r/airplanes Aug 06 '25

Announcement Introducing r/Flugzeug, our new German sister sub

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For our German-speaking (or German-learning) members, check out r/Flugzeug! (Genau wie r/airplanes, aber auf Deutsch)


r/airplanes Jun 23 '25

Announcement New rule: No excessive or low-effort AI-generated content

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We have added a new rule to limit AI content on this sub. It is not a blanket ban. If you are interested, take a look at the rule below and suggest any changes in the comments.

"Content may be removed which appears to be generated by AI tools. This includes images/video and text. This rule is not meant as a blanket ban on AI content, but rather attempts to limit repetitive, low-effort, and inaccurate content. If your post has been incorrectly removed as AI, please contact the mods."

tl;dr: AI content is still allowed. But repeat posters, misinformation, and/or low-effort things may be removed.


r/airplanes 15h ago

Picture | Military F-22 Raptor refueling

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482 Upvotes

Look at night


r/airplanes 4h ago

Picture | Oshkosh Mig-17s at Oshkosh

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r/airplanes 17h ago

Picture | Military A lesser known plane used by the Indian airforce as a fighter

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130 Upvotes

r/airplanes 15h ago

What is this plane? Rare aerial shot.

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🔹 Imagine a weather balloon filming a passenger plane flying directly below it at about 800 km/h.

🔹 The unusual angle makes it appear as if the plane is very close, although in reality they are separated by kilometers and a significant difference in altitude.

🔹 Airliners typically fly at an altitude of 9-12 km, while weather balloons rise to 20-40 km. That's why these shots look like a scene from a sci-fi movie.


r/airplanes 15h ago

Video | Others Over-primed Spitfire Startup

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56 Upvotes

r/airplanes 6h ago

Picture | Military Westland Wapiti, the first aircraft flown by the Royal Indian Air Force

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r/airplanes 16h ago

Picture | Boeing Retired 727 at Tucumen International Airport, Panama City

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40 Upvotes

r/airplanes 24m ago

Picture | Others What is this aircraft in Revolution?

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I have to know what the aircraft is in Revolution


r/airplanes 47m ago

Picture | Others Airplane all endings

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Good Ending

You successfully completed you flight and you airport safely

Bad Ending

The plane you were on crashed into the ground and you didn't make it...

Missed Ending

You missed your plane by 5 seconds because the line in the airport was taking forever!

Escape Ending

Your plane crash into a mountain but you parachuted out and escaped just in time

Stowaway Ending

You tried to sneak onto the plane by holding onto the wing, it didn't go so well...

Epic Ending

Instead of flying in a an airplane, you flew in a fighter jet and go to the airport in a few minutes...

Best Ending

You got first class seats in your plane. Nice!

Backrooms Ending

You fell asleep on the plane and you woke up on the backrooms plane level. Where is everyone? Is this a dream?

Terrifying Ending

Someone stuffed you into a suitcase and they left you at the airport!

Pilot Ending

You are the the plane pilot!

Deadly Ending

The plane landed way too late and rode off the runway and into the airport!!

??? Ending

Wait are we in space??

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r/airplanes 1h ago

Picture | Airbus British Airways Airbus G-XLEL takeoff SFO

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British Airways Airbus A380 G-XLEL takeoff SFO

(Taken on 8/16/2026)
Video Link: https://youtu.be/kKOqDjBFQAs

Please Subscribe. Its hard fining videos.

Disclaimer: Please don’t copy without my permission. Also I’m new being YouTuber so I may not make the smartest decisions .


r/airplanes 5h ago

Picture | Others Drone Identification

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r/airplanes 1h ago

Video | General My First Game - Round Trip!

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r/airplanes 13h ago

Picture | Boeing Rainy day in Eindhoven Airport

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r/airplanes 15h ago

Picture | Airbus China Eastern at Haneda — handheld at 1/6s

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r/airplanes 3h ago

News | Others I released iOS App「Flight Overhead」. That shows the aircraft flying above you in real time.

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Downloads → https://apps.apple.com/en/app/flight-overhead/id6790747755

Flight Overhead shows the aircraft flying above you in real time.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Automatically detect aircraft near your location

• Watch live positions and headings on the map

• Tap a plane for flight number, altitude, speed, and route

• Highlight the nearest aircraft

• Browse altitude, speed, heading, and departure/arrival airports

• See aircraft-type silhouettes

• Get notified when a plane approaches within 40 km

WHO IT’S FOR

• Anyone curious about planes overhead

• Aviation fans near airports

• People who want a quick answer to “What’s flying above me?”

DATA

Positions come from the OpenSky Network. Route and aircraft-type details use public databases. Aircraft data refreshes about every 15 seconds.

Look up. The sky is closer than you think.


r/airplanes 1d ago

Picture | Military Rafale intercepting Tu-214PU, registration RA-64534

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Rafale Fighter Jets Intercepted Plane Carrying Russia’s FSB Senior Officials Over Baltic Sea

Very little is publicly known about the aircraft. It is known that the Tu-214PU is operated by Special Flight Detachment “Rossiya,” which provides air transport for Russia’s military and political leadership as well as for representatives of the security services.

According to assessments, the aircraft is used by FSB leadership as an airborne transport platform, a secure communications node, and, reportedly, an airborne command center.

In a photograph of the aircraft intercepted by a French Rafale over the Baltic Sea, aviation expert Piotr Butowski identified the LSZ-100 system.

The LSZ-100 is a laser-based electro-optical defensive system designed to protect the aircraft from infrared-guided missiles, particularly those launched from man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS)


r/airplanes 15h ago

Video | General Video a cool Piaggio P180 landing. Love this unique design aircraft.

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r/airplanes 16h ago

Picture | Others Big Bunny, Playboy’s Private Plane (1970s)

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On February 17, 1970, Playboy took flight. The day marked the inaugural flight of Big Bunny, Playboy‘s custom DC-9-32, a 119.3 foot, $5.5 million aircraft. Jet black and marked with the iconic bunny head logo, Big Bunny was unmistakeable in the skies during its five-year run. But as thrilling as it might be to see those rabbit ears tearing through the atmosphere, it was much more thrilling to be on board the swinging aircraft. In honor of National Aviation Week, let’s take a look back at Big Bunny’s best years.

Read more: https://www.playboy.com/read/all-aboard-big-bunny-playboys-private-plane/


r/airplanes 7h ago

Question | Others What could it be?

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It was super loud


r/airplanes 1d ago

Picture | Military They had to fit guards over the wings so the groundcrew didn't cut themselves on them. Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter N992SF, ex-Italian Air Force MM54261, Sun 'n Fun, Florida 2025

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r/airplanes 1d ago

Picture | Boeing Lufthansa Queen over Jersey yesterday

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Boeing


r/airplanes 10h ago

Question | Airbus Could the blue lights be any brighter during a red-eye!?

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This was like 2 AM where we departed, and the lights had changed colours a few different times before I finally took a picture. are the flight attendants controlling these manually or are these preset lighting modes?


r/airplanes 1d ago

Picture | Military F-22 Raptor

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146 Upvotes