Aeroplanes (UK) or airplanes (US) are aircraft used in the sky. Various aeroplanes have been seen on the Island of Sodor. Dryaw Airfield and the Sodor Airport house a number of them.
Notable Aeroplanes[]
The following Aeroplanes have their own separate pages:
CBECC[]
CBECC was the tail designation for a biplane seen at Dryaw Airfield.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
CBECC is based on a private aeroplane flown by art director Robert Gauld-Galliers during his days at flying school.
Livery[]
The biplane is painted grey with a red stripe across it. The letters "CBECC" are painted in black along its tail.
Appearances[]
Annual Stories
Books
Ladybird Books
Buzz Books
Video Games
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Trivia[]
- CBECC's rotating propeller was achieved by using a transparent disk.
- A second biplanes of identical design to CBECC appears in the annual story Percy's Passengers.
G-HEWI[]
G-HEWI is a yellow monoplane seen at Dryaw Airfield.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
G-HEWI is based on a Piper J-3C-65 Cub with the same registration.
Livery[]
G-HEWI is painted yellow with black stripes under its windows. The letters "G-HEWI" are painted in black along its tail.
Appearances[]
Magazine Stories
G-Hewi also appeared in the magazine story Lost Luggage! Books
Buzz BooksVideo Games
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D-AGDF[]
D-AGDF is an aeroplane which resides at Sodor Airport. It was the first aeroplane to land here after its completion.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
D-AGDF is based off of the Vickers Type 610, a sub-type of the Vickers VC.1 Viking built for British European Airways.
Livery[]
D-AGDF is painted white with blue stripes. Its registration code is written on the blue stripe on its vertical stabiliser in white.
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends[]
- Series 10 - Thomas and the Jet Plane and Toby's New Shed
- Series 11 - Toby's Triumph
- Series 12 - Excellent Emily
Specials[]
- 2005 - Calling All Engines!
Trivia[]
- D-AGDF's registration code is likely a reference to the plane in the 1942 film Casablanca, which carried the same registration code.
Merchandise[]
- Motor Road and Rail (discontinued)
- Take Along (Trading Card only; discontinued)
F-AMPJ[]
F-AMPJ is an aeroplane which resides at Sodor Airport.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
F-AMPJ is based off of the Vickers Type 610, a sub-type of the Vickers VC.1 Viking built for British European Airways.
Livery[]
F-AMPJ is painted white with green stripes. Its registration code is written on the green stripe on its vertical stabiliser in white.
Appearances[]
The Red Aeroplane[]
The red aeroplane is an aeroplane which resides at Sodor Airport. Out of the three aeroplanes seen at Sodor Airport, it is the only one for which the registration code is currently unknown.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The red aeroplane is based off of the Vickers Type 610, a sub-type of the Vickers VC.1 Viking built for British European Airways.
Livery[]
The red aeroplane is painted white above and silver below, with a red stripe separating the two. Its registration code is written on a separate red stripe on its vertical stabiliser in white.
Appearances[]
The Yellow Airplane[]
The yellow aeroplane is an aeroplane which resides at Sodor Airport. In only appears in the My Thomas Story Library and Engine Adventures books.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The yellow aeroplane is based off of the Vickers Type 610, a sub-type of the Vickers VC.1 Viking built for British European Airways.
Livery[]
The yellow aeroplane is painted white above and silver below, with a yellow stripe separating the two.
Appearances[]
The RAF Biplane[]
The RAF Biplane is a British fighter aircraft.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The biplane was based on a Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 built for the First World War. It was developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory by a team consisting of Henry Folland, John Kenworthy and Major Frank Goodden. It was one of the fastest aircraft of the war, while being both stable and relatively manoeuvrable.
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Livery[]
The biplane is painted dark green with a silver radiator and the Royal Air Force roundels on its wings.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- The biplane was created by Nitrogen Studios. However, it did not feature in any episodes and only appeared in two CGI promotional images on the Official Website.
Beechcraft Super King Air[]
The Beechcraft Super King Air is a twin-turboprop aeroplane. One of these was seen heading towards the Sodor Airport when Baz and Bernie stole Kenji as their getaway vehicle.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
These planes are based on the King Air B200 manufactured by Beechcraft. They were initially used for military service, but entered civil use in 1974. Australia currently leases a number of B200s as part of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force. Emerson and Isla share the same basis.
Appearances[]
The Hawker Hurricane[]
| This article is about the fighter plane. You may be looking for the engine or the magazine story. |
The Hawker Hurricane came to Sodor to take part in a big flypast to celebrate the end of World War II.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The Hawker Hurricane is based on a Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft used in the Second World War.
Livery[]
The Hawker Hurricane is painted green and brown, with Royal Air Force roundels on his wings and sides. The letters "YB-F" are painted along his tail in white.
Appearances[]
Books[]
- 2020 - Thomas the Hero (does not speak)
- 2024 - Thomas the Tank Engine Story Treasury (does not speak)
Audio Stories[]
Thomas & Friends Storytime[]
- Series 1 - Thomas the Hero (does not speak)
The Avro Lancaster[]
The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British Second World War heavy bomber. It came to Sodor to take part in a big flypast to celebrate the end of World War II.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The Avro Lancaster is based on a Avro Lancaster fighter aircraft used in the Second World War.
Livery[]
The Avro Lancaster is painted grey, green and black, with Royal Air Force roundels on his wings and sides. Its tail designation is painted on his sides in red.
Appearances[]
Books[]
- 2020 - Thomas the Hero (not named; does not speak)
- 2024 - Thomas the Tank Engine Story Treasury (not named; does not speak)
Audio Stories[]
Thomas & Friends Storytime[]
- 2020 - Thomas the Hero (not named; does not speak)
The Supermarine Spitfires[]
The Supermarine Spitfires are fighter planes who helped win the Battle of Britain during World War II.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
These planes are based on the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft. Mitchell is another member of this class.
Livery[]
These planes are painted grey and green, with Royal Air Force roundels on their wings and sides. Their tail designations are also painted on their sides in white.
Appearances[]
Books[]
- 2020 - Thomas the Hero (not named; do not speak)
- 2024 - Thomas the Tank Engine Story Treasury (not named; do not speak)
Audio Stories[]
Thomas & Friends Storytime[]
- 2020 - Thomas the Hero (not named; do not speak)
The Light Aircraft[]
- “I was very low on fuel and barely had two minutes' flying time left! I was desperate for a safe landing place and without your help, I'd never have found one in time!”
- ― the pilot to Toby and his driver
The Light Aircraft is a small plane that once ran low on fuel while flying over the Quarry Tramroad. Toby helped the aircraft land safely in a field near the line. The pilot of the aircraft was very grateful and Toby took the distressed pilot to a nearby airfield to collect some more fuel.
Technical Details[]
Livery[]
The light aircraft is painted yellow and cream.
Appearances[]
Biplanes[]
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. Several biplanes have appeared in the annuals, books and magazines.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
In most appearances, the biplanes are based on a Nieuport 17 biplane. In the magazines, the biplanes are based on a de Havilland Tiger Moth.
Livery[]
In the annuals, these planes are painted grey with a red stripe across it. In the magazines and books, they are commonly painted yellow.
Appearances[]
Books
Annual Stories
Magazine Stories
Video Games
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Trivia[]
- In the video game, Railway Adventures, a second versions of Tiger Moth and a similar plane are located at Elsbridge.
Monoplanes[]
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane. Several monoplanes in various sizes have appeared in the annuals, books and magazines.
Technical Details[]
Livery[]
These planes are painted in a variety of liveries.
Appearances[]
Books
Magazine Stories
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Jet Planes[]
A jet plane is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft) propelled by one or more jet engines. Several jet planes have appeared in the books and magazines.
Technical Details[]
Livery[]
These planes are either painted silver, white or red.
Appearances[]
Magazine Stories
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Trivia[]
- At the Drayton Manor theme park, multiple versions of Jeremy can be found on the "Jeremy's Flying Academy" ride.
Military Planes[]
A military plane is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary military of any type. Military aircraft can be either combat or non-combat. Several planes have appeared in the annuals, books and magazines.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
One of the planes in the book, Thomas the Hero, is based on a Vickers Type 610, a sub-type of the Vickers VC.1 Viking built for British European Airways.
Livery[]
These planes are usually painted various Royal Air Force liveries.
Appearances[]
Annual Stories
Books
Magazine Stories
Audio StoriesThomas & Friends Storytime
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Gliders[]
A glider is a fixed-wing aircraft which is supported in flight by the reaction of air against its surfaces, rather than using an engine. Murdoch once encountered one of these and liked it due to its quiet nature.
Technical Details[]
Livery[]
The gliders are painted blue and yellow.
Appearances[]
See Also[]
References[]
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