Aircraft engine position number
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Aircraft engine position number is a method to identify the location of engines on multi-engined aircraft. Aircraft engines are numbered from left to right from the view of the pilot looking forward.
has two jet engines on the centerline one above the other.
Twin-engined aircraft
- #1 - portPort and starboardPort and starboard are nautical terms which refer to the left and right sides, respectively, of a ship or aircraft as perceived by a person on board facing the bow . At night, the port side of a vessel is indicated with a red navigation light and the starboard side with a green one.The starboard...
- on the left - #2 - starboardPort and starboardPort and starboard are nautical terms which refer to the left and right sides, respectively, of a ship or aircraft as perceived by a person on board facing the bow . At night, the port side of a vessel is indicated with a red navigation light and the starboard side with a green one.The starboard...
- on the right
Three-engined aircraft
- #1 - port - on the left
- #2 - centre - on the centerline
- #3 - starboard - on the right
Four-engined aircraft
- #1 - port outer - on the left furthest from the fuselage
- #2 - port inner - on the left nearest to the fuselage
- #3 - starboard inner - on the right nearest to the fuselage
- #4 - starboard outer - on the right furthest from the fuselage
Six-engined aircraft
- #1 - port outer - on the left furthest from the fuselage
- #2 - port middle - on the left between #1 and #3
- #3 - port inner - on the left nearest to the fuselage
- #4 - starboard inner - on the right nearest to the fuselage
- #5 - starboard middle - on the right between #4 and #6
- #6 - starboard outer - on the right furthest from the fuselage
Centerline
The English Electric LightningEnglish Electric Lightning
The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ...
has two jet engines on the centerline one above the other.
- #1 - below and to the front of #2
- #2 - above and to the rear of #1