Man, looking at this United seat design is such a throwback. I always knew to expect this design when flying on a United flight in the 90s and 2000s. It was so predictable and consistent.

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jithization@reddit

yeah 757 because the windows are more square. 767 and 777 are more curvy but great analysis! Now time to comb in on that registration :D

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morane-saulnier@reddit

It started with a ‘N’ and ended with ‘UA’

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Logical-Vacation@reddit

It is United Airlines Boeing 757-222.

Am I missing something in your post? I agree it's a 757 but most of the photos you linked to are B772s.

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PrudenTradition@reddit

there aren't many 757 cabin photos available , i just linked those as a reference to the style of united in the late 90s to the early 20s .

you can check the the available photos here :

https://www.airliners.net/search?keywords=Boeing+757-222&sortBy=dateAccepted&sortOrder=asc&perPage=36&display=detail

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BaconContestXBL@reddit

I do this shit for a living and I wouldn’t have figured that out in a hundred years. Some of y’all are freaky

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How???

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short answer : osint tools (i come from security background so crawling data from the internet with few given pointers is somewhat easy for me ) with the most used tool is reverse image lookup plus the date and airline name narrows the search scope significanlty so you just have to connect the dots .

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Orlando1701@reddit

This sub both amazes and terrifies me.

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superdude311@reddit

Man is like the geoguessr guy but for planes

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Entire_Insect1811@reddit

Beautiful! Thank you for your research 🧐

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Boracraze@reddit

Reddit is sometimes gold, and this is one of those times. Amazing research and detail on OP’s question.

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PrudenTradition@reddit

Thank you for your kind words.

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minnie203@reddit

Man, I love Reddit for stuff like this

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Eeebs-HI@reddit

The AirPhone! Where is that, HNL?

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OldBKenobi_420@reddit

Oh that’s an airplane

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dchap1@reddit

Look at that leg room. Oh my heavens!

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good_gamer2357@reddit

Got to love how the United seats of the era make it look like you were riding a bus.

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TysonPeaksTech@reddit

It’s a plane of a type of plane

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DataGOGO@reddit

I am going to guess 767 or L10-11 based on the seating arrangement.

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FelisCantabrigiensis@reddit

767s nearly all have and had a 2-3-2 seating in economy. You can see that's 3 seats by the fuselage wall, as you can see 3 tray tables.

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DataGOGO@reddit

Pretty sure those are not 1990's economy class seats... They look more like the old business class to me.

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747ER@reddit

If it was Business Class, then the wing would not be visible in the window.

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DataGOGO@reddit

Yeah good point.

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FelisCantabrigiensis@reddit

Do you know of an aircraft and operator who had 3 adjacent seats on their business class service, even some time ago?

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CardLeft@reddit

Should be a narrow body considering the wall curvature… 727 or 737, unless I’m missing some outboard engines

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Karottank@reddit

Sure? The seems to be quite high For a narrow Body...

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avi8tor@reddit

I would guess United DC-10

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747ER@reddit

The visible flap actuator fairings rule out the DC-10, which had a famously clean trailing edge with the flap actuators mounted underneath the wing.

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Any_Towel1456@reddit

I thought perhaps a de Havilland Comet, because of the square windows.

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cyberentomology@reddit

Those windows aren’t square.

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747ER@reddit

Neither were the Comet’s 🤷🏻‍♂️

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bozakman@reddit

My first thought was United’s old DC-10 fleet. I’ve sat in these seats. Ref: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/55/c3/bb/55c3bb077fcc37e635f9990d5b814190.jpg

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FelisCantabrigiensis@reddit

The seats are marked "E" and "F" and there are 3 seats by the fuselage so it's a narrow-body of some sort with a 3-3 seating arrangement.

Based on the angle of the wing sweep visible out of the window and the shape of the flap track fairing, I'm going to guess a 757.

Based on the presence of the Airfone handset and the plush covered seating, it's probably taken in the 1990s, I might guess the earlier 1990s.

You're going to need a serious nerd to recognise the seat colour scheme, which should get you the airline.

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Boeing narrowbody / 767 size window
3 across seating rules out 767
Sidewall is late Classic era / NG which rules out 727 (later 757s, 737 Classics and pre Sky interior 737NGs had this sidewall)
Inner “flap fairing” looks like it is fat ended and doesn’t taper a lot. This to me looks like the fairing on the 737 Classic that isn’t really a fairing but an extension of the engine pylon. 757 and 737 NG have actual flap fairings that taper.

Tough to tell for sure though, but definitely either a 737 Classic or 757

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YMMV25@reddit

Definitely a Boeing aircraft and based on the wing it’s definitely not a 727 or 737.

I agree with others that 757 sounds the most likely. Wing looks somewhat big for a 757 to me but it’s definitely not a 767 or 777 either. Not swept enough to be a 747.

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Velocoraptor369@reddit

I believe it’s a 757 based on seats E and F as stated above plus the canoe fairings match the 757.

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Active_Resource_3533@reddit

It’s a 757