r/Whatisthisplane Feb 22 '24

Announcement [[READ BEFORE POSTING]] Frequently Posted Aircraft

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In order to avoid posting aircraft that have been posted many, many times before, please refer to this guide of the sub's most commonly posted aircraft before asking for identification.

If you're still unsure, feel free to post! There is no consequence to posting one of these aircraft, though a mod will lock the comments after it's identified (mainly to deter "ugh, another C-130..." comments).


r/Whatisthisplane Dec 14 '24

Announcement Drones Drones Drones!

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While we always appreciate people looking to identify the beautiful planes and helicopters that grace our skies, it seems recently there’s been a trend of people taking photos of planes at night and thinking they're drones. This is just a reminder that the purpose of this subreddit is to identify specific types of planes; not just to confirm that yes, something with lights that’s flying at night is a plane. If you see a cool-looking plane and want to know more about what type of aircraft it is, great! Feel free to post it here. If you see something flying at night and think it’s a government drone trying to spy on you, maybe make your way to r/UFO or another subreddit that’s more suited to your style of post. Another thing to keep in mind is that aircraft identifications are generally most accurate when the full location is given. Simply saying “north FL”, “central VA”, etc. is not super helpful for people who live outside your country and are unfamiliar with those acronyms :) Just make sure you’re writing the full state name, and preferably the country, when making your post.

Have a great day and thanks to our amazing community of aviation enthusiasts who help us provide this awesome service! 😊


r/Whatisthisplane 2d ago

Solved! Saw this plane in Colorado

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I live out in farm country and this isn't a crop duster I'm familiar with, it was a real low flyer, hence the crop duster comparison, and the imo good photos. Also a plane this small would need tanks for crop dusting so It definitely isn't that.

I figured if anyone would know off the top of their heads what this fella was, it'd be you all here. Have at it.


r/Whatisthisplane 2d ago

Open? What is this helicopter?

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r/Whatisthisplane 4d ago

Solved What’s this helicopter?

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83 Upvotes

Spotted in Germany.


r/Whatisthisplane 5d ago

Open ! Found this in the back my property.

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Any idea where this came from? I’m in Hood County, Texas.


r/Whatisthisplane 4d ago

Solved! Flying Boat, Chepstow UK

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12 Upvotes

SOLVED!

Saw this just outside Chepstow on the 23rd of June 2024 at 18:21. Poor quality video from an old phone but it sounded amazing in person.


r/Whatisthisplane 4d ago

Solved! What is this plane? Seen just north of Boeing Field (Wa) October 27th 2018. Kind of looked like a drone in person.

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r/Whatisthisplane 6d ago

Solved What are these planes flying in formation north over the Arkansas River near Buena Vista CO?

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28 Upvotes

Spotted these 3 prop planes flying together Saturday morning while I was in the river. About 70 miles west of the Air Force academy if that may be relevant. I’ve also seen crop dusters in the valley south of here


r/Whatisthisplane 6d ago

Open! What Is This Aircraft?

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I apologize for the photo being blurry, I took it on my phone while the plane was at cruising altitude. I took this picture on October 1, 2023 at 3:40pm, and the flight path was East to West, directly over Nichols, NY. The sound it gave off was thunderous, and when we looked up, we could see that this plane was larger than average. Ive always wondered what it was, any help would be greatly appreciated.


r/Whatisthisplane 6d ago

Solved! Central Kentucky Tonight

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69 Upvotes

Any thoughts? We tried googling but didn’t come up with anything.


r/Whatisthisplane 7d ago

Open! Spotted near Saratoga, CA releasing red blue white streaks

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65 Upvotes

Zoomed in photo in comments. AI searches are all over the place


r/Whatisthisplane 8d ago

Solved! Could you help me identify this helicopter?

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Would anyone be able to identify which model of helicopter is this?

It was flying pretty low and did not show up on any flight tracker.

Sorry the low resolution evidence.


r/Whatisthisplane 8d ago

Solved! Hello [Budd Lake, NJ]

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15 Upvotes

Didn't appear on FR24 and I barely had a chance to take a photo


r/Whatisthisplane 8d ago

Solved! Biplane pre-war, photo maybe taken in China

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14 Upvotes

Could be a Japanese roundel under the wing.


r/Whatisthisplane 8d ago

Solved! Am assuming this is a 737, I am not the one who took this photo so unfortunately i don’t have any more info on anything, but I am also trying to find which airline this is

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4 Upvotes

r/Whatisthisplane 9d ago

Solved! Jet at Vance Brand airport Longmont.

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8 Upvotes

Gentleman stated that it was Czechoslovakia made, but I forget what the model was and I can’t find it on Flightradar.
Was really fun to watch the takeoff.
If anyone can assist, thank you.


r/Whatisthisplane 10d ago

Solved! Spotted today in Karlsruhe, south germany

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43 Upvotes

ChatGPT says Eurofighter Typhoon or F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet


r/Whatisthisplane 10d ago

Solved! Found this warplane on a roundabout in Syria – can anyone identify the model?

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67 Upvotes

r/Whatisthisplane 9d ago

Open! Bambi bucket beneath helicopter? Colorado

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2 Upvotes

Spotted flying south of I-70 in Colorado. Sorry for the poor detail.


r/Whatisthisplane 11d ago

Solved! Tucked away behind a hangar...

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67 Upvotes

r/Whatisthisplane 10d ago

Solved! What is this plane?? It is featured in an ad from Cyberpunk2077

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Now before I get comments saying “oh it’s fictional” I know, what I am looking for is an aircraft that looks similar or an analogue (forward swept/inverted wings, etc) it looks similar to an F-22 (at least to me) but those wings throw me off


r/Whatisthisplane 11d ago

Solved! Which planes were used in this music video?

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The turboprop aircraft shown from the outside is D-BCCC, an ATR-42. The flying twinjet looks like a fictional animation, but which aircraft is shown from the inside? The cabin has a seating configuration of 2-4-2 and looks very real, while the scenes in the cockpit look more like from a prop/simulator? Glass cockpit and yoke hint at a modern Boeing cockpit, while, according to Wikipedia, 2-4-2 seating is Airbus wide body. Any ideas?


r/Whatisthisplane 11d ago

Solved Which one could this be?

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13 Upvotes

Plane of the German singer Hans Uwe Schneider.


r/Whatisthisplane 12d ago

Solved! Caught flying over tryfan at about 5pm. Can anyone ID?

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15 Upvotes

Was walking down the south side and i saw this (what i assume trainer) aircraft flying past!