Airplane Sound

AIRPLANE
SOUND

Airplane sound from hundreds of planes are available to download for free, including jets,

trainers, props, seaplanes, fighters, bombers, airliners, attack aircraft, and biplanes.

Most of the airplane sound on this site is around 20 seconds long, 80 KB, 8,000 kHz, 4 bit, mono. We found its the best combination of sound quality for the disk space it takes.

We are within reasonable driving distances of large and small civil airports, plus two aviation museums, one with many flying warbirds that go back to World War II.

One of our members was a WW II Army Air Corps vet who managed to record airplane sound on one of the reel-to-reel tape recorders of the time. We even found some of the airplane sound from phonograph records. Unfortunately, most of the airplane sound from way back lost its fidelity when being transferred from the original media to digital for the computer.

We gather quite a bit of airplane sound at the Chino, California airport where the Planes of Fame Museum is located. They have monthly flying exhibits of vintage aircraft, plus an annual air show.

Some people think that an airshow is a good place to record airplane sound. However, there is usually music, announcers, and the noise of the crowd to consider. Some of our best airplane sound was recorded during the days before an air show, during flying rehearsals.

We still had to contend with the sounds of other aircraft, machinery, and even the occasional barking dog or loudly chirping birds. And, of course, the open spaces of airports can often find the wind blowing between you and the airplane. We try to stay upwind as much as possible, yet position ourselves as close as safely possible to the aircraft.

Airplane sound from loud engines can be good when it drowns out background sounds. However, we have to be careful not to record so that the full power airplane sound overwhelms the rest of the recording.

We have airplane sound of many aircraft that no longer are flying. We have found replica airplane sound from aircraft with similar engines in a number of cases. Sometimes a working engine, out of the airplane will be preserved. There may be a vehicle with the same engine still running, or another airplane that uses the same, or a similar engine. We can come pretty close to duplicating the actual airplane sound from those sources.

Please email us if you have any suggestions on how we can improve our airplane sound recordings, or if there is a particular plane you would like to hear that we have missed.

Click on the left column (in bold) for the airplane page. Click on the description to its right for the airplane sound.

2C Grob Strato turbo twin engines airplane sound.

A1 Douglas Skyraider single 2,800 h.p. radial.

A3 Douglas Skywarrior carrier landing.

A4 Douglas Skyhawk small jet fly-by.

A5 North American Vigilante early twin jet airplane sound.

A-6 Intruder launching from aircraft carrier.

A6MJapanese Zero runway take off.

A-7 LTV Corsair fly-by.

A-8 Curtiss ground attack bomber.

A-9 Low pass over runway airplane sound.

A-10Republic Warthog turbofans airplane sound.

A.11 Aero biplane 6 cylinder in-line engine.

A-12 Curtiss Shrike Wright radial.

A-13 121.79 mph world record jet powered glider taking off.

A-14 Short field take off airplane sound.

A-16 Seven cylinder radial early passenger airplane sound.

A-17 Pre WWII 750 hp radial fly-over.

A-19 Vultee circling air field.

A.19 Saro Cloud water take off.

A-20 Douglas Havoc bomber two 1,600 h.p. radials.

A26Douglas Invader dropping retardants on blaze.

A37Cessna Dragonfly "tweet" airplane sound.

A380World's largest passenger airplane 4 jet turbines.

A40Beriev Albatross loud twin jet seaplane.

AC130Lockheed Gunship firing weapons.

AF2SGrumman Guardian dive and pull-up.

AN124Huge cargo jet 4- 51,600 lbf. thrust turbines.

AN2Antonov Colt, big biplane

AN225Antonov Mriya loud and low

AR234Arado 234 Rocket Assist Take off

AT-6 North American Texan aerobatics

AT802Air Tractor working hard

AustralianRAAF Roulettes Aerobatic Team

AvengerGrumman dive bomber

Avia B.534 In-line engine biplane taxiing

B-10Martin bomber formation

B-17Boeing Flying Fortress 4 planes

B-1Boeing Lancer rolling down runway

B-2 Northrop Spirit stealth

B-24Consolidated Liberator flying high

B-25North American Mitchell

B-26 Douglas Invader twin 2,000 h.p. radials

B-26Martin Marauder reverberating

B-29Boeing Superfortress bomb run

B-314Boeing B-314 Clipper water take off

B-36Convair Peacemaker 6 props, 4 jets

B-47 Boeing B-47 Stratojet taking off

B50 Boeing-50 Superfortress low fly by

B52Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 8 jets

B58Convair B-58 Hustler high speed pass

BA349Bachem Ba-349 Viper take off

Baby Bird Stits Baby Bird, smallest airplane

BarracudaFairey Barracuda

BD5J Bede Aircraft BD-5J smallest jet

BE10Beriev Be-10 Mallow twin jet seaplane

BE200 Beriev Be-200 twin jet water bomber

BeaufighterBristol Beaufighter radial roar

Beaver de Havilland Beaver take off

Beech 17 Beech 17 Staggerwing radial

Beech 18Beechcraft Model 18 twin radials, great!

BF109Messerschmitt Me/Bf-109 fast pass

BF110Messerschmitt Bf-110 heavy fighter

Blenheim Bristol Blenheim twin radials

Blue Angels Team fly by

B747Boeing 747 climb out

Boeing/Evergreen747 Supertanker action

B777Boeing 777 huge twin jet fly-by

B787 Boeing 787 quite airliner

Bonanza Beechcraft Bonanza take off

Boomerang CAC Boomerang fighter diving

BritishBlue Eagles Aerobatic Team

BritishRed Arrows Aerobatic Team

Buffalo Brewster Buffalo WW II fighter

Bulldog Bristol Bulldog radial climbing

Bumble Bee Starr Bumble Bee II overhead

C101CASA C-101 performing at air show

C-121Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation

C130Lockheed C-130 Hercules take off

C160Transall C-160 twin turboprop

C17Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

C202 Macchi C.202 Folgore flight take off

C27J Alenia C-27J Spartan turboprop

C-46Curtiss C-46 Commando

C5 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy turbine whine

CamelSopwith Camel replica fast pass

CAP 232 CAP 232 aerobatic airplane

China Clipper Passenger flying boat

Citation X Cessna's fastest jet

CitabriaAmerican Aircraft aerobat

CL415Canadair Super Scooper

ConcordeBAe/Aerospatiale Supersonic Transport

Condor Boeing drone climb to altitude

CR.42 Fiat Falco, fastest biplane

Cri-Cri Tiny twin engine chain saw sound

CT114Canadair Tutor air show fly-by

Convair CV-580 twin engine turboprop

Curtiss Robin world record longest flight

Albatros D Albatros WWI fighter planes

D.520Dewoitine Fighter 12 cylinder Y

Dauphin Eurocopter Dauphin

DC10Mc Donnell Douglas Super Tanker

DefiantBoulton Paul Defiant British night fighter

DH88deHavilland DH.88 1934 Air Race Sound

DH98 deHavilland DH.98 Mosquito all wood plane

DO335Dornier Pfeil, nice sound

DO X Dornier Do-X 12 engine take off on water

DR1Fokker Dr.1 Red Baron Triplane

Douglas World Cruiser DT2 V12 engine

Duck Grumman Duck performing aerobatics

D.VIIFokker D.VII World War I fighter plane

E14Y Yokosuka E14Y seaplane flying low

EA6BGrumman EA-6B Prowler taking off

EC121Lockheed EC-121 Super Constellation

EC145 Eurocopter EC 145 emergency rescue

Edge 540Edge 540 take off and aerobatics

EFA 2000 Eurofighter Typhoon afterburner

Egrett Grob Egrett altitude record sound

EindeckerFokker E.III Eindecker vintage

EMB 312 Embraer EMB 312 Tucano sound

Etendard Dassault Etendard navy jet sound

Extra 330 Extra 330 air show aerobat sound

F-100North American F-100 Super Sabre

F-101McDonnell F-101 Voodoo taking off

F-102Convair F-102 Delta Dagger landing

F-104Lockheed F-104 Starfighter howl

F-105Republic Thunderchief high speed

F-107 North American F-107 Ultra Sabre

F-111General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

F-117Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk high fly-by

F-14Grumman F-14 Tomcat air show

F-15 Boeing F-15 Eagle fastest US fighter

F-15S/MTDF-15S/MTD high altitude pass

F-16Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon

F-16XLGeneral Dynamics F-16XL supersonic

F-22Lockheed Martin Raptor afterburners

F-27Fokker F27 Friendship high pass

F2ABrewster F2A Buffalo slow pass

F2BBristol F2B World War I biplane

F2Y Convair Sea Dart supersonic seaplane

F-35Lockheed-Martin F-35 taking off

F3D Douglas F3D Skyknight early jet night fighter

F3FGrumman F3F U.S. Navy biplane fighter

F.4 Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard V-8 biplane

F-4McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom classic

F4B/P12Boeing Navy F4B/Army P-12 biplane

F4D Skyray Douglas F4D Skyray early jet

F4UChance Vought F4U Corsair looping, nice

F-5NorthropF-5 landing, turbine whine

F6FGrumman F6F Hellcat big radial

F7F Grumman F7F Tigercat fly by

F7U Vought F7U Cutlass

F-8Vought F-8 Crusader supersonic

F-82North American F-82 Twin Mustang

F84Republic F-84 Thunderjet roars overhead

F86North American F-86 Sabre at air show

F89J Northrop F-89J Scorpion taking off

F8FGrumman F8F Bearcat big radial, diving

F94Lockheed F-94 Starfire lights afterburner

F9FGrumman F9F Panther Korean War jet fly-by

FA18Boeing Super Hornet carrier landing

FB5Vickers F.B.5 first fighter plane

FI103Fieseler Fi.103 V-1

FI156Fieseler Fi-156 Storch STOL take-off

Firefly Fairey Firefly British Naval fighter

FR1 Ryan FR-1 Fireball turbojet and radial

Frecci Tricolori Italian Air Team

FuryHawker Fury biplane in line 12-cylinder

FW190Focke Wulf Fw-190 Wurger fast pass

FW56 Focke Wulf Fw-56 fly-by

G4 Soko G-4 Super Galeb at air show

G4M Mitsubishi G4M Betty replica diving

Gazelle Aerospatiale Gazelle turbine engine

Gee Bee Gee Bee racing aircraft

Giles 202 Giles 202 aerobat

Gotha G Gotha G WWI heavy bomber

G44 Grumman G-44 Widgeon Sea Plane

Gladiator Gloster Gladiator early WWII biplane

GR4 Panavia GR4 Tornado

Gripen Saab Gripen multirole fighter

Global Flyer Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer

H1 Hughes H-1 Racer replica

H4 Spruce Goose 8-engine giant seaplane

Harrier Harrier Jump Jet loud

Hawk BAE Hawk performing at air show

HE111 Heinkel bomber restored

HE111Z Heinkel He-111Z "Zwilling" 5 engines

HE162 Heinkel He-162 fastest WW 2 jet

HE178 Heinkel He-178 world's first jet plane

HE219 Heinkel He-219 Owl night fighter

HE280 Heinkel He-280 first jet fighter

Helios NASA's Helios 14 electric motors

HS123 Henschel Hs-123 biplane radial

HU16 Grumman HU-16 Albatross take-off

Hunter Hawker Hunter jet war bird

Hurricane Hawker Hurricane V-12 fast pass

I15 Polikarpov I-15 Chaika looping

I16 Polikarpov I-16 Rata fly-by

IAR80 Industria Aeronautica Romania 80

IL2 Ilyushin IL-2 Sturmovik 1,720 hp V12

IL76 Ilyushin IL-76 roar of 4 jet engines

Italian Air Team Frecce Tricolori at air show

J10 Chengdu J-10 fighter goes vertical

J2M Mitsubishi J2M Raiden 14 cylinder radial

J-3 Piper J-3 Cub taking off

J7W Kyushu J7W Japanese pusher prop

Jaguar SEPECAT Jaguar ground attack jet

Japanese Blue Impulse air team performing

Japanese Japanese A6M Zero

JAS39 Saab JAS-39 Gripen low and fast

JU287 Junkers Ju-287 experimental jet

JU390 Junkers Ju-390 six engine bomber

JU87 Junkers Ju-87 Stuka high speed

JU88 Junkers Ju-88 twin V-12 flying low

KI100 Kawasaki Ki-100 Goshiki big radial

KI43 Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa fly-by

KI45 Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu twin engine

KI61 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hein in-line V12

KI84 Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate taking off

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