Do you have an airplane fanatic in your house? Then settle him down with our airplane coloring sheets.
An airplane is a winged aircraft designed to move through the air. Its vessels have fixed wings and propellers that enable the flight. Airplanes come in different shapes and sizes.
Kids are very fond of airplanes. They find airplanes, both fascinating and mysterious. The popularity of airplanes has increased leaps and bounds with the production of animated films based on aircraft like Disney’s “Planes.”
Top 20 Airplane Coloring Pages For Preschoolers
Here is a wonderful collection of coloring pages of airplanes for you to print out. The article features biplanes, passenger planes, gliders, jets, and many more. It also includes realistic and cartoon airplanes. These airplane coloring pages printables are perfect for kids of all ages. Check them out and select the best ones for your child.
1. Airplane Jet
Do you have a speed demon in your house? Then this jet coloring sheet will hold his attention for a while.
A Jet is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jets fly at a higher speed and high altitudes over long distances. People think that airplanes and jets are different types of aircraft, which is not true. A jet is an airplane with a different set of engines. It requires different fuel than the engines of other airplanes.
2. Airplane With A Propeller
Help your child reach a new height with this coloring sheet featuring an airplane with a propeller. An airplane propeller converts the rotary motion from a turboprop to provide a propulsive force. Earlier, aircraft propellers were carved by hand using laminated wood. With the passage of time, the propellers were constructed using composite materials.
3. Passenger Airplane
It looks like this place is one its way to an exotic locale. Where do you think it is going? Ask your child where he would like to go on the plane as he fills color in it.
A passenger airline, as the name suggests, is a large airplane used for transporting passenger. These kinds of airliners are mostly operated by airlines. The largest passenger airlines are called wide body jets. These airlines have two separate aisles running from front to back.
4. Cargo Plane
A cargo aircraft, also called a freight aircraft is a plane designed for carrying goods rather than the passengers. These airplanes are usually operated by cargo airlines or civil passengers.
Cargo planes feature one or more large door for loading goods. It has a wide fuselage cross section and high wings that allow the cargo area to sit near the ground.
5. Military Aircraft
This is one of the amazing airplane colouring pages, that features a military aircraft in action. Is this craft flying, landing or taking off? Ask your child this question and see what he comes up with.
A military aircraft is a rotary aircraft that is operated by an armed service of any type. It can be developed only by the military forces. A military aircraft is designed to destroy the enemy using their armaments. It also carries weapons for self-defense.
6. Boeing Airplane
Here is a coloring sheet of a Boeing Airplane.It is a multinational corporation that designs and manufactures airplanes, rockets, and satellites. It is one of the largest global aircraft manufacturers. Boeing operates from its division headquarters in Washington. The company also provides product related training and maintenance to customers worldwide.
7. Light Aircraft
Here is a coloring sheet of a light aircraft. A light aircraft has a maximum gross takeoff weight of 5670 kilograms or less.
These kinds of aircraft are used for freight and passenger transport, sightseeing, and other personal use. Tell your child to color the plane and come up with an exciting story to go with it.
8. Sea Plane
Here is a coloring sheet of a seaplane for you to print out. A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. They are also called amphibian aircraft.
Seaplanes use hydrofoils instead of motor-powered watercraft to run on the water. This plane is used to control forest fires and to access undeveloped areas. This coloring sheet will surely ignite your child’s imagination.
9. Antique Airplane
Planes these days look very different from how they looked before. This coloring sheet features an antique airplane.
Your child will love filling colors in this antique airplane. Share a few facts about antique airplanes as your child colors the sheet. You can also ask your child to draw a scene around this airplane.
10. Airplane Landing At The Airport
This coloring sheet features an airplane landing at the Hawaiian airport. The Hawaiian air hostess welcomes the visitor by offering a garland.
11. Connect The Dots
Here is a simple dot-to-dot coloring sheet for your preschooler. Tell your child to complete this picture airplane so that it can fly to its destination. They have to connect the dots from 1 to 17 to finish the picture. When they have finished coloring, tell them to add color to the plane. Your child will have so much fun coloring the sheet, that they will not even realize he is practicing numbers one to seventeen.
12. Cartoon Airplane
Here is an adorable cartoon airplane coloring sheet for your preschoolers. This coloring sheet will help hone your child’s fine motor skills while working within the lines.
You can also ask your child to name the airplane or draw a design along the sides of the drawing. When he is done coloring the sheet, cut the image out and use it as a poster for your child’s room. Children can make skies in the background. They can also add their favorite location below.
13. Supersonic Aircraft
This supersonic aircraft is almost ready to take off, but it needs some color to fly fast enough. Can your child help color the wings?
A supersonic aircraft is a machine that flies by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil or the static lift. Crewed supersonic aircraft have pilots while unmanned aerial vehicles are remote-controlled.
14. Color By Number
This coloring sheet features two of the main characters of Disney’s “Planes”. All your kid has to do is fill in the spaces according to the color key. It will give a beautiful look to this coloring sheet. As your child colors, he will his practice number and color recognition skills.
15. Ripslinger
This coloring sheet features Ripslinger, the main antagonist in Disney’s “Planes”. He is one of the contestants in the Wings Around the Globe air racing competition.
Ripslinger is the biggest name in the air racing competition. Despite so many championship trophies, Ripslinger does not play fair. He wins only by eliminating his competitors. Ripslinger is a slender green plane with green eyes, black fins, and wings. It has an orange flame design on its body. Your child can use these shades to fill this coloring sheet.
16. Gliders
This coloring sheet features Glider, a type of aircraft used in the sport of gliding. This kind of airplane is mainly used for recreational purposes.
Most of the gliders do not have an engine, except the motor gliders, which have small engines for extending their flight when required. Glider aircrafts are used for military purposes. It flies efficiently and can glide long distances at a very high speed with minimum loss of height. The wings of gliders are slimmer and longer than airplanes.
17. Helicopter
A helicopter is an aircraft, which flies with the help of rotors on the top of the vessel. Unlike airplanes, helicopters do not require a runway to take off or land as they can move vertically. Helicopters are not suitable for covering long distances.
18. Airship
An airship is a type of aircraft that can navigate through the air with its power.
It gains its lift from gas bags filled with a lifting gas. The shape of an airship depends on the inflation gasses. Most of the airships use helium gas for flying. Earlier, hydrogen gas was used due to its high lifting capacity.
19. Biplanes
Here is a coloring sheet of a biplane, a fixed-wing aircraft with two wings placed one above the other. The first ever aircraft designed by the Wright Flyer was also a biplane.
This plane had become obsolete for most purposes after the 1930s. Your child can rediscover the biplane by filling this coloring sheet. Share some more facts about the biplane as he colors the sheet.
20. Dusty Crophopper
Meet Dusty Crophopper, the main protagonist in Disney’s film “Planes.”
Dusty is a plane with high hopes. He dreams of soaring alongside the heroes in an international race. The fact that he is not built for a competitive race does not deter him. Dusty is a white-colored plane with black stripes and blue eyes. Use the same colors for filling this coloring sheet.
Your child’s imagination will surely take flight with these free printable airplane coloring pages online. These airplane coloring sheets will make a fun part-time activity for the kids.
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