification]
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What is this pipe on the tail of this helicopter?
In this picture of a CH-53 you can see a pipe or rail on the tail section of the aircraft. What is that?
mike
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What are the circles/holes ahead of the wing of an MD-82?
In the picture below I noticed there are three circles or holes of some kind ahead of the wing, what are those?
(airliners.net)
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What is this nose projection on the Tupolev Tu-95?
The Tupolev Tu-95 has this long and quite substantial appearing projection from it's nose just under the cockpit windscreen:
What is this? I initially though this might be a cannon but being a heavy bomber, that makes little sense as it would be…
jwh20
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What are these parts on Super Etendard?
I'm currently working on modelling a Super Etendard and just have a few questions on what are some small parts.
First of all, any ideas what this tube thing is on the right side of the exhaust? My best guess is a fuel dump nozzle but seems like a…
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What is this fairing on a Cessna 421?
What's the purpose of the fairing on fuselage, near leading edge of the wing?
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Does anyone recognise this jet engine?
sorry for the terrible quality, it's what I've got. I've not been able to find anything looking like it using google image search. It looks too detailed for a random bit of clip art.
Possibly around 12-15 feet long by 2-3 feet diameter
JCRM
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Why does the IL-76 have a lump at the bottom of its nose?
Why does the IL-76 have this lump at the bottom of its nose?
Why can't it be gotten rid of?
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What are the hinged(?) structures in front of the F-4 Phantom's intakes?
What are the large flat structures on the sides of the F-4 Phantom directly in front of the engine air intakes? They are more or less square, and may be hinged vertically.
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