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DC-10 and MD-11are quite similar as well. An easy way to tell them apart is by the length and winglet. Take a look at the planes below. DC-10 is shorter without winglet and MD-11 is longer with winglets.
< A320 (image top left)
It is hard to tell different members of the a320 family apart sometimes, but the family as a whole is quite easy to notice.
B737 (the american airline plane)
It is hard to tell different members of the a320 family apart sometimes, but the family as a whole is quite easy to notice.
- The tip of the wing: (view picture on the top left)
- The small size of the plane.
- Sharper and thinner head than 737.
B737 (the american airline plane)
- Winglets(but some old 737s don’t have winglets)
- the aircraft's vertical stabilizer curve is more extended towards the head
- Fatter and more round than the a320 family
B747
- Very easy, just see the half upper deck
- Four engines
A330
- Long fuselage
- Winglet
B777
- Long fuselage
- No winglet
- 2 engines
A380
- Easy, fully double decked
- Four engines
A340
- Only single deck plane with 4 engines