Airliner facts for kids
An airliner is a type of large airplane designed to carry many passengers and goods. These planes are usually flown by airline companies.
The biggest airliners are known as "wide-body aircraft." They are often called twin-aisle aircraft because they usually have two separate aisles running down the middle of the passenger area. These huge planes are typically used for very long flights, connecting major cities and airline hubs with lots of people.
A more common type of airliner is the "narrow-body aircraft," also known as a single-aisle plane. These smaller airliners are generally used for shorter or medium-distance flights and carry fewer passengers than the wide-body ones.
Gallery
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A Boeing 737-300 narrow-body airliner
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An Airbus A380, the world's largest wide-body airliner
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A Boeing 757 cargo airliner
Images for kids
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The Boeing 737 (United, front) and the Airbus A320 (Virgin, back) are very common airliners.
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The Douglas DC-3 first flew in 1935.
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Prototype of the de Havilland Comet in 1949, the world's first jet airliner.
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United Airlines DC-6, Stapleton Airport, Denver, September 1966.
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The Airbus A320 family is the most ordered narrow-body aircraft.
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The first wide-body aircraft, the Boeing 747, was shown in September 1968.
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Assembly of a Boeing 767 nose section.
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De Havilland Comet – the first jetliner.
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Inside a Qatar Airways Airbus. Video screens (the white panels) are above the middle seats.
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Airbus A320 baggage hold.
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Loading luggage onto a Boeing 747 at Boston Logan Airport, during snow.
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A cutaway view of an Airbus A300, showing cargo (with Unit Load Devices), passenger, and overhead areas.
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Boeing 747 front lower compartment. Notice the rollers for ULDs on the floor and a sign about the water tank.
See also
In Spanish: Avión comercial para niños