Aviation footage, vintage and modern
Aircraft from both ends of the index: biplanes, seaplanes and propeller airliners in Prelinger films from the 1920s to the 1940s, and NASA's research aircraft, test pilots and the X-59 quiet supersonic jet.
These are the best matches in the index today, each with the exact seconds in its film. Ask Claude for a shot by its number to get a trimmed MP4 and the credit line.
Aircraft in flight
In Claude, ask for “airplane in flight”
A vintage high-wing airplane in flight viewed from the side.
3:18.9–3:29.6 (10.7 s) · shot 2310
Propeller airplane engines spinning on the wing during flight, historical aviation footage.
6:39.1–6:42.3 (3.1 s) · shot 3596
Our Shrinking World (1946)
Pioneering biplane in flight, early aviation history over flat terrain
5:11.9–5:16.1 (4.3 s) · shot 3577
Our Shrinking World (1946)
The aircraft ascends into the sky and transitions to forward flight.
1:19.3–1:25.9 (6.7 s) · shot 876
Seaplane flies through the air among clouds.
7:22.9–7:25.8 (2.9 s) · shot 2479
Single-engine airplane flies through the air over a landscape.
2:56.1–3:05.5 (9.4 s) · shot 2307
Pilots in the cockpit
In Claude, ask for “pilot in a cockpit”
Pilot in cockpit wearing helmet and oxygen mask during flight.
2:51.8–2:53.7 (1.9 s) · shot 114
Pilot in the cockpit of an aircraft handling controls during flight.
9:15.2–9:17.1 (1.9 s) · shot 339
Pilot sitting inside the cockpit of a parked aircraft.
1:45.6–1:51.3 (5.7 s) · shot 100
Silhouette of a person in the cockpit of a plane, aviation, 1940s
7:23.5–7:30.6 (7.1 s) · shot 1989
Pilot in the cockpit looking out and operating aircraft controls.
2:09.1–2:15.7 (6.5 s) · shot 1657
AFRC-2025-14521-01 FireSense mission b-roll package (B-200 King Air)
Interior view of pilots in the cockpit of the airplane.
2:03.5–2:09.1 (5.6 s) · shot 1656
AFRC-2025-14521-01 FireSense mission b-roll package (B-200 King Air)
Runways and takeoffs
In Claude, ask for “jet aircraft taking off from a runway”
Military jet fighter aircraft taking off from a runway, mid-20th century footage.
6:46.7–6:52.6 (5.9 s) · shot 3598
Our Shrinking World (1946)
A fighter jet taking off from a runway into a cloudy sky.
0:31.3–0:32.9 (1.6 s) · shot 76
A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft takes off from a runway.
4:19.0–4:21.0 (2.0 s) · shot 251
X-59 aircraft taking off from runway into clear blue sky.
2:08.8–2:11.5 (2.8 s) · shot 156
X-59 Second Flight B-Roll (2026)
Military jet aircraft flying high in the sky, vintage archival footage.
6:54.9–6:60.0 (5.1 s) · shot 3600
Our Shrinking World (1946)
Military aircraft taxiing on an airfield runway.
2:43.9–3:00.9 (17.0 s) · shot 2525
Airliners and airfields
In Claude, ask for “airliners at an airport”
TWA airliner and military aircraft parked on tarmac.
2:36.6–2:43.9 (7.3 s) · shot 2524
Seaplane on water and TWA commercial airliner being serviced.
2:31.5–2:36.6 (5.1 s) · shot 2523
Small airplanes taking off and taxiing on a grassy airfield, modern aviation
6:16.7–6:20.4 (3.7 s) · shot 3590
Our Shrinking World (1946)
Silver twin-engine passenger airliner parked on the tarmac at an airport
4:41.0–4:46.5 (5.5 s) · shot 1958
Propeller airplane on airfield runway, 1940s.
7:52.5–8:03.5 (11.0 s) · shot 5133
What Is Business? (1948)
Airport workers loading luggage into the belly compartment of a propeller airplane, 1940s.
6:27.9–6:30.7 (2.8 s) · shot 3593
Our Shrinking World (1946)
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