Aircraft Performance and Specifications

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering aircraft types, standard cruising levels, typical speeds, and route profiles for air traffic control knowledge.

Boeing 737

Jet airliner, $\text{FL330}$ to $\text{FL410}$,$460\,\text{knots}$.

Popular charter destinations as well as European short haul and domestic routes (e.g. Copenhagen – Dublin, London – Edinburgh, and Manchester – Istanbul).

Boeing 737 Max

Variants of the Boeing 737 that possess longer flight ranges, enabling them to serve transatlantic routes.

Boeing 747

Jet airliner, $\text{FL310}$ to $\text{FL430}$, $500\,\text{knots}$,

Commonly used on Far East, Australasian, and Transatlantic routes (e.g. London – New York and London – Las Vegas).

Boeing 777

Jet airliner,$\text{FL310}$ to $\text{FL430}$, $490\,\text{knots}$.

Typically assigned to Transatlantic and Far East routes (e.g. London – Hong Kong and London – Los Angeles).

Boeing 787

Jet Airliner, $\text{FL310}$ to $\text{FL430}$, $490\,\text{knots}$.

Typically serving Far East, Australasian, and Transatlantic routes (e.g. London – Seoul, London – Perth, and London – New Orleans).

Airbus A318

Jet airliner, $\text{FL310}$ to $\text{FL390}$, $450\,\text{knots}$.

Typically used for European short haul flights (e.g. London – Paris) and business class routes to the USA.

Airbus A319

Jet airliner, $\text{FL290}$ to $\text{FL390}$, $450\,\text{knots}$.

Typically serving European schedule, charter, and domestic routes (e.g. London – Belfast and Manchester – Alicante).

Airbus A320

Jet airliner, $\text{FL290}$ to $\text{FL390}$, $450\,\text{knots}$.

Typically utilized on European schedule, charter, and domestic routes (e.g. London – Newcastle, London – Paris, and Dublin – Rome).

Airbus A320 NEO

A variant of the Airbus A320 that can feature longer ranges, allowing it to serve some Transatlantic routes.

Airbus A321

Jet airliner, $\text{FL310}$ to $\text{FL390}$, $450\,\text{knots}$.

Flying European schedule, charter, and domestic routes (e.g. London – Rome, Manchester – Alicante, and London – Edinburgh).

Airbus A321 NEO

A variant of the Airbus A321 with extended flight ranges, capable of serving some Transatlantic routes.

Airbus A330

Jet airliner, $\text{FL310}$ to $\text{FL410}$, $480\,\text{knots}$,

Typically utilized for high density short haul and long haul flights.

Airbus A340

Jet airliner, $\text{FL310}$ to $\text{FL410}$, $480\,\text{knots}$.

Typically serving Transatlantic and long haul flights (e.g. London – Los Angeles and London – Lagos).

Airbus A350

Jet airliner, $\text{FL310}$ to $\text{FL430}$, $490\,\text{knots}$.

Typically flying Far East, Transatlantic, and long haul routes (e.g. London – Kuala Lumpur and London - Addis Ababa).

Airbus A380

Jet airliner, $\text{FL310}$ to $\text{FL430}$, $490\,\text{knots}$.

Typically used for Transatlantic, Far East, and long haul routes (e.g. London – Dubai and London – Singapore).

Embraer 145

Jet airliner, $\text{FL270}$ to $\text{FL370}$, $430\,\text{knots}$.

Flying European short haul and domestic routes (e.g. East Midlands - Brussels and Southampton - Glasgow).

Embraer 195

Jet airliner, $\text{FL310}$ to $\text{FL410}$, $450\,\text{knots}$.

Typically flying European short haul routes (e.g. Paris – Aberdeen and London City - Geneva).

ATR 42/72

Propeller driven aircraft, $\text{FL170}$ to $\text{FL250}$, $250\,\text{knots}$.

Commonly operating in UK airspace at cruising levels used for European short haul and domestic routes (e.g. Cork - Luton).

Dash 8

A propeller driven, $\text{FL140}$ to $\text{FL250}$, $$270\,\text{knots}$.

Typically flying European short haul and domestic routes (e.g. Bristol – Paris and Southampton – Amsterdam).

Jetstream 41

Propeller driven aircraft, $\text{FL140}$ to $\text{FL250}$, $$250\,\text{knots}$.

Typically used for European short haul and domestic routes (e.g. Newcastle - Southampton).

Private Business Jets

Aircraft such as Gulfstreams, Cessna Citations, Dassault Falcons, and Canadair Challengers.

Higher levels than passenger aircraft at speeds similar to an Airbus A320.

Serving short trips around the UK and Europe as well as longer transatlantic or Far East flights.