Airplane Silhouettes

Beautiful silhouettes of airplanes against dramatic sky backgrounds, highlighting the allure of flight and travel.

jet approaching airport

Nationalpark Donauauen, Danube-Auen National Park, aircraft plane over river Danube at landing in Vienna airport, Donau, Lower Austria, Austria

Thermal image of airplane landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Shuttle Training Aircraft, or STA, piloted by space shuttle Endeavours STS-126 commander, Chris Ferguson, is silhouetted against the cloudy gray sky over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ferguson is flying the STA to practice landing a shuttle on the runway of the Shuttle Landing Facility. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate a shuttles cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the aircraft duplicates the shuttles atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway. Ferguson previously served as pilot on the STS-115 mission, which flew in September 2006. The STS-126 mission to the International Space Station is targeted to launch Nov. 16.

Uganda. Entebbe. Air view. Closer view. 1936, Uganda, Entebbe

$Trucks and equipment are loaded at night into the side rear door of a 747 cargo aircraft during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Refracted light from the aircraft creates a star effect with the use of a special camera filter. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)$

Symbolic image, deportation flights of illegal and delinquent migrants, passenger aircraft, airport, security fence, barbed wire, Germany, Europe

An airplane, seen from a föugzeit an aircraft, seen from a föugzeit copyright: xzoonar.com/volkerxrauchx 22416485

STS135-S-172 (21 July 2011) --- Xenon lights guide space shuttle Atlantis down on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. (EDT) on July 21, 2011, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. Onboard are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and travele

Italy, Lombardy, people looking at airplane taking off from Malpensa airport

A 37th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II is serviced after dark on the flight line. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis rolls out of its xenon spotlights and into the history books as it lands on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. EDT, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. On board are STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim.On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module filled with more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and traveled 125,935,769 miles. STS-135 also was the final mission of

England, Cornwall, Bodmin Moor, Savidstowe Moor RAF Station closed in 1945, ruins of runway.

Nepal, Himalaya, Tumlingtar, twin-turboprop passenger aircraft on dirt airstrip, wide angle view

Consolidated Vultee B-36 Flight in Vicinity of Fort Sheridan, Chicago During Air Fair. Consolidated Vultee B-36 Flight in Vicinity of Fort Sheridan, Chicago During Air Fair.

Sunset with pylon and airplane

STS093-(S)-010 (27 July 1999) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia rolls along runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center'sShuttle Landing Facility followinga successful mission of nearly five days and 1.8 million miles. Main gear touchdown was at 11:20:35 a.m. (EDT),July 27, 1999.

Lockheed P2V-7B, P-2H & SP-2H Maritime patrol yields (1962-1982) in the air.

woman on a lost plane

Heavy Cargo Plane in Miami at sunset

Seaplane over the sea at sunset, Piscinas, Costa Verde, Sardinia, Italy, Seaplane over the sea at sunset, Costa verde, Sardinia, Italy, Europe, landscape format, horizontal, Europe

Airport Runway

040723-F-9528H-023. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A left side view of an F-106 Convair aircraft belonging to the 102nd Fighter Interceptor Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard based at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts, intercepting a Soviet Tu-95 Bear bomber aircraft off the coast of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Country: Unknown

Long Boat in the ocean and storm clouds.

Boeing 747 after takeoff, seen above roof of an apartment complex, Hong Kong

Its vertical tail folded to clear the factory doors, a completed Boeing B-52 Stratofortress awaits roll-out from the company's Seattle plant in this first over-all B-52 production scene approved for publication by the Department of Defense. Additional production airplanes are readied for the move which will advance the entire line another step forward in the manufacturing sequence. Although production figures and time schedules remain classified information, it can be revealed that B-52s are rolling off the Seattle line on schedule and Boeing's Wichita, Kan., division, second source of the 350,000-pound jet bomber, is well along with its production program. March 02, 1955. (Photo by Boeing Airplane Company Photo).

Vintage Photograph. Night view of passengers boarding plane at Kennedy International Airport in New York City.

Vintage Photograph. Sunset silhouette of an airplane against dramatic clouds.

The plane on a background sunset. The drama sky and ocean

Return to Andrews Air Force Base; President Kennedys body placed in ambulance; President Johnson speaks to the nation. President John F. Kennedy's casket is transferred from Air Force One, following arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland from Dallas, Texas. Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, stands at left.

wooden boats parked on the sand, colorful fishing boats parked near the ocean, closeup of boats stranded on the ocean shore with blue sky and copy space

Sunrise and the nose of a United States Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules.

The shadow of a de Havilland beaver bush plane falls on the tundra in the Noatak Preserve, Arctic, Alaska.

A Northrop NF-5B during the landing at the Twenthe airbase.

Space Shuttle In Mate-Demate Device with 747

Float plane lands on Naknek Lake on a foggy morning, Katmai National Park, Alaska.

Eight KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, perform an elephant walk on the Pittsburgh International Airport runway, May 14, 2022. The tanker aircrews were tested on their ability to rapidly generate multiple sorties during a Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise.

A B-1B Lancer takes off during Green Flag 14-6 April 24, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The B-1B Lancer is a four-engine supersonic variable sweep wing, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-1B is assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

A silhouette of a float plane in flight at sunset near Sitka, Alaska

Airplane approaching at Amsterdam Schiphol airport under sky, Netherlands

Berlin, Germany, Global 6000 of the Flugbereitschaft, photographed in Berlin, 02.09.2021. Copyright, Europe

skyline of charlotte view over charlotte douglas airport

Vietnam car ferry on Mekong river near Chau Doc. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

De Haviland Comet aircraft at airport, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain 1967.

in crains austalia little popular plane parking in the airport

Aerial view of airplanes parked in airport gates

A view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft, from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, taking off. The aircraft will be refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft in flight during testing. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Nevada Air National Guard C-130H Hercules aircraft flies over Pyramid Lake, Nevada, during an Employers Supporting the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Boss Lift, April, 15, 2022. One of the Nevada National Guards strategic priorities is to be engaged and involved with the local communities, and these flights are one of the ways the High Rollers build support from members of the Greater Reno Area.

Success concept Airport, Holding toy Airplane in the sky at sunset. Flying to the sky

Boeing 747 - 200 commercial jet airliner flying away from a storm in the evening city in background with lightning.

USA, New York, New York, Thunderstorm and lightning seen from airplane

US Air Force Airplane, Close-Up

Control tower and outbound aircraft, Vancouver International airport.

Landing of an aircraft at BER Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport, Wullenweber antenna for radio direction finding, Schönefeld, 29 September 2025, Schönefeld, Brandenburg, Germany

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis seems almost a mirage as in lands on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. EDT, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. On board are STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim.On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and traveled 125,935,769 miles. STS-135 is the final mission

CORPORATE SHOT WITH JET OUTSIDE OF JET AT SUNSET

Bow of a racing boat with decal of American flag.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With drag chute unfurled, space shuttle Endeavour lands on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after 14 days in space, completing the 5.7-million-mile STS-130 mission on orbit 217. Main gear touchdown was at 10:20:31 p.m. EST followed by nose gear touchdown at 10:20:39 p.m. and wheels stop at 10:22:10 p.m. It was the 23rd night landing in shuttle history and the 17th at Kennedy. Aboard are Commander George Zamka; Pilot Terry Virts; and Mission Specialists Robert Behnken, Nicholas Patrick, Kathryn Hire and Stephen Robinson. During Endeavour's STS-130 mission, astronauts installed the Tranquility node, a module that provides additional room for crew members and many of the station's life support and environmental control systems. Attached to Tranquility is a cupola with seven windows that provide a panoramic view of Earth, celestial objects and visiting spacecraft. The module was built in Turin, Italy, by Thales Aleni

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft transporting space shuttle Discovery flies over the hangars in the Industrial Area toward Space Launch Complex-17 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station after taking off from NASA Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing Facility at 7 a.m. EDT. The duo are heading south to fly over Brevard Countys beach communities, offering residents the opportunity to see the shuttle before it leaves the Space Coast for the last time.The aircraft, known as an SCA, is a Boeing 747 jet, originally manufactured for commercial use, which was modified by NASA to transport the shuttles between destinations on Earth. This SCA, designated NASA 905, is assigned to the remaining ferry missions, delivering the shuttles to their permanent public display sites. NASA 905 is scheduled to ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on April 17, after which the shuttle will be placed on display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Spac

Ice-covered aircraft, windows, cabin, fuselage, wing iced, Lufthansa Airbus A 340-600, Munich Airport, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Light phenomenon on the sky, Sweden.

Aerial view of Ships in Holding Pattern near Suburban Water Bay, Victoria, Australia.

Airbus A320 at night and fog in front of the runway at Munich Airport, Bavaria, Germany

The silhouette of a microlite aircraft, on final approach, as it gets ready for landing over the tree tops, as the sun is setting in a red, orange, and yellow sky.

Airport transporter moves airplane on the runway at night

KAZAKHASTAN - 200912180006HQ - The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft, with Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the United States, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan, is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at 3:52 a.m. Kazakhstan time.

Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 200 freighter at LAX airport. Tail and empenage view of the aircraft. Showing the vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer along with the rudder and elevator. Rear emergency exit also visible.

Camera on Beach with Helicopter

Return to Andrews Air Force Base; President Kennedys body placed in ambulance; President Johnson speaks to the nation. Air Force One arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland from Dallas, Texas, carrying the body of President John F. Kennedy.

An ultra light aircraft comes in for a landing as the sun sets behind the trees, revealing only silhouettes of the top of the trees and the aircraft.

A special mission Boeing 707 aircraft is marshaled into position prior to takeoff. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

White passenger plane flying in the sky made in 3d software

Airliner passing over palm trees made in 3d software

The Aircraft Flies over the Beach.

The plane lands low over the slums of the city of Mumbai. The plane lands low over the slums of the city of Mumbai Copyright: xZoonar.com/MikhailxDavidovichx 16642001

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Landscapes, buildings. undated. Bussloo

Airplane in the land approach to airport of Aeroporto Santos Dumont, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the background the sugar loaf mountain

USA : 27. May, 2015 - nightime view of the Atlanta international airport with air traffic control and streaks of planes taking off over bright hangars

Aeroplane at airport, apron, apron with ground staff, symbol photo, thermal imaging camera, thermography, interpolated, Germany, Europe

The Thunderbirds Delta Formation perform the Delta Closer Nov. 2, 2014, during the Amigo Airshow, at Santa Teresa, N.M. The Thunderbirds are the premier precision-flying demonstration team.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery, mounted to a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, soars past the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The duo is beginning their 3 1/2 hour ferry flight to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Also flying along with the pair is a T-38 training jet. Discovery is leaving Kennedy after more than 28 years of service beginning with its arrival on the space coast Nov. 9, 1983. Discovery first launched to space Aug. 30, 1984, on the STS-41D mission. Discovery is the agency's most-flown shuttle with 39 missions, more than 148 million miles and a total of one year in space. Discovery is set to move to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19 where it will be placed on public display.

Red carpet on street, city in the background

120417-N-EV723-069WASHINGTON (April 17, 2012) The space shuttle Discovery attached to its 747 transport passes over the nation's capital. It will land in Washington D.C. to become an exhibit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Discovery, along with the rest of the shuttle fleet, has been retired from active service after 32 years of operations.

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