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The main typical features of the Hawker Hunter are the triangular air intakes in the wing roots, feeding the single jet engine in the rear fuselage, and the cruciform tail with its curved leading edge of the vertical stabiliser, all the way to its trailing edge.
The "other" famous British fighter of World War II has a fabric covered rear fuselage, visible from the outside. The multi-framed canopy is placed high on the fuselage and has a covered streamline body behind it. There is a single rectangular radiator under the fuselage, in between the wings. The main landing gear retracts inward in the rounded, tapered wings.
It is clearly visible that the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod was derived from the DH106 Comet jet airliner. The main difference is in the fuselage: the Nimrod has a double bubble cross section, with the extra bubble below that of the Comet. Hence the nose gear is short.
The huge engine cooler below the liquid cooled piston engine is the main recognition point of this WW2 fighter. The Typhoon and Tempest have low mounted wings in which the main gear retracts inward. The wing shape differs per version. The same applies to the canopy, as it can have flat panels but also a bubble shape.
Originally developed by deHavilland as DH121 this jet airliner is unique in many ways. Most peculiar is the landing gear: it has a sideways retracting nose gear, slightly off-centre. Moreover it has four wheels on each main landing gear leg but all on one axis! Also distinctive is the last cockpit side window.
The many versions of this first British corporate jet can be recognised from other aircraft types primarily by the tail and dorsal fin. The tail has a cruciform shape with the horizontal stabiliser attached to the vertical stabiliser at about a third from the top. Also characteristic for the whole family is the long, straight dorsal fin ending in a small air intake.
The first practical fighter that could take-off and land vertically has a single jet engine in the centre of the fuselage, with four swiveling exhausts at the side of the fuselage, two on each side. The landing gear comprises a tandem gear with supporting wheels under the wings.
The He112 has elliptical wings like the Spitfire, and outward retracting main gears. The wings have a slight inverted gull shape, with a bend near the main gears. The bubble canopy has three frames and the middle part can slide backward. (photo: WikiMedia)
The basic configuration with H-tail, high wings and jet engine on top of the fuselage makes the Heinkel Volksjager unique in appearance. Only the Cirrus Vision and Eclipse 400 private jets come close.
This utility aircraft has a tall, almost straight vertical stabiliser without dorsal fin. The main gear has a single, wide strut connected to the bottom of the fuselage though. It is placed relatively close to the nose. The wings have no struts.