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This a free web site for all those nuts like me who are obsessed with airplanes. Eventually this site will have specs and photos for every kind of airplane ever built. Anyone can take any information free of charge, but I\\'d like you to acknowledge, but if you don\\'t there won\\'t be a Federale checking on you. I also have my sculpture here, again take any picture you want. Also if you\\'re interested in one of these guys/things, let me know. Some of them want to travel.
The airplane database has a few codes and rules.
Unless otherwise indicated, all weights and dimensions are in English units (feet, pounds)
For fuel
gal = US gal
Imp gal = Imperial gallons
ltr = liters
lbs = pounds
kg = kilograms
For the engines
P = Piston followed by
R = radial
Ro = rotary
V= V type
I = Inline
O = opposed
D = diesel
and the number of cylinders
tj = turbojet
tf = turbofan
tp = turboprop
ts = turboshaft
lpr = liquid propellant rocket
spr = solid propellent rocket
There are a few abbreviations for the engine makers
PW = Pratt and Whitney
GE = General Electric
RR = Rolls Royce
Lyc = Lycoming
Con = Continental
DB = Daimler Benz
In the armament section
rpg = rounds per gun
rds = rounds
mg = machine gun
can = cannon
.50 cal = .50 in
Other abbreviations
dt = drop tanks
Since historical airplane specifications are sometimes a variable, depending on the source, there may be a few values quoted for any quantity. If there is no known disagreement or, if in my opinion, there is no valid disagreement, this is the value that will be displayed. However, there are times when several values can coexist. If this is the case, the second, in my judgement less relaible value will be enclosed in parentheses (). Sometimes there are three values and the next will be enclosed in brackets {}.
In addition, there may be more than one value given for, say, the cruising speed at different altitudes. Here, the second figure may be equally accurate but will be enclosed in parentheses as will the relevant altitude in the same parentheses.
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