PlaneCraft
by malekhammoud
Players who want to fly can build airplanes in PlaneCraft, a Fabric mod that adds buildable planes with custom flight physics.
What it does
PlaneCraft adds aircraft that players assemble in the world and then pilot. The flight model is a custom lift and gravity simulation rather than vanilla movement, and each plane carries one passenger in its seat. Flight speed is stored with the plane, so the value persists across world saves.
Controls are set by the mod: W and S change throttle, A and D yaw the aircraft, and the mouse adjusts pitch. The author notes that more rideable vehicles, including land and sea types, are planned for later versions. Files target Minecraft 1.20.2 only, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. The code is under the MIT License and is open source.
PlaneCraft is published for Fabric alone, with a single release, 1.0.1 for 1.20.2, marked as an alpha build and dated 2025-06-08.
Key features
Buildable planes
Planes are assembled from blocks in the world and can then be flown, giving players a vehicle built by hand.
Custom flight physics
Lift and gravity are simulated by the mod, so flight behaves differently from vanilla riding.
Single passenger
Each plane seats one rider, who controls the aircraft from the cockpit.
Persistent speed
A plane keeps its speed data when the world is saved and reloaded, so flights resume where they stopped.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Solo flying
A single-player world can hold a plane for exploring large terrain from the air.
Multiplayer hangars
A server can let players build planes for travel between bases, provided every player runs the mod.
Who it’s for: Players who want aircraft in a 1.20.2 Fabric world, and server owners who plan to host flight over their maps.
How it compares
Playful Planes is Fabric-only for 1.21.8, with a client and server environment and an MIT License that makes it open source. Vanilla Planes covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.19 – 1.21.3, is server required with client optional, and is closed under All rights reserved. RC Toys is Fabric-only for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, so it is open source. PlaneCraft is the only option here for 1.20.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlaneCraft | Fabric | 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2025-06-08 |
| Playful Planes | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-03 |
| Vanilla Planes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-01-15 |
| RC Toys | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-11 |
Questions
Does PlaneCraft need Fabric?
Does the server need PlaneCraft installed?
Will plane speed be kept after a restart?
In the catalog
PlaneCraft is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
PlaneCraft is a Fabric mod for Minecraft that adds buildable, flyable planes with custom flight physics and planned support for additional rideable vehicles. Features - Build and pilot realistic aircraft in Minecraft - Custom lift and gravity simulation - Single-passenger rideable planes - Persistent speed data…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/planecraft
- Owner
- malekhammoud
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15