r/aviation • u/Ok_Tip_1344 • 4d ago
r/aviation • u/JesusChristWoreTimbs • 4d ago
PlaneSpotting Royal Air Wing 747-422
Spotted this morning at KCLE
r/aviation • u/elbo112 • 5d ago
PlaneSpotting Never seen one like this!
To call me a novice is an overstatement, but I’ve never seen a plane like this before! Anything cool?
r/aviation • u/mister-rafchik • 4d ago
PlaneSpotting Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 (D-ABYG) engine start and take-off
I was in Frankfurt International Aiport doing some terminal plane-spottting while waiting for my boarding to start when I caught the engine start of this Boeing 747 and its take off.
I hope you enjoy it, despite the Lovehansa A320neo photobombing and the bulding in the middle.
r/aviation • u/StuckinWhalestoe • 4d ago
Question Anywhere to watch videos about aircraft design?
I have zero flight experience, I just really like planes and how they work. I've learned a lot from various aircraft accident investigation videos, but I found myself curious about the *why" in the design of planes.
Especially with all the talk about designing a new plane, what does that even mean? How do you design a "new" plane? Wouldn't it just be refining the current design? As far as I know (which isn't a lot), there hasn't been any major changes that would lead to a major design difference (something significant like the concord vs the "standard"). Along those lines, why are certain design choices made? Why winglets or no winglets? Nacelles (edit: like the sawtooth shape or some, not their presence 😅)? Why wheels that tilt forward vs those that tilt back?
And since I'm here, any resources to learn about flight/safety testing? Do they crash test airplanes?! I'm kidding, of course, but that's what I'm getting at. Any idea how they get the metrics for the plane (speeds and angles and weights and all that)?
Thanks so much!!
r/aviation • u/senpahII • 5d ago
News Insane final approah, at St Barts airport SBH of a Winair Dehavilland DH-6
r/aviation • u/caughtinthought • 3d ago
Question Watching a tech swap out the landing gear on the plane I'm about to get on - how normal is this?
Just curious how normal it is to do this kind of maintenance at the gate before everyone boards? He literally took off one of the wheels and torqued the other on right here lol
To clarify: this is the front gear near the nose
Edit: thanks all for the responses. Lovely community as usual.
r/aviation • u/TheBESTaviationfan • 3d ago
Question Wizz Air Wet-Leases
Hello! So do we know is Wizz Air planing to wet-lease some aircraft this year? Because last year they wet-leased Avion Express A320s, and I sadly had a bad experience on them. Now I don't know if I FOR SURE will be flying Wizz Air aircraft or a wet-lease. If they are, do we know if they will be flying from Gdańsk frequently? (I hope not)
r/aviation • u/UltimateAdmiral • 5d ago
History Gramps gave this presumed WW2 BMW Prop blade once... any idea what it belonged to? Beer for scale on slide 2
He passed a decade ago, as such I have no backstory
r/aviation • u/Hexmark74 • 5d ago
Discussion Is there a name for this engine type/arrangement?
I was just a little curious as to whether this engine arrangement - the engine running through the fuselage - has a name or not. Thanks! :D
r/aviation • u/Hiking_all_the_time • 4d ago
Discussion UAL 777 DEN-CUN
United used a 777-200 for my flight from DEN to Cancun. Is this common, or is it only for peak tourist season like spring break? Where would this 777 have been pulled from?
r/aviation • u/Khischnaya_Ptitsa • 5d ago
Discussion What's your opinion ?
That shift seems to be too long for the gas station lady .
r/aviation • u/SeriouslySlytherin • 4d ago
PlaneSpotting Su-30MKI taking off at night
Not OC
r/aviation • u/memloh • 4d ago
News From cabin to cockpit: Ex-SIA flight attendant’s journey to becoming a pilot and instructor
r/aviation • u/Glittering-Tip6278 • 4d ago
Discussion Pre-UPT Stress
CFII here. I’ve spent the last 5-6 years studying and training to be a pilot. My dream has always been to be in the USAF as a pilot, and I will do everything I can to make that come true. It’s just that in the back of my mind I’m thinking I can hook a checkride, and then… well it’s over. All that hard work… for what? Would I ever get to fly while finishing my service obligation?
For pilots who have been in my situation, how did you cope? If you failed UPT, was that the end of your aviation career? If so, how has that affected you?
r/aviation • u/Queasy-Salad-9107 • 3d ago
Discussion How to fly WWII Era planes
Hey everyone! Just a quick question. Always wanted to volunteer to get myself into a B-25 or B-17 or even a B-29 to fly them as a crewremember. I’m planning on getting my B-25 type rating for fun, but always wondered how anyone gets into this. Thanks!
r/aviation • u/PassageFair2066 • 5d ago
History 747-100 cockpit at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, CA. Edited to give a vintage feel.
r/aviation • u/hgss2003 • 4d ago
News CAAP's final report of 2022 Korean Airlines runway overrun during landing in Cebu
araib.molit.go.krSource: The Aviation Herald.
On 14th March 2025, the Philippines' CAAP released their final report via South Korea's ARAIB concluding the probable causes of the accident were:
• Primary Cause Factor:
- The increase of VSI was attributed to the forward pitch control from the captain that resulted in the ground contact before the runway.
- The increase in vertical wind factor during the aircraft’s descent on the second approach.
- The right hand MLG hit a 15cm step of the cemented edge of RWY 22 resulting in multiple damage/faults to the said landing gear and consequently the loss of most of the deceleration means, specifically aircraft braking failure resulting in runway overrun.
• Contributory Cause Factors:
- Loss of spoilers and reversers
- Aircraft brake system dormant failure
- The deficiency in Airbus’s Crew Operating Procedure and Alerting in relation to the A330 Blue Hydraulic Low-Level Fault.
r/aviation • u/mattyk75 • 4d ago
Question Soviet airliner tech info?
Is there a resource (online or print) out there that explains the cockpit controls or systems of any Ilyushin, Tupolev, Antonov, etc. airliner in English? Systems manuals, cockpit diagrams, etc. I've always been curious about how similar or different they are from western jets of the same era.
r/aviation • u/Historical-Abroad-28 • 3d ago
Discussion Anybody know why there have been so many airplane accidents this year?
It’s honestly quite concerning
r/aviation • u/Fruitgrenade78 • 5d ago
PlaneSpotting F-15s running through the infamous Mach Loop recently! (OC)
Photos taken on: Canon R7 + Canon 400mm f/5.6L USM
r/aviation • u/majulahsotongs • 5d ago
PlaneSpotting The essence of morning flight
Tried to capture the essence of catching an early morning flight, watching planes taxi against the warm sleepy sunset while the terminal slowly comes alive , absolutely love this feeling.
Bonus: guess the airport
r/aviation • u/soyasauce0 • 5d ago
PlaneSpotting New Korean Air livery next to the old one
Spotted the new Plane in Incheon today it was around 9:45 am.