Airplanes and Movies and more

[srgalahad]

Many here have had some interest in movies or TV shows that feature or contain glimpses of airplanes. For some time there has been a basic resource (IMDb - the Internet Movie Database) that sometimes contains a bit of info about the use of aircraft.

Now someone has created an Open Source site that focuses purely on aircraft in the media:

The Internet Movie Plane Database (IMPDb) which can be found here: http://impdb.org/index.php?title=The...Plane_Database

There is a list by type and there might be a few that surprise you - either the type or what it appeared in...

Check out the "Unidentified" page. A lot are hard to see or identify but you might recognize a couple. There is the ability to contribute so go for it.

Have fun!

[Tako_Kichi]

It looks like it's missing some info, for instance 50 Shades of Grey has a Eurocopter EC130 (although in the books it's an EC135) and a Flugzeugbau DG-1001.

[Daveroo]

that site has been around for several years..it should have the .org thingy,if you click on that on the upper right it takes you there...same site,but its a homepage if you will,plus it has a sister site for cars,which i read often.i see a car i dont know on a movie,and i go there and look it up.very usefull.

[KellyB]

Interesting sight; Thanks for posting.

[b52bob]

It looks like the missed the best B-52 movie if them all, "A Gathering of Eagles". The best movie of what life was in SAC in the 69's. Wish it was available on DVD.

[Navy Chief]

The database also missed a great movie with Glenn Ford and Suzanne Pleshette called, "Fate Is The Hunter".

Because the plot of the movie involves a aircraft crash, no aircraft manufacturer would allow their aircraft to be used in the making of the movie. So several parts from different aircraft were used to make a composite plane. The following article is quite interesting:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate..._Hunter_(film)

[aeromed202]

There's also one for helicopters

http://www.rotaryaction.com/a.html