diff --git a/88-tar1090.conf b/88-tar1090.conf
index ef782bb..da78cad 100644
--- a/88-tar1090.conf
+++ b/88-tar1090.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ alias.url += (
   "/INSTANCE/data/" => "SOURCE_DIR/",
   "/INSTANCE/chunks/" => "/run/SERVICE/",
   "/INSTANCE/globe_history/" => "/var/globe_history/",
+  "/INSTANCE/aircraft_sil/" => "/usr/local/share/tar1090/aircraft_sil/",
   "/INSTANCE/" => "HTMLPATH/"
 )
 
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/INSTANCE/flags-tiny" {
         "Cache-Control" => "public, max-age=1209600",
         )
 }
+$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/INSTANCE/aircraft_sil" {
+    setenv.add-response-header += (
+        "Cache-Control" => "public, max-age=1209600",
+        )
+}
+
 $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/INSTANCE/config.js$" {
     setenv.add-response-header += (
         "Cache-Control" => "public, must-revalidate",
diff --git a/html/config.js b/html/config.js
index de85384..2c8094e 100644
--- a/html/config.js
+++ b/html/config.js
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ HideCols = [
 ]
 
 
+// showing small pictures / silhouettes
+//showPictures = true;
+// this shows small pictures in the details but they need to be provided by the user in the folder /usr/local/share/tar1090/aircraft_sil
+// pictures need to be named A330.png and so forth with the type code in the form TYPE.png
+// provide ZZZZ.png to be shown when the type is not known.
+// this feature is provided as is please don't expect tar1090's support for getting the pictures right.
+
 //enableDWD = true;
 
 // Display only the last leg of a flight in globeIndex mode.
diff --git a/html/script.js b/html/script.js
index 8df3a8f..bcea458 100644
--- a/html/script.js
+++ b/html/script.js
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ function refreshSelected() {
 
     if (showPictures) {
         let type = selected.icaoType ? selected.icaoType : 'ZZZZ';
-        let new_html = "<img width='151.11' height='35.55' src='aircraft_sil/" + type + ".png' />";
+        let new_html = "<img width='"+ 151.11 * globalScale + "' height='" + 35.55 * globalScale + "' src='aircraft_sil/" + type + ".png' />";
         if (new_html != selectedPhotoCache) {
             $('#selected_photo').html(new_html);
             selectedPhotoCache = new_html;
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f77277a..fd69a77 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ lighttpd=no
 nginx=no
 
 mkdir -p $ipath
+mkdir -p $ipath/aircraft_sil
+
 
 if ! id -u tar1090 &>/dev/null
 then
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 0f83b07..7ecdc66 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ location /INSTANCE/chunks/ {
   }
 }
 
+location /INSTANCE/aircraft_sil/ {
+    alias /usr/local/share/tar1090/aircraft_sil/;
+    add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=1209600";
+    try_files $uri /aircraft_sil/ZZZZ.png;
+}
+
 location /INSTANCE {
   alias HTMLPATH/;
   try_files $uri $uri/ =404;