Rise of Flight United

Rise of Flight United

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Plane recognition: A starter guide for new pilots
By Mr. Fancypants
So you got your plane started, Good boy! *pets head*

But what now? There are planes buzzing around your airfield! How can you tell which enemy plane is enemy and who is friendly?
Well a good thing you came to me! I am Fancypants! Or The Flying Dutch ingame,
I am going to teach you the ropes on how to identify enemy planes without flying so close you can exange a handshake with those pesky fighters and bombers.

*note: i will not go into the plane it's modifications and performanse, this is just a quick guide on how to recognise the most seen planes ingame*

SO LET'S GET STARTED!
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Introduction:
Good day lady's and gentleman!

I suppose sinds you looked this up you wanted some information becouse every time you see a plane it turns out to be friendly! And when you think it is friendly it turn out to be a enemy.

WELL THOSE DAYS ARE OVER!
I am Mr.Fancypants, ace of the sky and master of the trenches! I grew up with a flying stick in my hands and not just 1 to steer planes! * wink wink*
I shall share these tips to see and recognise those pesky planes that keep shooting you down!

Do you notice i make spelling mistakes? Well i don't care becouse i am Dutch and you should stop acting like a grammar nazi.

... So anyway back to the planes!
Common German aircraft and collors
Come to the fun side! We got famous people!

Albatros D.Va
Some of the most common german airplanes you will see is the Albatros D.Va.
This is the most common plane to see becouse:

1: It comes with the game.
2: It is easy to fly.
3: You are to cheap to buy more planes


Notice the shape of the tail and nose, both are nice round. The most recognisable way to see it is by looking at the tail, No other german plane has a similair and recognisable rudder.
Paint scene is allmost every time brown with purple themed wings.

Fokker DR.1
This has to be 1 of the most recognised planes that ever flew in history,
Famous by the red baron and other famous ww1 pilots i forgot about.

This has to be 1 of the most complicated planes to fly, new users will have trouble flying it so whenever you get shot by a person flying it... he is lucky or he is really good.
Of course you recognise the plane by it's 3 wings. But even then it might be recognizable as a british sopwich triplane. So once again we will focus on the tail and paint sceme.
The rudder sticks out as 1 piece which is much different from the other rudders german planes use.
It is also has a more blocky tail, not as round as you see with the Albatross.

Fokker D.VII
1 of the more less uncommon German fighters.
This plane has such a unique shape you will recognise it as soon you will get a visial on it.
It's dark, purple paint sceme with green engine cover is easy to spot. It does not turn that fast so when you get into a dogfight with it you will not have that much trouble outturning him.

Pfalz D.XI
This is a nice, streamlined german fighter.
It is not as common as the Albatross due to it can stall in some stunts but a good plane to fly.

From a distands it might look like a Albatross but when you get closer it turns out it is not.
Easy to see by it's green/grey collor sceme.

Common British planes and collors
All British planes are Green for some reason!

Se5a
Next to the soppy sandwish a plane that you will recognise on sight.
It has a dark green paint sceme and was flown by a lot of good pilots.

blah blah here is a picture, learn the shape:

Sopwith Camel
Next to the Fokker Dr.1 also the most recognisable WW1 plane.
Some say The Red Baron was shot down by 1... some say ground fire... I think it was him getting airsick.

Anyway this plane is also fast to recognise by the 2 wings being low to each others.
After you first encounterd a Sopwich you will recognise it anythime you come across 1 again.

Felixstowe F.2a.
I DON'T NEED TO SAY ANYTHING HERE DO I?

Common French planes and collors
Baquete! Sacreblue! Paris! Everything that you need to know on how to surrender.

SPAD 13.C1
Not a common plane...

Fly's really fast but turns like a brick. Perfect for boom & zoom!

Nieuport 17
This is what i like to call a : FLB!

... A Fast Little Bugger!

If you don't carry that much ammo with it you can be the star of the show! Turn fast, aim deady!

Like the DR.1 it has a big rudder. If you aim well it will get get blown off and the plane gets out of balace. Not much i can say about this, it is easy to recognise by it's collor.

Nieuport 28
Now this is a neat french plane.

Despite the cockpit vieuw it is a excellent plane i reccomend to people who want a change of pase and like to do stunts and manouvers! When you fly this you will be sure to have a chanse at victory!

The ending:
Well it was fun. I enjoyed sharing my experience with all of you!


But unfortenate comes a end to everything. Planes, food, relationships and your favorite TV shows.
So learn these shapes, collors and information and soon you will be as good as me! Or you can try to get as good as me. At least you wend to school...
19 Comments
Mr. Fancypants  [author] 20 Mar @ 11:54am 
Thank you for reminding me i made this trainwreck of a guide lol
Magoo 16 Mar @ 12:27am 
Nice try on spelling and helping the people who play this game. Especially since you don''t understand English. Respect.
Stormwork's Engineer 6 Jul, 2024 @ 8:41pm 
bery gud i mest sey
Stormwork's Engineer 6 Jul, 2024 @ 8:41pm 
gud
PhD. Snuts 6 Jun, 2024 @ 6:10pm 
Wow this is *really* bad lmao
Stix_09 29 Jan, 2022 @ 12:57pm 
Ya mate u suck cause u can't spell so he must shoot you down !:cta_emo6:

wow how :steamsalty: :steamsad:

I sucky spelly too, so shoot me as well plz.
Mr. Fancypants  [author] 29 Jan, 2022 @ 8:40am 
I'm not English
Old Phart 25 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45am 
Personally sir, I find your comments can be rather disgusting and I'd love to meet you in the air and see if you can fight better then you spell.
Lord Haart 4 Sep, 2021 @ 9:57am 
teh baby at the end, and that.
Stix_09 8 Mar, 2021 @ 12:19pm 
using only 1 profile to ID planes is not enough, but in general the tail section on german planes is very dif from more than 1 angle...
also color is not very useful to ID planes