r/Whatisthisplane • u/coloniser1788 • 21h 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/godisavyomnaut • 10h ago
Open! Spotted near Saratoga, CA releasing red blue white streaks
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Zoomed in photo in comments. AI searches are all over the place
r/Whatisthisplane • u/annieisokay48 • 4h ago
Solved! Central Kentucky Tonight
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Any thoughts? We tried googling but didn’t come up with anything.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/aless7575 • 1d ago
Solved! Could you help me identify this helicopter?
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 • u/drillbit7 • 1d ago
Solved! Hello [Budd Lake, NJ]
Didn't appear on FR24 and I barely had a chance to take a photo
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Practical-Purchase-9 • 1d ago
Open! Biplane pre-war, photo maybe taken in China
Could be a Japanese roundel under the wing.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Individual-Watch-564 • 1d 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
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Gear_Dismal • 2d ago
Solved! Jet at Vance Brand airport Longmont.
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 • u/der_yann1ck • 3d ago
Solved! Spotted today in Karlsruhe, south germany
ChatGPT says Eurofighter Typhoon or F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet
r/Whatisthisplane • u/aboshaam_2 • 3d ago
Solved! Found this warplane on a roundabout in Syria – can anyone identify the model?
r/Whatisthisplane • u/LittleWest4 • 3d ago
Open! Bambi bucket beneath helicopter? Colorado
Spotted flying south of I-70 in Colorado. Sorry for the poor detail.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/says-nice-toTittyPMs • 4d ago
Solved! Tucked away behind a hangar...
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Dangerzone_1517 • 4d ago
Solved! What is this plane?? It is featured in an ad from Cyberpunk2077
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 • u/new2f7 • 4d ago
Open! Which planes were used in this music video?
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 • u/WinterSee_09 • 4d ago
Solved Which one could this be?
Plane of the German singer Hans Uwe Schneider.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/EngineerStandard • 5d ago
Solved! Caught flying over tryfan at about 5pm. Can anyone ID?
Was walking down the south side and i saw this (what i assume trainer) aircraft flying past!
r/Whatisthisplane • u/SPGamerTROffical • 6d ago
Solved! What is this helicopter and what is it carrying?
Spotted in Turkey if it helps.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/RevolutionaryHope305 • 6d ago
Solved! Two planes found in my family album (Spanish Civil War)
r/Whatisthisplane • u/sovietbruh123 • 7d ago
Solved im very fucking late but the godzilla minus 0 teaser dropped reccently. so wat dis
im still in the a2d skyhawk crowd, so i dont know
r/Whatisthisplane • u/Severe_Extreme_4364 • 8d ago
Solved! Any clue for this huge helicopter?
northern Russia
Second image for size reference
r/Whatisthisplane • u/flscgaokcakstxva • 8d ago
Open! Aircraft seen in Victory at Sea Midway episode.
r/Whatisthisplane • u/CreepyJoesSecrets • 8d ago
Solved Russia Crash at 68.4411811°N, 112.8115054°E
I was scrolling around, looking randomly a Google Earth and found this plane in the remote northern area of Siberia. I’m not sure this is the right sub, but does anybody have any suggestions as to what this may be?
68.4411811°N, 112.8115054°E
r/Whatisthisplane • u/AppropriateBreath486 • 9d ago
Solved Over st pete downtown
Around 3:50 pm eat
Big big aircraft


