Howi, I think he's making the point that the planes are very similar in overall appearance, where as the other guy said temp and typh are as alike as the P40 and P51. I'd tend to agree that his analogy is pretty off base, based on appearances of the planes.
The new icon thing is great, keeps people on their toes, gives the perk pilots a fighting chance now, as opposed to just dragging around a gaggle of 51s and La7s. Well, not all perk pilots. Jet/Bottle rocket dweebs are still fair game, but fast enough to elude.