A Quick Reference Guide to Categories

[AJ]

Below is a list giving examples of the categories applied to or not applied to various types. The aircraft below cause the most confusion. The list is not exhaustive but can act as a guide when uploading.

Please feel free to request additions or amendments to this list.

Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corportation Concorde - "Warbird/Vintage"

Airbus CJ - All Models "Business Jet"

Airbus A400M - "Cargo Aircraft"

Air Tractor - All Models "Small Prop"

Alenia C-27J Spartan - "Cargo"

Antonov An-2 - "Warbird/Vintage" - exception is the new AN-2-100 featuring a turboprop engine

Auster - All Models "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Autogyros - All Models "Small Prop" and "Helicopter"

Basler BT-67 - no categories (turboprop version of the DC-3)

Beech 1900 - No Categories.

Beech 18 - "Warbird/Vintage"

Beechcraft Bonanza/Baron/Travel Air - "Small Prop"

Beechcraft King Air - No Categories

Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Beechcraft Starship 2000 - No Categories

Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk - "Business Jet"

Boeing Stearman/Kaydet - All Models "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Boeing BBJ - All Models "Business Jet"

Boeing (MDC) C-17 - "Cargo Aircraft"

British Aerospace Jetstream 31 - No Categories

Britten-Norman Islander/Trilander - "Small Prop"

Cessna L-19 and Cessna 305C Bird Dog - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Cessna 140 - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Cessna 208 - "Small Prop"

Cessna 300/400 Series (Including Conquests) - "Small Prop"

Cessna 441 - "Small Prop"

Consolidated Catalina (and all subversions) - "Warbird/Vintage"

Convair 240 through 5800 - "Warbird/Vintage"

De Havilland Rapide and Dragon Rapide - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

De Havilland Canada Beaver/Otter - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter - No Categories

Douglas DC-2/3/4/6/7 - "Warbird/Vintage"

Embraer Tucano - "Small Prop"

Embraer EMB-121 Xingú - No categories

Fairchild M-62 - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Grumman Widgeon/Mallard/Albatross - "Warbird/Vintage"

Gyrocopters/Autogyros - "Small Prop" and "Helicopter"

Klemm Kl-35D - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Lockheed L-188 Electra - "Warbird/Vintage"

Lockheed Galaxy - "Cargo Aircraft"

Lockheed Hercules - "Cargo Aircraft"

Lockheed 104 Starfighter - "Vintage/Warbird"

Lockheed Starlifter - "Cargo Aircraft"

Luscombe 8 - "Small prop"and "Warbird/Vintage"

Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-15/Mig-17 - "Vintage/Warbird"

North American Mustang - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

North American T-6 Texan - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

North American F-86 Sabre - "Vintage/Warbird"

Partenavia PN.68 and AP.68TP-600 Viator - "Small Prop"

Piaggio Avanti - No Categories

Pilatus PC-7/9/12 - "Small Prop"

Piper Cub/Grasshopper/Pacer/Colt - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Piper PA-23/24/25/28/32/46 - "Small Prop"

Piper PA-30/31/34/42/44/60 - All models "Small Prop"

Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II - "Small Prop"

Short Tucano. - "Small Prop"

Socata TBM series - "Small Prop"

Spartan 7W Executive - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Supermarine Spitfire - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Swearingen SA226-T Merlin - No Categories

Yak 18 - "Small Prop" and "Warbird/Vintage"

Yak 52 - "Small Prop"

[AJ]

Ollie, please do not create your own list. My list does not include the blatantly obvious as I do not want it to be five pages long.

If you wish for something added to the master list please ask!

[Brenden S]

Aj any chance to send a email to everyone who uploads to make it common knowledge?

[Dmmoore]

AJ,
Several versions of the Twin Beech (AKA Tin Bitch) that were military C-45, AT-11, AT17 (Army), CU45-J and SNB-1 (Navy) These were Warbirds / Classic.

The Beach 18 is the civilian version that was produced until 1969.

Confusing, isn't it?

[AJ]

Not at all confusing Don, hopefully the uploader has spent a little bit research on the type. The Beech 18 and all the types you listed are all "Warbird/Vintage".

[Dmmoore]

Not at all confusing Don, hopefully the uploader has spent a little bit research on the type. The Beech 18 and all the types you listed are all "Warbird/Vintage".

Just to give you a hard time:

One of the Beech 18's I personally flew in 1965 / 67 was built in 1957. The owner picked it up new from the factory. There wasn't a military mark on it. I took to to Volpar where it was converted into a Tri-Gear Beech 18. I flew it a lot less after that as the owner could land it by himself after that.

Another was built in 1939 Also a Beech 18, civilian however it was converted to C-45 configuration during the war and back to Beech 18 (up graded to S model) after the war.

Not that it matters, its all in the eye of the beholder.

[AJ]

I'll be honest Don, I have no idea the point you are trying to make.

Are you saying it must be ex-Military to be in the Warbird/Vintage category? That is simply not true as civilian aircraft fall in the "Vintage" part.

[Dmmoore]

I'll be honest Don, I have no idea the point you are trying to make.

Are you saying it must be ex-Military to be in the Warbird/Vintage category? That is simply not true as civilian aircraft fall in the "Vintage" part.

I've got to figure out how you catagorized things. Warbirds all or Vintage all. that's one huge catagory!

[AJ]

Don, here is a list of our categories:

Photo-Specific Categories:

Accident: Depict an accident or incident-related event?
Air to Air: Photo taken of one plane from another?
Airport: Depict an airport terminal, tower, etc.?
Cabin Shot: Depict the interior of an aircraft cabin?
Flight Deck: Depict the interior of the aircraft's cockpit?
Night Shot: Depict an aircraft in night/dusk/dawn lighting?
Wing View: Photo taken out a window over the wing?

Aircraft-Specific Categories:

Business Jet: Depict a business jet aircraft?
Cargo Plane: Depict a cargo aircraft?
Helicopter: Depict a helicopter?
Lighter-than-Air: Depict a balloon or blimp?
Small Prop: Depict a small prop plane (Cessna, etc.)?
Special Scheme: Celebratory or otherwise special scheme?
Warbird/Vintage: Depict a warbird or vintage aircraft?

Will you be uploading photos here?

[paulc]

AJ,

just a general comment about the small prop category - how about having 'any single / twin engined prop aircraft that does not fall into another category' instead of (cessna etc..)

[paulc]

AJ,

what is the most suitable category for an autgyro as they have both a small prop + rotors - have got 1 in the queue with both ticked

[AJ]

At the moment Helicopter+Small Prop Paul.

We are finalising the details for a 'General Aviation' category.

[brianw999]

Where do we stand with a military aircraft that would otherwise, in civilian use, be regarded as a business jet ?

Obviously it should be Genre = Military but do we still need bizjet to be ticked ?

[AJ]

Yes please Brian.

[LX-A343]

Yep, military AND bizjet have o be selected in such cases.

Cheerio