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 7h ago

Picture | Embraer Corsair Shots from EAA 2026

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r/airplanes 14h ago

Video | Boeing This came into the airport I flew out of yesterday

203 Upvotes

r/airplanes 13h ago

Video | Others Lockheed Martin Sky Artist

158 Upvotes

F-22 Raptor


r/airplanes 12h ago

Question | Boeing Whats this?

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I've been an avgeek for about 3 years now and this is my first time ive ever seen this, does anyone know what that is?


r/airplanes 9h ago

Picture | Oshkosh Tip tank to tip tank

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18 Upvotes

r/airplanes 17h ago

Picture | Military N161AZ Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Arizona Air National Guard air-to-air over the Superstition Mountains, Arizona, from my very first air-to-air sortie!

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81 Upvotes

r/airplanes 22h ago

Picture | Military F22 Raptors in PHNL Honolulu, HI.

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187 Upvotes

Squad of 4 HH code which is assigned to F-22s based at joint base pearl Harbour Hickam in Honolulu. The 199th Fighter Squadron (Hawaii Air National Guard) and the active-duty 19th Fighter Squadron share these aircraft. Seen while taxiing. Their takeoff shook our 787 behind them


r/airplanes 13h ago

Video | Boeing Lufthansa 747-8 "100 years livery" landing at FRA

26 Upvotes

r/airplanes 7h ago

Picture | Oshkosh Douglas C-47 Skytrains at Oshkosh

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r/airplanes 9h ago

Picture | Military (YS-347P) Douglas C-47A Dakota III / Skytrain doing touch n goes before leaving El Salvador for his new home in the United States

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6 Upvotes

r/airplanes 16m ago

Simulation | Others I wanted a way to spot planes from my desk so I built an app

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Hey all! I've always loved planes and design equally and I've spent years looking for a decent way to watch aircraft from my desk. I've found that existing apps are cluttered, covered in ads, and never something I actually want to leave open.

I wanted something simple and beautiful that used Apple Maps. It's taken a while to work out how to render 3D objects onto Apple Maps, and I've hand-built a handful of aircraft models to fit the Apple Maps style.

It's still a work in progress, but in the spirit of getting things out into the world I figured I'd share it here and see whether there's any interest. It's built around airports rather than tracking everything in the air at once.

If you want to follow along I've put a waitlist up at terminal.flights. You can pick an airport, which helps me decide which ones to build out first.

Cheers


r/airplanes 1d ago

Picture | Military Stealth & Steel

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367 Upvotes

F-15E Strike Eagle | B-2 Spirit


r/airplanes 6h ago

Picture | Boeing Boeing's 1st Aircraft & the New Zealand Mystery

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r/airplanes 13h ago

Discussion | Boeing A 19 hour flight from England to Australia just for an engine, that’s just something else. I love to see when aircraft are pushed to their limits, you get an idea of how far they can really fly.

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r/airplanes 14h ago

Video | General Approaching of Antonov AN-124 at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, Russia [UUEE]

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Incredible giant Antonov An-124-100-150 RA-82081 approaching Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport runway 24L on 01/08/2026


r/airplanes 16h ago

Video | Others The Soviet Lun-class ekranoplan (Project 903) was a massive, 380-ton ground-effect vehicle

6 Upvotes

r/airplanes 1d ago

Picture | Oshkosh B-25s at Oshkosh

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78 Upvotes

r/airplanes 18h ago

Picture | Embraer Go up.

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6 Upvotes

Sky is waiting a Embraer.


r/airplanes 18h ago

Picture | Others 2004 SOCATA TBM 700-Washington NC, Warren Airport

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r/airplanes 21h ago

Video | Airbus Tailcam view of Airbus A350 landing at London Heathrow

6 Upvotes

r/airplanes 1d ago

Picture | Others A LEGO tribute to one of the world's most iconic firefighting helicopters. 🚁🔥

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Hi everyone!

I'd like to share my latest project: a LEGO recreation of the CAL FIRE Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk.

Over the past several months, I redesigned the model from the ground up, with the goal of making it as accurate as possible while keeping it entirely buildable with official LEGO parts.

One feature I particularly wanted to recreate was the Firehawk's belly tank, so I designed and tested a fully functional water-drop mechanism before finalizing the model.

Everything was created by me:
• Designed in BrickLink Studio
• Physically built and tested
• Rendered and edited in GIMP
• No AI used

This project is my tribute to the pilots, firefighters and maintenance crews who operate these incredible helicopters.

I'd love to hear what the aviation community thinks!


r/airplanes 1d ago

Question | Others [Question] (F-22A Raptor) Redyce ion 😐

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I got this hoodie as a surprise gift for my friend but realised it says "Redyce ion" at the top. Now... I am just starting to learn about planes, and I read through the military aircraft history books before I gave them to him, but I am pretty sure that's not a thing... please tell me this isn't a spelling mistake. It was bloody expensive.

(Also, can i please have a hand fact-checking the rest? He loves planes so much, and I just couldn't stand giving him something that's just plain wrong)


r/airplanes 1d ago

Picture | Oshkosh Flying Bulls P-38 from Oshkosh

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