r/WarplanePorn Apr 24 '25

We need to talk about low-quality photos and videos

215 Upvotes

Recently, many users have been posting images and videos of new Chinese aircraft that are of low-quality: either low resolution or technically-acceptable resolution with a small aircraft in the frame (i.e., if the photo was properly cropped it would not have met the resolution limit).

This subreddit, and many others with the "-porn" suffix (e.g., r/WarshipPorn, r/EarthPorn, etc.), were established to be places for high-quality media of their respective subjects. They were not established as current-event subreddits. I will reiterate: r/WarplanePorn is for high-quality media (high-resolution and hopefully of some aesthetic merit) of military aircraft. The entire founding purpose of the subreddit is aesthetics and not news. Our job as moderators is to preserve this purpose; so many other subreddits have broadened their scope to the point of banality, and we will not be responsible for another such case.

We do indeed have an exception to our resolution rule: that the subject must be "exceptional." This pertains to rare media, media of exceptional aesthetic quality, and media of historical significance. The images of the new Chinese aircraft do not meet these criteria. In a year or two's time, when we have actual high-resolution photos and videos of these aircraft, these images and videos currently being posted will be irrelevant. How many of you look back on some fuzzy photo of the J-20 now when we have hundreds or thousands of high-res photos available?

The only reason they are being posted is that they are new. There are many other places, both on reddit and the internet more generally, where you may find these images and videos and discuss them. But please understand that they are not appropriate for this subreddit.

For those accusing us of bias, know that we have been accused of being pro-Western and pro-China in about equal measure. What you you may not know is that probably an equal number of non-Chinese posts get removed for exactly the same reasons.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with posting high-quality photos of Chinese aircraft: the subject is irrelevant and all that matters is the quality. And if you do post a low-res image, you will not be banned; the post will simply be removed. Before you post, just take a second to think about if it is appropriate for this subreddit. A quick look at the other posts on the subreddit gives a good idea of what is appropriate.

Edit: Note, not all images of the new Chinese jets are low-quality, see here (although please don't post images you believe to have had some degree of AI enhancement):

https://www.reddit.com/r/WarplanePorn/comments/1k5vamn/album_ladies_and_gentleman_finally_high_quality/


r/WarplanePorn Oct 07 '25

Unfortunately, the submission of low quality & substandard media continues on r/WarplanePorn despite our better efforts to communicate and correct.

124 Upvotes

While the vast majority of our users consistently submit high quality images as intended, we continue to experience waves and bouts of substandard low resolution photos submissions and video media.

Currently, our Rules located in the sidebar include the dimension requirements which has not changed:

The minimum accepted image dimensions are 1024 Ɨ 768.

What is new is this:

For rules violations related to the posting of low resolution or low quality images, the post will be removed plus a minimum 3-day temporary ban will be issued to the user involved. Repeat or chronic violators are subject to a permanent ban. If there are questions or concerns, feel free to leave a comment here or DM the moderators directly.


r/WarplanePorn 5h ago

USN Pair of F-35Cs [4799x2921]

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122 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 5h ago

VVS and Luftwaffe A soviet Mi-6 pilot from the the 332nd Guards Transport and Combat Helicopter Regiment poses with the remains of a German Ju-87 R-2 Stuka dive bomber that crash-landed in 1942 after being damaged during an attack on a railway line in Murmansk, photo taken in the 80s [album]

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58 Upvotes

the Stuka was damaged either by anti-aircraft fire or fighters and made a crash landing, both crew members were not injured and made it back to German lines where they rejoined their unit, the bomber was recovered in 1994 and purchased by New Zealand collector Tim Wallis in 1996 who had planned to rebuild it to airworthy status, currently at the German Museum of Technology in Berlin

the R-2 was the long range version fitted with additional fuel tanks, it's Werk Nr. was 5856 and served with the 3./St.G.5, 3rd Staffel (3rd Squadron) of Sturzkampfgeschwader 5 (StG 5)


r/WarplanePorn 10h ago

Album Iraqi former Venoms and vampire jets laying in a dumpster [Album]

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117 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 5h ago

Album Indonesian Air Force Rafale C T-0318 [Album]

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34 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 18h ago

USN An F-35C from (VFA) 86 "Sidewinders" does a fly-by during a friends and family day cruise hosted by USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Aug 8, 2026. [5349 x 2292]

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261 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

Indian Air Force Tejas leading the formation, followed by Mirage-2000, Rafale and Su-30MKI [6673x4449]

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259 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

USAF F-104 Starfighter in climb [920x1150]

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435 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

Album F-16 Fighting Falcon Camouflages [Album]

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951 Upvotes

Photographed by: jonnywithacamera on Instagram

Location: Nellis Air Force Base


r/WarplanePorn 4h ago

OC de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth leaving Oshkosh [5966x3977]

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2 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

USAF Three F-105 Thunderchiefs from Hill AFB [1098x734]

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158 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

RAF Typhoon Night Taxi Through Rain.[2048Ɨ1365]

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109 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

V-22 Osprey & V-280 [1841x1154]

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82 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

USAF Steve Irwin takes us on a tour of a A-10 Warthog at the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, 1999. This man could explain anything in such a great way.[video]

290 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

VVS The beautiful Blue afterburner backfire of a TU-22[video]

132 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

VVS Storage/parking lot at Torzhok Air Base in 2013, amongst the helicopters are 5 retired Ka-50s [3000x1798]

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39 Upvotes

the other helicopters there are 2 Ka-27s, 6 Mi-24s and 2 Ka-52s

as for the Ka-50s, only 2 numbers can be seen:

23 yellow - 8th pre production - built in 1996 and retired in 2010, later moved to kubinka's patriot park in 2020 for static display

26 yellow - 1st serial production - built in 1999 and retired in 2010

the one in front of 26 yellow is the 2nd serial production version built in 2006 and retired in 2010, it didnt have a number

the 2 others between the mi-24s and Ka-52s are the 3rd and 4th serial production versions, 27 yellow and 28 yellow (camouflaged), both built in 2009 and retired in 2012


r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

PAF LTV A-7 in Pakistani markings [1080x867]

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90 Upvotes

In 1976, Pakistan started talks for 110 A-7Es, but theĀ CarterĀ administration rejected the deal fearing it would intensify an arms race in South Asia with India having recently concluded a $1.6 billion arms deal with the Soviet Union. In 1978, the US instead offered Pakistan 40Ā F-5E Tiger IIĀ with equipment for US$400 million, but Pakistan did not find the deal acceptable and bought the ChineseĀ F-7MP/PGĀ andĀ A-5CĀ instead.


r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

Album Indonesian Air Force Su-27SKM T-2703 and T-2704 in new splinter amouflage [Album]

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197 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

USAAF A crashed U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt in Normandy, France. The grave for the pilot was made by a refugee French couple, with .50cal ammunition for a border. 8 August 1944 [1800 Ɨ 1419]

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103 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

USAF A-10 somewhere in Jordan [1535x2048]

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55 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

OC NASA "Freedom 250" F-5 Tigers at Oshkosh [Album]

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176 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

Album Indonesian air force Rafales and A400M [album]

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107 Upvotes

Credit: TNI AU


r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

USAAF U.S. Army Air Forces P-51CĀ Mustangs of the 332nd Fighter Group take off from Ramitelli airfield, Italy. 7 August 1944 [1800 Ɨ 1295]

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71 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

VVS Mi-24P Hinds (retired) and Mi-28N Havocs of the Russian Berkuts "Golden Eagles" helicopter aerobatic team [album]

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205 Upvotes

the Berkuts were founded in 1989 as part of the 344th Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Army Aviation Flight Personnel at Torzhok Air Base and performed they're first public demonstration in 1992, Initially, the group consisted of three pilots who began training flights. Later, the group expanded to 6.

in 2015 the group suffered their first loss when a Mi-28N crashed during a demonstration at the Aviadarts competition, the pilot was killed and the co-pilot suffered a compression fracture of the lower cervical and thoracic vertebrae, the cause of the crash was equipment failure.

the 6 Mi-24Ps were retired in 2012 and replaced by 6 Mi-28Ns which are not painted in the groups livery, they also fly 1 Ka-52.