Airplane

The Airplane is one of the many vehicles to appear in the series, most prominently in Total Drama Island. It was not seen in Total Drama Action, as it was replaced by another plane. It also had a brief cameo appearance in Total Drama World Tour.

Total Drama Island
In Total Drama Island, the airplane was a yellow, single-propeller plane with red stripes running along the sides. It was very poorly maintained as it was covered in dents and grease stains and there were rust stains all over it. One of its wheels was missing and had been replaced by a ski and its wings were kept in place by duct tape. However, despite Chris's cheapness, it kept running until it crashed in Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island.



Phobia Factor
The plane was first seen in Phobia Factor, when Owen and Izzy had to ride in it to conquer their fear of flying. In this episode, it was piloted by Chef Hatchet, who was dressed as a female flight attendant. He flew the plane wildly, performing loops and even flying upside-down. Despite this and the fact that the tape on the plane was falling off, both Gophers managed to conquer their fears, earning their two team points. The plane's wings fell right off the body shortly after it landed.

X-Treme Torture
The airplane was later seen in X-Treme Torture, fully repaired. It slightly represents an X-wing from Star Wars, as Chris was wearing an outfit that was an obvious spoof of the outfits that X-wing pilots wore. It was first seen when Chris flew it low over the campgrounds, using the loud roar of its engine to rudely wake up all of the campers. It was also later used when DJ and Trent had to jump out of it and skydive down to their respective targets on the beach below. Although Chris was seen to be inside the plane with them, Chef was seen to be the pilot this time. Thus, this is the only time in which the plane has two different pilots in the same episode.

Wawanakwa Gone Wild!
It was seen again in Wawanakwa Gone Wild!, when Izzy shoots a tranquilizer gun at it and hit it in the left wing. This caused the plane to jerk, cough and sputter, with a thin stream of smoke pluming from it, before it dipped down and crashed off-screen. It is unknown who was piloting it, as Chris was back at the campgrounds waiting for the other campers, and Chef had been tranquilized by Izzy at the time.

Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island
Despite supposedly being destroyed in the previous episode, it was seen one last time in Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island. Justin was flying it after he convinced Chef to give him the keys to the plane by offering an autographed picture of himself. After this, Justin jumps out and parachutes down to Lindsay, Beth, and Ezekiel, who had the million dollar case at the time. Once he did this, the now-pilotless plane spirals out of control, in the process crashing through the support beams for the high diving board over the pool of green jello (which had been set up for Courtney in Phobia Factor). At that time, Geoff, Bridgette, Katie, Sadie, Leshawna, Courtney, Cody, DJ, Tyler, and Owen were all crowded on it. This caused the diving board to fall off and, subsequently, set off a chain of events that resulted in five of them qualifying for Total Drama Action, and the other five not doing so. After smashing through the support beams, it continued on and flew right into the woods. The plane was supposedly destroyed for good after this, as it was never seen again in Total Drama.

Full Metal Drama
In Total Drama Action, a different plane, that resembles a silver World War I aircraft, was used instead, replacing the destroyed model. The contestants are forced to jump out of a plane to reenact a World War I scenario, but by the time they had all fallen out of the plane, they realize it never even took off, and was just a prop inside of the studio lot.

Get a Clue
Courtney mentions the plane from Full Metal Drama, although it did not appear. She recalls that the plane seen in Full Metal Drama was fake, and she compared it to the train that they were currently riding in.

Total Drama World Tour

 * See main article: Total Drama Jumbo Jet

A plane is used in Total Drama World Tour, in this case the Total Drama Jumbo Jet. It transports the contestants around the world from one location to another and was piloted by Chef Hatchet, until it was ultimately destroyed in a massive explosion caused by Sierra in Awwwwww, Drumheller.

Aftermath Aftermayhem
In a flashback, Blaineley is seen putting a bag over Bridgette's head and stuffing her in a yellow plane that resembles the one from Total Drama Island. She closes the door (which initially jams into Bridgette), and sends her off on a Total Drama World Tour around the world instead of herself.

Trivia

 * Each season features a airplane:
 * In Total Drama Island, a small, beaten-up yellow plane is used for a challenge in Phobia Factor and  X-Treme Torture.
 * In Total Drama Action, one was used for a challenge in Full Metal Drama.
 * In Total Drama World Tour, contestants travelled around the world using the Total Drama Jumbo Jet.
 * So far, Justin, Chris, and Chef are the only characters that are shown to be able to fly an airplane.
 * The yellow airplane appears briefly in Cartoon Network's Flight Simmerator, as one of the many obstacles that the Total Drama Jumbo Jet may crash into.