Fictional Aircraft from TV and Movies

[Armin Derer]

A stunning T-33A armed with AIM-9B Sidewinders by Italian movie "Finchè c'è guerra c'è speranza" (While there's war there's hope", 1974) starred by the famous Italian actor Alberto Sordi:

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Hmm, what am I missing?

 

[Grey Havoc]

On something of a tangent:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1447266744926572544

View: https://twitter.com/war_aesthetic/status/1447266744926572544

 

[F.L.]

French-build SA 321 Super Frelon used as Mi-8 in the movie "The Beast" of 1988.

 

[F.L.]

Modified SA 330 Puma used in Red Dawn as Mi-24A (Hind-A). Later used in Rambo but without their fake Mi-24-nose who was very fragile.

 

[F.L.]

A very curious Soviet airbase in Living Daylights (1987) with Alphajet, OV-10 Bronco, Fouga CM-170 Magister & C-130 !
The planes were loaned by the Moroccan Air Force.

 

[F.L.]

Some very strange soviet aircraft in Belgian livery are currently at Budaors, Hungary ?
Does anyone know for which film this is ?

 

[F.L.]

And another two more.

 

[Armin Derer]

And another two more.

Super weird. The decals come off. Would love to know what these are or doing there …

 

[Armin Derer]

And another two more.

Its original identity might be

Magyar Légiero​

Mil Mi-8T - 6223 - Magyar Légierő (Hungarian Air Force) - Budaörs

Photo of Mil Mi-8T reg. 6223 operated by Magyar Légierő (Hungarian Air Force) taken by Adam Horvath

www.planephotos.net

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Aircraft Photo of 6223 | Mil Mi-8T | Hungary - Air Force | AirHistory.net #98298

Aircraft photo of 6223 - Mil Mi-8T - Hungary - Air Force, taken by Alastair T. Gardiner at Budaörs (LHBS) in Hungary on 20 September 2018. This Hip-C was built in August 1980 as the armed 'Tv' version and operated by the Iraqi Army between December 80 and February 1988. It was sent to Hungary in...

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at one point it was actuallly airborne

Aircraft 6223 (1980 Mil Mi-8T Hip C/N 226223) Photo by Attila Groszvald-Groszi (Photo ID: AC409275)

 

[southwestforests]

The Hero's airship makes me think of the 'Hyperion' from the 1974 live action Walt Disney film 'The Island at the Top of the World'...

Yes,definitely.
I think that the albatross also likely provided some of the inspiration for the Prometheus as well.
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Am looking at all that rotating machinery in the upperworks and expecting the on-board chef would have no success with their souffles rising.

 

[OldManJoe]

The Bubbleship from Oblivion (2013). The one time Tom Cruise gets an even more dope ride than the F-14.

It has a rather exotic appearence because (spoiler alert!), we see later that it was built partly using alien technology.

 

[publiusr]

Moller’s contraptions flew higher than something like that ever will.

 

[F.L.]

Does anyone know for which movie this CF-104 received a U-2A nose cone ?

Aviation Photo #0707143: Lockheed (Canadair) CF-104 Starfighter (CL-90) - Norway - Air Force

Parked inside Bodø Air Force Base on a snowy day. Previously in service with the Canadian and Norwegian Air Force. Aircraft used for ABDR (Aircraft Battle Damage Repair) and is a hybrid. The nose was fitted from a U-2 for the plane to appear in a film. Now in the Bodø Museum store. - Photo taken...

www.airliners.net

 

[archipeppe]

Does anyone know for which movie this CF-104 received a U-2 nose cone ?

Aviation Photo #0707143: Lockheed (Canadair) CF-104 Starfighter (CL-90) - Norway - Air Force

Parked inside Bodø Air Force Base on a snowy day. Previously in service with the Canadian and Norwegian Air Force. Aircraft used for ABDR (Aircraft Battle Damage Repair) and is a hybrid. The nose was fitted from a U-2 for the plane to appear in a film. Now in the Bodø Museum store. - Photo taken...

www.airliners.net

Not only the nosecone but entire cockpit!

 

[F.L.]

CT-133 with Israeli roundels in the movie Steal the Sky.

 

[F.L.]

And in the same movie, very unusual Lim-2 & SB Lim-2.

 

[publiusr]

Does anyone know for which movie this CF-104 received a U-2A nose cone ?

Aviation Photo #0707143: Lockheed (Canadair) CF-104 Starfighter (CL-90) - Norway - Air Force

Parked inside Bodø Air Force Base on a snowy day. Previously in service with the Canadian and Norwegian Air Force. Aircraft used for ABDR (Aircraft Battle Damage Repair) and is a hybrid. The nose was fitted from a U-2 for the plane to appear in a film. Now in the Bodø Museum store. - Photo taken...

www.airliners.net

Water retention…it makes everything bloated and irritable.

 

[F.L.]

A Meteor NF.14 under the cockades of a Fascist English Government to serve as an extra in the 1983 movie "The Aerodrome". T-33 were also used.

 

[sferrin]

Does anyone know for which movie this CF-104 received a U-2A nose cone ?

Aviation Photo #0707143: Lockheed (Canadair) CF-104 Starfighter (CL-90) - Norway - Air Force

Parked inside Bodø Air Force Base on a snowy day. Previously in service with the Canadian and Norwegian Air Force. Aircraft used for ABDR (Aircraft Battle Damage Repair) and is a hybrid. The nose was fitted from a U-2 for the plane to appear in a film. Now in the Bodø Museum store. - Photo taken...

www.airliners.net

Funny thing is to get to the U-2 they started with an F-104.

"Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson, chief designer at Lockheed's secret “Skunk Works” facility, initially designed the U-2 around the F-104 Starfighter fuselage."

 

[F.L.]

A strange helo used in the movie Zero Dark Thirty.

 

[The K2]

A strange helo used in the movie Zero Dark Thirty.

Working in zero light for Zero Dark Thirty: VFX making of

EXCLUSIVE: How Image Engine dealt with explosions, stealth helicopters and almost 'zero light' for the Oscar-nominated 'Zero Dark Thirty'. Updated with VFX breakapart videos.

www.fxguide.com

 

[F.L.]

Some pics of the twin-seat Su-37 "Terminator" from Stealth (2005).
They are armed with strange bigs R-13M.
Their bort are 22, 13 & 03 blue.

 

[F.L.]

I am surprised that no one has yet mentioned the amazing Mirage 2000-10 from "Les Chevaliers du Ciel" (2005)

 

[The K2]

I am surprised that no one has yet mentioned the amazing Mirage 2000-10 from "Les Chevaliers du Ciel" (2005)
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That is a beautiful paint scheme on a beautiful aircraft.

 

[TsrJoe]

I'v never seen the actual film itself, seems to be a Soviet IL.76 'Candid' painted up in RAF. markings in this one (Any screen grabs out there from the VHS/laserdisc ?) ...

A Captive in the Land - Wikipedia

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[Rhinocrates]

An article on Hush Kit on aviation art of the Cold War.

Cold War aviation art

The bulk of aviation art is concerned with realism, historical accuracy, a sentimental celebration of the machine—and a simple form of national history. The values espoused are, at best, incurious …

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The Analog cover with an SR-71-like plane is by Frank Kelly Freas. The premise of the story, 'Hawk Among the Sparrows' is that that a highly advanced modern fighter passes through a wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey chrono-synclastic infundibulum into the skies over WWI France. Things do not go as simply as you might think.

The pilot's named his plane 'Pika-don', which is the Japanese name given to the nuclear explosion over Hiroshima - 'pika' means 'flash' and 'don' means 'boom'.

The book cover next to it is by Vincent di Fate.

Steam Bird by Hilbert Schenck

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A better copy of the Freas art.

 

[Rhinocrates]

A tilt rotor that appeared in the anime, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence. It has a strange, fully-articulated wing and is apparently pilotless but carries passengers in the cupola under its belly.

 

[Scott Kenny]

A tilt rotor that appeared in the anime, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence. It has a strange, fully-articulated wing and is apparently pilotless but carries passengers in the cupola under its belly.

That was such a weird wing...

 

[RavenOne]

Screengrab from Top Gun: Mavericks secret X-plane (SR72?).
just seen in Lady Gaga's videoclip for the movie theme.


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Yes, "Top Gun: Maverick" contains some excellent CGI of this ficticious SR72 plus additional CGI footage of Sukhoi 57 and F-14 Tomcat. Sukhoi 57 are too new and too few to fight in Ukraine, while I doubt if the Iranian Air Force is willing to rent out any of their few remaining airworthy F-14 Tomcats.
All the rest of the flying footage is easier to believe than TG1, with many shots of actors pulling Gs in real F-18D cockpits.
Hard to believe, but TGM is even better than the original. When TG1 debuted, I was wrenching on CF-18A Hornets at CFB Baden-Solingen, West Germany.

F/A-18F Super Hornets actually

cheers

 

[Dynoman]

Talking about Top Gun, I didn't see the "MiG-28" (F-5)

 

[Dynoman]

The terrible comedy Hot Shots "The Navy" fighters (Folland Gnats)

 

[Orionblamblam]

An article on Hush Kit on aviation art of the Cold War.

Cold War aviation art

The bulk of aviation art is concerned with realism, historical accuracy, a sentimental celebration of the machine—and a simple form of national history. The values espoused are, at best, incurious …

hushkit.net

Yeesh. If that's "art," bring on the AI. A lot of that stuff was just crap, both in execution and idea.

 

[F.L.]

Il-38 were used tu represent US Navy "P-3 Orion" in the Soviet film Incident at Map Grid 36-80 (1982)

 

[riggerrob]

The last Indiana Jones film: “Dial of Doom” features interior shots of 3 different aircraft: Heinkel 111 bomber, Nord Pingoin and Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion. All are CGI with varying degrees of accuracy.
The He111 gets the most screen time both interior and exterior. It is a pretty good CGI except for the double rudders … more like a Whitley.

The NORD Pingoin (licensed version of Me.108 is the most accurate, so accurate that is difficult to distinguish from the original.

The audience only sees the cabin interior of the Sikorsky and a couple of brief glimpses of the exterior. This CGI closely matches my memories of clambering over CH-53 operated by HM-1?. But that was 40 years ago.

All in all, “Dial … “ is a rollicking series of car chases, train chases, motorcycle chases, fist-fights and Nazi-bashing to conclude the Indiana Jones series of films.

 

[Scott Kenny]

Il-38 were used tu represent US Navy "P-8 Orion" in the Soviet film Incident at Map Grid 36-80 (1982)
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That doesn't look too far from the real thing!

 

[Scott Kenny]

The terrible comedy Hot Shots "The Navy" fighters (Folland Gnats)

Hey, Hot Shots was a great spoof of war movies! Best enjoyed with friends and some good beer to provide your own riff-trax.

 

[martinbayer]

The last Indiana Jones film: “Dial of Doom” features interior shots of 3 different aircraft: Heinkel 111 bomber, Nord Pingoin and Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion. All are CGI with varying degrees of accuracy.
The He111 gets the most screen time both interior and exterior. It is a pretty good CGI except for the double rudders … more like a Whitley.

The NORD Pingoin (licensed version of Me.108 is the most accurate, so accurate that is difficult to distinguish from the original.

The audience only sees the cabin interior of the Sikorsky and a couple of brief glimpses of the exterior. This CGI closely matches my memories of clambering over CH-53 operated by HM-1?. But that was 40 years ago.

All in all, “Dial … “ is a rollicking series of car chases, train chases, motorcycle chases, fist-fights and Nazi-bashing to conclude the Indiana Jones series of films.

The last short scene of Indy's clothesline makes me wonder whether a next generation spinoff is at least under consideration...

 

[jstar]

Il-38 were used tu represent US Navy "P-8 Orion" in the Soviet film Incident at Map Grid 36-80 (1982)
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Believe you mean "P-3 Orion"

 

[jstar]

That doesn't look too far from the real thing!

Derived from the IL-18, the Soviet equivilent to the Lockheed Electra, and modified much as the US Navy did with the Electra to produce the P-3.

 

[F.L.]

About the aircafts (*) in Steath (2005) :

Stealth (2005)

The making of the Talon and EDI fighter jets for the movie Stealth.

www.behance.net

(*) (or groundcrafts, peharps crapcrafts ?)