For questions seeking to identify an aircraft, e.g. by description or photograph.
Questions tagged [aircraft-identification]
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Did these parts come from a T-33 crash?
A Lockheed T-33 crashed near my hometown (Outer Cove, Newfoundland) in 1956. This year we have had some very strong storm surges, and a piece of metal has washed up on the shore. I am posting this picture to see if anyone can tell if it is part of…
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What is this aircraft with elaborate folding wings?
I noticed this plane in the background of this car advert. Can anyone identify it? I'm assuming that may have been used on an aircraft carrier, hence the elaborate folding wings?
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What is this quad-jet plane at El Paso Airport?
If you look at El Paso International Airport on Google Maps, on the south side apron and across from a hangar that is labeled "Sierra West Airlines" (west of the NASA facilities) there is a small quad-jet plane:
The aircraft is about 20 m long and…
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What is this high flying aircraft over Pennsylvania?
Yesterday afternoon I photographed a Boeing 777-300ER flying over my home, according to radar data it was at approximately 32,000 ft. In the photograph there is another aircraft present, it is much smaller and higher in altitude (40,000-50,000 ft)…
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Can someone identify this unusual plane at SeaTac airport?
I saw this plane at the SeaTac Airport and thought it was very unusual. The wings look too small to even be functional to me. What kind of plane is this and what is it used for?
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What is this weird plane?
Can anyone identify the make and model of this aircraft? I'm just really curious.
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What is this fighter-like plane with huge wings?
Can anyone identify this strange plane? It looks like they took wings from a bomber and put them on a fighter body...
What was its purpose?
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What is this beauty, seen here after a heavy landing?
A high-wing monoplane with a curved leading edge.
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Can anyone help me identify the plane in this photograph?
I'd be very grateful for any help in identifying this U.S. plane. Other photos in the album look like they're from WW2.
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What is this abandoned airplane parked in Tegel airport?
This airplane is parked in Tegel airport. Probably something extremely common, but can you please help to identify it?
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What is this squawk 7777 target at an altitude of 62,700' over Germany?
Can anyone shed any light as to what this is (circled in white)?
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What happened to this airplane at Lombok Airport?
Last month I was in Indonesia and I had to take a flight from Lombok International Airport (IATA: LOP). While I was waiting for boarding I noticed an airplane (wreck) next to the runway that was somewhat burned down at the front (fire?).
The…
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What type of aircraft is depicted in the Taylor Swift music video "Look What You Made Me Do"?
It looks like some sort of business jet or small regional airliner, but I can't tell anything more specific than that. About the only thing I'm certain about is that it's a T-tailed twinjet with rear-mounted engines.
View of the starboard side of…
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Does this Lear 35 have missiles on it?
Janes aircraft recognition guide has a picture of this plane on the Lear 35 page. Does it have missiles on it or is this some special modification?
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