Different plane types

There are many different plane types each with their own unique capability’s with many purposes that are put to good use. There are two many different types of aircraft with them being put in broad categories with purpose. A few known ones are Commercial Airliners, Military Aircraft, Cargo Aircraft, and Private Aircraft.

Civilian Aircraft

There are many different types of civilian aircraft which range from airliners that fly across the world to little Cessnas that you could even fly. The most known civilian aircraft are commercial jets.

Commercial Aircraft’s/ Jets

There are two main types of commercial aircraft which are airliners and civilian private use. The main difference between these aircraft is the size. One of the smallest airliners is the Boeing 737-800 which can hold up to a maximum capacity of 189 people while a common civilian private use plane like the Cessna Skyhawks 172 can hold a maximum of 5 people. As well as capacity the 737-800 is 40m in length as compared to 8.28m of the 172.

There are many civilian airliners in the aviation industry that fly everyday. They can range from the small E2-175 which holds 90 to the Airbus A380 at a capacity of over 800 depending on the configuration. These planes fly many routes a day especially the small city hoppers planes like the E2-175, 737, and A320 which are the most common small airliners. Many of them fly up to a possible fours times a day depending on the route that they are set to, each time unloading baggage/loading baggage and filling up on A1 jet fuel for the next trip they take. On the other hand there’s the massive twin jet wide body airliners that fly one long haul route a day like the A380, 777, and A350. These fly some of the longest routes possible with the longest being with Singapore Airliners that flys from New York to Singapore which takes 18-19 hours of flight time on the Airbus A350-900ULR.

Then there’s the difference between Airbus and Boeing which is the largest battle on the aviation industry. Boeing was the original powerhouse back in the 50s and 60s before airbus came into the picture in the 70s. Boeing started off with 707 in the 50s as their first commercial jet airliner