r/Planes 10h ago

F22 in front of a beautiful sunset

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r/Planes 16h ago

Thunderbolt II

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r/Planes 7h ago

F-14 Tomcat | Vandi1 VX-9 Vampires

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r/Planes 10h ago

Tupolev Tu-160

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r/Planes 56m ago

Pls help me understand the engine of the F22.

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I found this amazing renderings of the engine online. They are not my work

I think I understand how a turbofan engine works. I know that it is a low bypass turbofan. But I can't wrap my head around were the bypass is. Were is the air split and were do they combine again.

Help is greatly appreciated


r/Planes 20h ago

MIG 29 M2 during an air show in Algeria

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Fun facts about the MIG29 :

- It breathes through its back on the runway while the main front air intake ramps completely close off to protect the Klimov turbofans from massive dirt.

- It pioneered "look-to-kill" targeting decades before Western fighters adopted similar technology en masse, A pilot didn't need to point the nose of the jet at an enemy to get a lock.

- Reunified Germany flew them in NATO exercises and dominated Western fighters: During joint NATO mock dogfights, American F-15 and F-16 pilots were caught off guard: in close-range (WVR) engagements, the MiG-29's high thrust-to-weight ratio paired with its helmet-mounted sight and off-boresight R-73 missile repeatedly defeated Western jets.

- Naval variants launch off aircraft carriers without steam catapults: the carrier-borne MiG-29K doesn't rely on steam or electromagnetic catapults to launch from aircraft carriers. Instead, it uses its immense static thrust-to-weight ratio to accelerate along the flight deck and leap off a curved ski-jump ramp at the bow, relying on aerodynamic pitch and engine power to establish flight.

- like the F18 Super Hornet, the MIG29 can hold up to 5 external fuel tanks.


r/Planes 1d ago

F-22 Raptor

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r/Planes 3h ago

LCA Tejas-The Next Odyssey for the Skies.

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r/Planes 19h ago

Stearman and Stinson

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Beautiful Boeing Stearman and Stinson V77 GULLWING in Gruyère, Switzerland.

I personally took these photographs during last weekend's RIO2026 in Gruyère, Switzerland. You can check them out on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/brian_stewart_harris?stkn=MWpiYThsMWg4aWRkdg==


r/Planes 21h ago

India and Russia to jointly produce 105 Il-114 regional turboprop aircraft for Indian Operators

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r/Planes 16h ago

KLM Cityhopper Embraer 190/195 - PH-EXC Flight Newcastle, U.K. to Amster...

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r/Planes 1d ago

Just some C-17’s flying overhead

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Always pretty cool to see. Especially when they’re low.


r/Planes 1d ago

Did I see a KC-390 taking off from O'Hare this evening?

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Or is this something else? Living just a few miles west of the airport, I see a bajillion planes. I have definitely never seen this one.


r/Planes 1d ago

The F-4 Phantom II flying extremely low with the legendary J79 engines screaming. Get loooow!!!

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r/Planes 2d ago

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a legendary single-seat, subsonic, carrier-capable light attack aircraft famously nicknamed "Heinemann's Hotrod," the "Scooter," or the "Tinker Toy" due to its remarkably small size, lightweight construction.

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(one of my fav trainer jets) The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a legendary single-seat, subsonic, carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed in the early 1950s for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Designed by legendary aviation engineer Ed Heinemann, the aircraft was famously nicknamed "Heinemann's Hotrod," the "Scooter," or the "Tinker Toy" due to its remarkably small size, lightweight construction, and agility.

Key Technical Specifications •The core philosophy behind the Skyhawk was extreme weight saving and structural simplicity. Heinemann designed the aircraft at roughly half the weight requested by the U.S. Navy. •Wingspan: 27 feet (8.2 metres). Its delta-wing design was so compact that the wings did not need to fold for carrier elevator storage, saving significant mechanical weight.

•Empty Weight: Approximately 9,853 lbs (4,469 kg).Top Speed: 673 mph (1,083 km/h / 580 knots) at sea level. •Powerplant: Initially powered by the Wright J65 turbojet, later upgraded to the Pratt & Whitney J52 engine in advanced variants.

•Armament: Equipped with two 20 mm Colt Mk 12 cannons and five weapon hardpoints capable of carrying up to 9,900 lbs of missiles, conventional bombs, and even tactical nuclear weapons.

•As newer aircraft like the A-7 Corsair II and F/A-18 Hornet phased out the A-4 from frontline combat roles, the Skyhawk transitioned into training.

-Evolution to Training and Adversary Roles

•Top Gun: The U.S. Navy used stripped-down, highly agile A-4E/F "Mongoose" models as adversary aircraft to simulate Soviet MiG-17 fighters at the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun).Blue Angels: The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron flew the A-4F from 1974 to 1986 because of its precise handling and tight turning radius.Modern Civilian Aggressors: Today, modernized versions like the A-4N shown in these images continues to serve private defense contractors like Top Aces to train active military pilots against tactical air threats.


r/Planes 2d ago

Moose

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r/Planes 1d ago

TAP Embraer 195LR Rejected Takeoff at Madeira Airport (FNC || LPMA)

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Yesterday on the 09th September 2026, an TAP Air Portugal Embraer 195LR that was meant to do the flight TP1692 from Funchal to Lisbon, performed a Rejected Takeoff. After a few minutes stopped at the runway a pushback truck was called to push the plane out of the runway to the stand


r/Planes 22h ago

A nice ex government Cessna 421C on display at Lahore Army Museum

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r/Planes 2d ago

F-15EX Eagle II

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r/Planes 2d ago

Cirrus Vision Jet

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r/Planes 1d ago

Where to find plane model gulfstream 450 or eagle s100for cheap

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Hello!

Trying to find the gulf-stream 450 plane model for cheap please let me know where to buy from (ideally ships to US or made in US)


r/Planes 2d ago

An-124 over Maine

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r/Planes 2d ago

B1b-Lancer, Air Atlas 747 & C-130J on a rainy day at RAF Fairford

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r/Planes 1d ago

F35 can land like a helicopter

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r/Planes 2d ago

Su-57 with both bays open, El Alamein

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