@papiplanesPapi Planes

Building a F/A-18 cockpit with real parts 📧 papiplanesfly@gmail.com

card updated Sep 12, 2026 · 10 clips parsed · following 81 · 1,600,000 likes total

Engagement6.6%normal range

Account summary

@papiplanes has 101,200 followers and 164 videos. Across the 10 parsed clips the average is 229,130 views and 14,630 likes. Engagement to views is 6.6%, which is normal range for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is holding steady (+0.16 pp). Posts roughly 0.7 times a week. An average clip reaches 226% of the follower count.

Followers

101.2K

+0 in period

Engagement

6.6%

+0.16 pp newer half

Average views

229.1K

median 208.1K

Likes per clip

14.6K

91 comments avg

Shares / saves

399 / 1.5K

0.66% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.7 / wk

reach 226% of followers

Latest clips

10 collected

The Lock Shoot Indicator on the F/A-18 Hornet flashes to catch the pil — @papiplanes

371.9K1:12The Lock Shoot Indicator on the F/A-18 Hornet flashes to catch the pilots attention when the radar has acquired a target22.6K1065892.5K

What could possibly go wrong trying to take off with this switch in th — @papiplanes

162.1K1:05What could possibly go wrong trying to take off with this switch in the wrong position?! This Wing Fold Lever from the F6.1K5296522

A series of B-17 crashes in WWII led to a shocking discovery that revo — @papiplanes

61.3K1:20A series of B-17 crashes in WWII led to a shocking discovery that revolutionzed cockpit design. Shape Coding is a design6.5K52177625

F/A-18 Vertical Velocity Indicator connected to Digital Combat Simulat — @papiplanes

85.2K1:55F/A-18 Vertical Velocity Indicator connected to Digital Combat Simulator #dcs #aviation #simulator #flightsim #electron7.9K75206716

F/A-18 Hornet cockpit up close! #dcs #fa18 #aviation #military #simula — @papiplanes

29.8K0:13F/A-18 Hornet cockpit up close! #dcs #fa18 #aviation #military #simulator 3K3496344

Will these real F/A-18 panels fit into the OpenHornet frame? I am buil — @papiplanes

355.6K1:00Will these real F/A-18 panels fit into the OpenHornet frame? I am building the most realistic simulator possible using o23.5K1671K3K

Connecting the simplest panel in the F/A-18 Hornet up to Digital Comba — @papiplanes

92K1:00Connecting the simplest panel in the F/A-18 Hornet up to Digital Combat Simulator #dcs #simulator #flightsimulator #avia7.2K51143824

Bringing this Master Arm panel from the F/A-18 Hornet back to life! I’ — @papiplanes

254K1:06Bringing this Master Arm panel from the F/A-18 Hornet back to life! I’m building a F/A-18 flight simulator cockpit using19.4K1226752K

Why does the F/A-18 lock the gear lever from being raised? Watch to fi — @papiplanes

607.1K1:18Why does the F/A-18 lock the gear lever from being raised? Watch to find out and learn other cool things about this fasc29K1304012.4K

Unboxing the F/A-18 Canopy Switch and Circuit Breaker panel! Let’s pow — @papiplanes

272.3K1:20Unboxing the F/A-18 Canopy Switch and Circuit Breaker panel! Let’s power it on and see how the panels work #simulator #d21K1215992.2K

Engagement per clip

10 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 11.1% ER

Apr 3May 10Jul 19

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Jul 19, 2026	371,900	22,600	106	589	2,471	6.26%
Jun 11, 2026	162,100	6,126	52	96	522	3.87%
Jun 6, 2026	61,300	6,545	52	177	625	11.05%
May 19, 2026	85,200	7,880	75	206	716	9.58%
May 10, 2026	29,800	3,044	34	96	344	10.65%
May 6, 2026	355,600	23,500	167	1,009	2,952	6.94%
Apr 29, 2026	92,000	7,210	51	143	824	8.05%
Apr 27, 2026	254,000	19,400	122	675	2,014	7.95%
Apr 19, 2026	607,100	29,000	130	401	2,410	4.86%
Apr 3, 2026	272,300	21,000	121	599	2,218	7.98%