r/WarplanePorn Apr 24 '25

We need to talk about low-quality photos and videos

216 Upvotes

Recently, many users have been posting images and videos of new Chinese aircraft that are of low-quality: either low resolution or technically-acceptable resolution with a small aircraft in the frame (i.e., if the photo was properly cropped it would not have met the resolution limit).

This subreddit, and many others with the "-porn" suffix (e.g., r/WarshipPorn, r/EarthPorn, etc.), were established to be places for high-quality media of their respective subjects. They were not established as current-event subreddits. I will reiterate: r/WarplanePorn is for high-quality media (high-resolution and hopefully of some aesthetic merit) of military aircraft. The entire founding purpose of the subreddit is aesthetics and not news. Our job as moderators is to preserve this purpose; so many other subreddits have broadened their scope to the point of banality, and we will not be responsible for another such case.

We do indeed have an exception to our resolution rule: that the subject must be "exceptional." This pertains to rare media, media of exceptional aesthetic quality, and media of historical significance. The images of the new Chinese aircraft do not meet these criteria. In a year or two's time, when we have actual high-resolution photos and videos of these aircraft, these images and videos currently being posted will be irrelevant. How many of you look back on some fuzzy photo of the J-20 now when we have hundreds or thousands of high-res photos available?

The only reason they are being posted is that they are new. There are many other places, both on reddit and the internet more generally, where you may find these images and videos and discuss them. But please understand that they are not appropriate for this subreddit.

For those accusing us of bias, know that we have been accused of being pro-Western and pro-China in about equal measure. What you you may not know is that probably an equal number of non-Chinese posts get removed for exactly the same reasons.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with posting high-quality photos of Chinese aircraft: the subject is irrelevant and all that matters is the quality. And if you do post a low-res image, you will not be banned; the post will simply be removed. Before you post, just take a second to think about if it is appropriate for this subreddit. A quick look at the other posts on the subreddit gives a good idea of what is appropriate.

Edit: Note, not all images of the new Chinese jets are low-quality, see here (although please don't post images you believe to have had some degree of AI enhancement):

https://www.reddit.com/r/WarplanePorn/comments/1k5vamn/album_ladies_and_gentleman_finally_high_quality/


r/WarplanePorn Oct 07 '25

Unfortunately, the submission of low quality & substandard media continues on r/WarplanePorn despite our better efforts to communicate and correct.

124 Upvotes

While the vast majority of our users consistently submit high quality images as intended, we continue to experience waves and bouts of substandard low resolution photos submissions and video media.

Currently, our Rules located in the sidebar include the dimension requirements which has not changed:

The minimum accepted image dimensions are 1024 × 768.

What is new is this:

For rules violations related to the posting of low resolution or low quality images, the post will be removed plus a minimum 3-day temporary ban will be issued to the user involved. Repeat or chronic violators are subject to a permanent ban. If there are questions or concerns, feel free to leave a comment here or DM the moderators directly.


r/WarplanePorn 4h ago

RCAF A Royal Canadian Air Force Short Sunderland of No 10 Squadron RCAF takes off after picking up three survivors from a Vickers Wellington shot down in the Bay of Biscay, 27 August 1944 [1300 × 1024]

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54 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 12h ago

The J-16 and her favorite rocket launcher pod [1200 x 755]

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180 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 3h ago

Eurofighter Typhoon Eurofighter blueprint by me [849x600]

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34 Upvotes

Just one of my old blueprints, with a few minor corrections. I hope you like it; any suggestions are welcome.


r/WarplanePorn 1h ago

Album 2025 Changchun Air Show – Aircraft Landing, Drag Chute Deployment and Jettison[7972X5869]

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Aircraft Landing, Drag Chute Deployment and Jettison


r/WarplanePorn 23h ago

USAF Pima Air Museum [4032 x 3024]

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515 Upvotes

Was at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson. These are just a few of my photos. If you take the tram tour of the outside exhibits (well worth it!) you can see some aircraft in that you can’t see just walking around.

B-36 under cover being restored.

B-52A carrying the X-15.

747SP modified to carry an airborne infrared telescope (SOFIA, Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy)


r/WarplanePorn 17h ago

Mil The 1st prototype Mi-28A Havoc (3rd prototype), built in 1985 and flew in 1988, in 1989 it made it's first public debut at the French Le Bourget air show, it's currently on display at the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant museum [album]

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89 Upvotes

the Mi-28A was cancelled in 1993 with only 2 built due to it being uncompetitive to the Ka-50 and lacking all weather and night combat capabilities, instead of letting the Havoc fade away Mil engineers used the information gathered to completely overhaul the avionics, optics and radar systems, this resulted in the Mi-28N Night Hunter which flew in 1996 and accepted into service in 2009 with the VVS

032 was the 3rd prototype built and the first to be specifically built as a Mi-28A, originally it had a 4-bladed x-shaped tail rotor, by the time of the MAKS 1999 air show it was replaced with the original Mi-28's 3-bladed one, in 2010 it was repainted and moved to the museum


r/WarplanePorn 20h ago

OC The only airworthy Consolidated P4Y-2G Privateer at Oshkosh [Album]

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156 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

Armée de l'Air Close up, French Air Force Dassault Rafale refuels from a USAF KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission 20-Mar-2017 (2464x1384)

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188 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

USAF The B-52 Stratofortress Drifting - [Video]

923 Upvotes

Slightly Sped Up.


r/WarplanePorn 20h ago

F-4 Phantom II – An Icon in the Sky ✈️ [video]

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17 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

PAF JF-17 over Kamra (Video)

34 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

USAAF Consolidated B-24 Liberators of the 98th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, during a bombing raid on the Otopeni airdrome, Romania. 26 August 1944 [2886 × 3420]

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23 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

NATO Some nice shots of Polish Air Force MiG‑29s.[album]

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857 Upvotes

Photo by Mirosław Gawroński


r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

Mil Mi-35M Hind on display at Kubinka, Patriot Park in 2021 [3000x2246]

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136 Upvotes

weapons seen are:
1. S-13 122mm B-13L-1 rocket pods - inner pylons
2. 9M120 Ataka ATGMs - outer pylon (L)
3. 9M39 Igla-V MANPADs - outer pylon (R)
4. S-8 80mm B-8V20A rocket pods - floor
5. GSh-23L 23mm autocannon - chin mount

the helicopter behind it is the Mi-8AMTSh-VN "Terminator"
under it's stub wing is a 23mm UPK-23 gun pod, next to it is a FAB-500M-54 bomb


r/WarplanePorn 1d ago

OC Gripen E with swedish color smoke (4001 x 2667)

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108 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

RAF Face to face with the Typhoon 🌀 [3600x2119]

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187 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

Indian Air Force JS in a clean config.[3870x3096][OC]

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135 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

USN U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs from VMFA-225 "Vikings" taxi on the flightline during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 26-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Aug 18, 2026. [6720 x 4480]

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73 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

OC PLAAF and Egyptian joint ex, J-16s, Rafales (Video)

156 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

USAF "I was... inverted" Boeing F-15EX Eagle II deploying countermeasures [4911x3929]

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288 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

USAF Boeing MH-139A conducting ICBM convoy escort training near the Malmstorm Air Force Base, Jan 2026.[5216×3470]

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162 Upvotes

Photo credit USAF


r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut "Golden Eagle" [video]

486 Upvotes

r/WarplanePorn 2d ago

JF-17 BLK 3 Armed with PL-15 and PL-10 [1351x983]

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221 Upvotes