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Name: Skyhawk, Cutlass, Mescalero Designator: C172 Manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Company Recognition features: High/straight-wing with struts Square windows Conventional tail Single-engine (prop) Small weight class

Name: Stationair Designator: C206 Manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Company Recognition features: High/straight-wing with struts Conventional tail Fixed landing gear Single-engine (prop) Small weight class

Name: Cherokee Designator: P28A Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: Low/straight-wing Conventional tail with stabilator Single-engine (prop) Fixed landing gear Small weight class

Name: Caravan, Cargomaster, Grand Caravan Designator: C208 Manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: High-wing with wing struts, conventional tail Turbo-prop Cargo pod under fuselage; not all C208s will have the cargo pod Bigger than other single-engine Cessnas with more windows Small weight class

Name: Bonanza 35 Designator: BE35 Manufacturer: Beech Aircraft Company Recognition features: Low/straight-wing “V” tail Retractable landing gear Single-engine (prop) Small weight class

Name: Bonanza 36 Designator: BE36 Manufacturer: Beech Aircraft Company Recognition features: Low/straight-wing Conventional tail Retractable landing gear Single-engine (prop) Small weight class

Name: Mooney Designator: M20R Manufacturer: Mooney Airplane Company Recognition features: Low/straight-wing Forward slant vertical stabilizer Single-engine (prop) Small weight class

Name: Tomahawk Designator: PA38 Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: Low/straight-wing “T” tail configuration with horizontal stabilizer slightly below the top Single-engine (prop) Modified bubble canopy with square side window Small weight class

Name: Malibu Designator: PA46 Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: Low/straight-wing Conventional tail Retractable landing gear Single-engine (prop) Small weight class

Name: Eagle Designator: PC12 Manufacturer: Pilatus Aircraft Recognition features: Low/straight-wing with winglets “T” tail Retractable landing gear Single-engine (turboprop) Small weight class

Name: Cirrus Designator: SR22 Manufacturer: Cirrus Aircraft Recognition features: Low/straight-wing Conventional tail Fixed landing gear Single-engine (prop) Small weight class

Name: Bell Ranger 206, Jet Ranger, Long Ranger, Kiowa Designator: B06 Manufacturer: Bell Helicopter Textron Recognition features: Helicopter Fuselage box-shaped Fixed skid rail gear Single turbo-shaft engine, single rotor Small weight class

Name: Bell 222 Designator: B222 Manufacturer: Bell Helicopter Textron Recognition features: Helicopter Fixed skid rail gear or wheels Twin turbo-shaft engine, single rotor Small weight class

Name: Commander Designator: AC68 Manufacturer: Rockwell International Group Recognition features: High/straight-wing Conventional tail Twin-engine (prop) Retractable landing gear Small weight class

Name: Baron Designator: BE58 Manufacturer: Beech Aircraft Company Recognition features: Low/straight-wing Conventional tail Twin-engine (prop) set forward on the wing Side windows are symmetrical Wheel pans are broad Small weight class

Name: Twin Cessna Designator: C310 Manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Company Recognition features: Low/straight-wing (with wingtip gas tanks) Retractable landing gear Conventional tail Twin-engine (prop) Small weight class

Name: Golden Eagle, Executive Commuter Designator: C421 Manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Company Recognition features: Low/straight-wing Sharp, pointed nose Conventional tail Twin-engine (prop) Small weight class

Name: Seneca Designator: PA34 Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: Low/straight-wing Conventional tail with stabilator Back window smaller Main gear wheel pans slim Twin-engine (prop) Small weight class

Name: Navajo Designator: PA31 Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: Low/straight-wing with winglets Conventional tail Twin-engine (prop) Retractable landing gear Square windows Small weight class

Name: Cheyenne Designator: PAY3 Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft Corporation Recognition features: Low/straight-wing (with wingtip gas tanks) Stubby, rounded nose “T” tail Rectangular wheel pans Twin-engine (turboprop) Small weight class

Name: Super King Air Designator: BE20 Manufacturer: Beech Aircraft Company Recognition features: Low-wing Round windows “T” tail Twin-engine (turboprop) with large exhausts Small+ weight class

Name: Dash 8 Designator: DH8A, DH8B, DH8C, DH8D Manufacturer: Dehavilland Recognition features: High/straight-wing “T” tail Twin-engine (turboprop) Retractable landing gear DH8A and B, small +; DH8C and D, large weight class

Name: Beechjet Designator: BE40 Manufacturer: Beech Aircraft Company Recognition features: Low/swept-wing “T” tail Engines on fuselage Oval windows Small+ weight class

Name: Citation Designator: C550 Manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Company Recognition features: Low/straight-wing Rectangular side windows Conventional tail Rounded nose Small+ weight class

Name: Citation X (10) Designator: C750 Manufacturer: Cessna Aircraft Company Recognition features: Low/swept-wing “T” tail with huge tail cone Pot belly Two jet engines (aft fuselage) Small+ weight class

Name: Challenger Designator: CL60 Manufacturer: Bombardier (Canada) Recognition features: Low/swept-wing with winglets and flap tracks under the wing “T” tail Large engines mounted high on side of fuselage Large weight class

Name: Falcon, Mystere Designator: FA20 Manufacturer: Dassault-Breguet Recognition features: Low/swept-wing Horizontal stabilizer above the fuselage (mid-tail) Two jet engines (aft fuselage) Small+ weight class

Name: Gulfstream Designator: GLF3 Manufacturer: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Recognition features: Low/swept-wing with winglets Round side windows “T” tail Two jet engines (aft fuselage) Large weight class

Name: Lear Designator: LJ35 Manufacturer: Gates Learjet Corporation Recognition features: Low/swept-wing with large wingtip tanks Distinctive windshield Oval windows “T” tail Two jet engines (aft fuselage) Small+ weight class

Name: Regional Jet Designator: CRJ1, CRJ2, CRJ7, CRJ9 Manufacturer: Canada Air Bombardier Recognition features: Low/swept-wing with winglets Larger version of the CL60 with a lot more windows “T” tail Two jet engines (aft fuselage) Large weight class