Notice: winglets (flicks at the end of wings) are too unreliable to use because they can change with variants. Please ignore any comments to do with winglets! However, Airbus tends to use y-shaped winglets and Boeing tends to use tall winglets.
You can only immediately identify some obvious aircraft, like the A380 or the 747 with two floors. This document goes over the distinct differences between aircraft and how to use process of elimination to identify aircraft.
TL;DR decide if its Airbus or Boeing, decide if it's short/med/long and guess!
| Airbus | Boeing |
|---|---|
| A300 | 707 |
| A310 | 727 |
| A318 | 737 |
| A319 | 747 |
| A320 | 747-404 LCF Dreamlifter |
| A321 | 757 |
| A330 | 767 |
| A340 | 777 |
| A350 | 787 Dreamliner |
| A380 |
Airbus aircraft tend to have a more bulbous and rounded nose whereas Boeing aircraft have a sharper, pointed nose.
The cockpit windows on Boeing aircraft have a slight V-shape whereas the cockpit windows on Airbus aircraft are straight.
These are aircraft that have really distinct features that are unique. For example, the A380 is the only airliner to have 2 complete floors and the A340 has 4 engines but 1 floor.
Alternative 737 with tall winglets:
*Only some A350s have 12 wheels.
