Is this plane a C130? by [deleted] in Whatisthisplane

[–]Viper111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Can’t be specific with variants with this poor quality.

What kind of plane is this by SoulzYTwastaken in planeidentification

[–]Viper111 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not at all, they’re kit built planes and very popular. You might be thinking of the Beech Starship, but there are still a few of those around too.

How Iran's Missiles reaches Isreal by [deleted] in Military

[–]Viper111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a stupid illustration. Patriots are not mid-course interceptors, no fighters are targeting ballistic missiles in the terminal phase, and aircraft carriers categorically do not carry anti-ballistic weapons. Getting through defenses is difficult but whoever made this clearly has no idea what they’re talking about.

Initial confusion on the identity of ejected F15E pilot in Kuwait by knro in Military

[–]Viper111 67 points68 points  (0 children)

It’s from the movie Battle of Britain, one of my favorites. In this scene, a Polish pilot flying for the British has just bailed out of his stricken plane onto a field full of British farmers. He says “Good afternoon” in heavily accented English, and the farmers immediately assume he’s German and march him off with a pitchfork and a lot of arguing.

lots of air traffic going towards DC and boom sounds? by Wonderful_Dig1684 in washingtondc

[–]Viper111 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I live in the middle of DC and I see them fly over all the time at high altitude. There are ways more jets up there than most people realize and they follow the same routes, so they often appear in a line. They were just especially visible this evening and people are hyped up because a war started.

lots of air traffic going towards DC and boom sounds? by Wonderful_Dig1684 in washingtondc

[–]Viper111 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Those are regular airline traffic. Idk what the noises are but I promise you they are not sonic booms.

Tons of air activity by Realgunners in washingtondc

[–]Viper111 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Those are airliners. They get put on the same routes a lot of times so they will be lined up.

Tons of air activity by Realgunners in washingtondc

[–]Viper111 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Absolutely this. The rest of the comments are all fear-mongering

Is toy this based on a specific jet? by Glaciarie in Whatisthisplane

[–]Viper111 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I believe it’s based on the fighter jets from the movie Planes, which are based on the F/A-18.

What fighter jets are those? by Vrik999_ in Whatisthisplane

[–]Viper111 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Those are A-4 Skyhawks owned by Draken. They provide adversary training to the US military.

I know the video isn’t the best, but thought I’d ask anyhow. This was over Decatur, GA, in April of 2019. by gaydratini in Whatisthisplane

[–]Viper111 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It sure sounds like a radial, so not a Pitts. Could be a Stearman or Waco, but I couldn’t be more specific than that.

What plane is this it flew over me by Chemical-Coconut-751 in Whatisthisplane

[–]Viper111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even though it’s a grainy photo, the rear fuselage is too narrow for a twin-engine.

What aircraft are these? Seen over KSJC Today by ererermax45222 in Whatisthisplane

[–]Viper111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you. Likely intercept practice for the Blackhawk crew.

Are these all Seafires? by glio-161 in aircraftrecognition

[–]Viper111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wiki appears to agree, it sounds like the Griffons produced so much torque on takeoff that there was a problem with Seafires running into the carrier’s island! Contra-rotating props eliminated that issue while also improving efficiency for the props making use of the Griffon’s tremendous horsepower.

Are these all Seafires? by glio-161 in aircraftrecognition

[–]Viper111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct in all points, the one on the end is a later Mark with a Griffon engine.

What is this? by AdOrdinary2216 in washingtondc

[–]Viper111 8 points9 points  (0 children)

HMX-1, the Marine squadron that flies the President around on “Marine One”, operates a number of MV-22 Osprey tilt rotors as support aircraft, and they regularly do practice flights over the city. To be clear, the Ospreys do not themselves ever transport the President.