diff --git a/html/dbloader.js b/html/dbloader.js
index ac598c3..a78a707 100644
--- a/html/dbloader.js
+++ b/html/dbloader.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function getIcaoAircraftTypeData(aircraftData, defer) {
 }
 
 function lookupIcaoAircraftType(aircraftData, defer) {
+	aircraftData.vType = aircraftData.desc;
 	if (_aircraft_type_cache !== null && "t" in aircraftData) {
 		var typeDesignator = aircraftData.t.toUpperCase();
 		if (typeDesignator in _aircraft_type_cache) {
diff --git a/html/planeObject.js b/html/planeObject.js
index cb110c3..b45a6b3 100644
--- a/html/planeObject.js
+++ b/html/planeObject.js
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ function PlaneObject(icao) {
 			this.typeDescription = data.desc;
 		}
 
+		if (data.vType != null) {
+			this.vType = data.vType;
+		}
+
 		if ("wtc" in data) {
 			this.wtc = data.wtc;
 		}