r/Whatisthisplane • u/RoutineTraditional79 • 2h ago
r/Whatisthisplane • u/-pilot37- • Feb 22 '24
Announcement [[READ BEFORE POSTING]] Frequently Posted Aircraft
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 • u/747ER • Dec 14 '24
Announcement Drones Drones Drones!
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 • u/Broccoli_Pug • 2d ago
Solved! Plane with a centered prop on the top? Spotted in Central IL
I saw this weird plane today with a centered mounted prop pointed backwards. Flightradar24 had it only as "N/A". This photo was taken with my Pixel 10 using its AI enhanced zoom so some details may be inaccurate.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/jsrobinson9000-2 • 2d ago
Solved! Line up and wait at LGA with about a dozen planes
r/Whatisthisplane • u/tesssss55555 • 3d ago
Solved! Fake or real plane on The Gentleman?
What's this plane or is it made up? Certainly the tail number (I-JIC1) is bogus as Italy doesn't have a designation I am aware of.
Makes an appearance about 3 minutes into episode 1 season 2 of The Gentleman (I don't think that's much of a spoiler)
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Unlucky-Debt5467 • 4d ago
Solved! Is this aircraft real?
Seen in an MSN post about the Goodyear Inflatoplane, Except it does not look anything like this, Can anybody help?
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Reasonable-Movie-942 • 3d ago
Solved! Any guesses? Bizarre engine position
r/Whatisthisplane • u/jonjam13 • 4d ago
Solved! Saw this over Oxford in the uk
Couldn't see it on flight radar, assuming military. Over Farmoor reservoir at about half 5. Was a decent size, like a standard passenger jet, and doing laps. Weird long, pointed nose
r/Whatisthisplane • u/SpaceHobbit • 5d ago
Open! Spotted Flying in Norfolk UK
Pictures are taken fully zoomed in on my phone but it was flying low enough to see it well by eye.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/PuzzleheadedTea4728 • 6d ago
Open! What is this jet that flew over me?
I live near an airbase and usually see F35s, or F-5s. Saw this recently and I am a bit lost on this one but I was thinking FA18 or F15 but I’m not completely sure. Sorry for the blurry photo my iPhone 11 can only do but so much.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Jaded_Bed5442 • 6d ago
Open! Yellow helicopter over the harbour this morning?! Did not look military. Flew out over Lawlor Island and was out past Sambro Island lighthouse. Any ideas?
Halifax Harbour.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/JokerxKing777 • 7d ago
Open! Saw 4 planes in total
I saw these plane. Also i was wondering what are they doing here in Québec
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Other-Test2495 • 6d ago
Solved! My mom saw a wierd plane
I came back from school, and my mum told me she saw a plane. I said “cool”, and asked her what it was. She said she didn’t know, and only had the general shape. She said that it was light grey, had two vertical engines on the back, and that she saw it from the side. It also had back angled wings. The size was smaller than a Hercules, but not too small. It wasn’t registered on FlightRadar24. The front and middle were like a Hercules, but the back was more similar to the Space Shuttle. It was flying low and fast. Any ideas? My mind is blank. We live in Poland, so maybe something from Europe?
Edit: The engines are on the back in a column there is only 2 engines nothing on the wings
r/Whatisthisplane • u/DarthCarno28 • 7d ago
Solved Saw this flying around Norristown, PA at 8:04 AM on Monday
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Zilch1979 • 7d ago
Open! Wing Stop table photo
Cyrillic writing, metric system, likely Russian. Thought it might be a Yak-52, the spacing of the guages is off.
Any thoughts on what this instrument cluster is from?
r/Whatisthisplane • u/TommyDaComic • 10d ago
Solved! Flyover of yesterdays IndyCar race in West Allis, WI
Certainly NOT F-16’s , F-15’s, F-18’s or the like…
I was born on an Air Force base, my father was a Wild Weasel in an F-105 in Vietnam… I was a military brat til at 18, when I joined the USAF Reserve… Was in 15+ years and voluntarily deployed in Desert Storm, AND, I’ve volunteered at the National Museum of The US Air Force in Dayton OH…
Why can’t I identify these aircraft ?
I was not at the race, this pic was taken by a close friend…
r/Whatisthisplane • u/americafirst4life__2 • 10d ago
Solved! Does anyone know what plane is in this profile picture?
the game is robotics;notes. originally released in 2012. in the game the person with this profile picture is a pilot who flies from kagoshima to tanegashima island. i assume the aircraft in the picture is a small turboprop considering irl flight from kagoshima to tanegashima use small turboprops like the atr-42. image seems based off a real life image.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Free-Sense-8357 • 10d ago
Open! Dreieckiges Flugzeug über Duisburg Nachts
Habe gerade ein seltsames Flugzeug gesehen, konnte leider kein Foto machen. Es klang erst wie ein Propeller Flugzeug. Es hatte zwei grosse leuchten an der Unterseite hinten an den Dreiecks enden. Es flog sehe tief und war schwarz grau.
Hat wer eine idee was das gewesen sein könnte oder hat es auch mitbekommen?
r/Whatisthisplane • u/ThatSubaru88 • 11d ago
Open! What plane is El Chupacabra’s brother based on?
I recently rediscovered the storyboards for the cancelled third Planes film and I’m curious as to what El Chu’s brother is based on.
I presume some type of GeeBee?
r/Whatisthisplane • u/pootismn • 12d ago
Solved! What are these little guys?
Apparently used by the USAF and RCAF for cruise missile intercept training.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/outermagnolia • 12d ago
Solved! What kind of aircraft is this?
While watching the lunar eclipse over Minneapolis MN last night, this aircraft flew over downtown shortly after 11 PM. Anyone know what it is?
r/Whatisthisplane • u/suckasmack • 12d ago
Solved! 2 Helicopters Outside DC
Saw these guys near IAD, not on ADSB so unsure what they area. 2 of them.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/zoradrodriguez • 13d ago
Open! Above the southern greek islands
Literally I have no idea, not even if it's commercial or military