AircraftIQ — the aircraft field guide

AircraftIQ is a field guide to the aircraft you can actually see overhead. Every entry is built around WEFT — Wings, Engines, Fuselage, Tail — the four-point method a spotter uses to name a type from its shape alone. How WEFT works.

The catalogue holds 4,893 recognition guides, each with a plan-view silhouette, a WEFT breakdown, verified specifications and field notes on where the type is seen. It is an honest count, not a round number: 4,893 entries and growing.

Beyond the guides, three live tools identify what is above you right now. Sky reads ADS-B transponder broadcasts and names the aircraft overhead; Identify walks you through WEFT when you have only a shape; the live map shows traffic roaming across your area. All keyless, free, and offline-capable for the catalogue itself.

Browse by role

Airliners · Fighters · Transport aircraft · Light & general-aviation aircraft · Helicopters · Bombers · Reconnaissance aircraft · Gliders

Browse by era

pioneer · golden age · ww2 · early jet · cold war · modern · contemporary

Major manufacturers

Boeing · Cessna · Fokker · Beechcraft · Douglas · Curtiss · Glenn L. Martin Company · Lockheed Corporation · Mikoyan-Gurevich · Yakovlev · Junkers · Tupolev · Embraer · Heinkel · Dornier · Avro · Grumman · North American Aviation · Sukhoi · Messerschmitt

Featured aircraft

• Supermarine Spitfire
• Boeing 747-400
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules
• Airbus A380-800

See also the head-to-head comparisons and about AircraftIQ.