Emmanuel
@emmanuelmpeg.bsky.social
Scientist. (Aviation) History nerd. Belgian.
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Weekend quiz. Four anonymised victims of aeronautical engineering. You might underestimate the range to your target.
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Weekend quiz. Four anonymised victims of aeronautical engineering. You might underestimate the range to your target.
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Live footage of Hannah Arendt's dichotomy between violence and power.
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Live footage of Hannah Arendt's dichotomy between violence and power.
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A man told me yesterday that it was important to "take emotion out of the equation“ when analysing the situation in the US, at which point I told him very calmly that "a woman who disagrees with you is not necessarily emotional".
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
January 24, 2026 at 10:46 AM
A man told me yesterday that it was important to "take emotion out of the equation“ when analysing the situation in the US, at which point I told him very calmly that "a woman who disagrees with you is not necessarily emotional".
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
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ICYMI here’s my illustrated article for The Aviation Show on the various prototypes and testbeds for the Hawker Typhoon and Tornado
A later than planned #TyphoonTuesday!
@navalairhistory.com takes us through the Hawker Tornado and Typhoon prototypes in a free article on our Patreon. Matt describes the changes each underwent and how they were used in the development of the Typhoon II.
www.patreon.com/posts/hawker...
#aviation
@navalairhistory.com takes us through the Hawker Tornado and Typhoon prototypes in a free article on our Patreon. Matt describes the changes each underwent and how they were used in the development of the Typhoon II.
www.patreon.com/posts/hawker...
#aviation
The Hawker Tornado and Typhoon Prototypes | The Aviation Show
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January 21, 2026 at 11:19 AM
ICYMI here’s my illustrated article for The Aviation Show on the various prototypes and testbeds for the Hawker Typhoon and Tornado
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There is literally zero time to waste right now, but I have to say that there is a part of me which is not only appalled and worried, but genuinely sad tonight. I have always thought of myself as an Atlanticist, it gives me no pleasure to say this.
The world we relied on no longer exists.
The world we relied on no longer exists.
January 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
There is literally zero time to waste right now, but I have to say that there is a part of me which is not only appalled and worried, but genuinely sad tonight. I have always thought of myself as an Atlanticist, it gives me no pleasure to say this.
The world we relied on no longer exists.
The world we relied on no longer exists.
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Not a single day in 2025 was cooler than the 1991-2020 average, on a global scale. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Not a single day in 2025 was cooler than the 1991-2020 average, on a global scale. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
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Babylon 5 - staggeringly and frustratingly prescient, including the part where they predicted Karoline Leavitt.
January 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Babylon 5 - staggeringly and frustratingly prescient, including the part where they predicted Karoline Leavitt.
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Seeing as I'm blathering about Spitfires, here's a free mythbuster for Bluesky
The little letter after the Spitfire mark designation - e.g. Spitfire Vb, Spitfire XVIe - what does it mean?
There is a widespread misconception that it relates to armament configuration, and *only* armament config...
The little letter after the Spitfire mark designation - e.g. Spitfire Vb, Spitfire XVIe - what does it mean?
There is a widespread misconception that it relates to armament configuration, and *only* armament config...
January 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Seeing as I'm blathering about Spitfires, here's a free mythbuster for Bluesky
The little letter after the Spitfire mark designation - e.g. Spitfire Vb, Spitfire XVIe - what does it mean?
There is a widespread misconception that it relates to armament configuration, and *only* armament config...
The little letter after the Spitfire mark designation - e.g. Spitfire Vb, Spitfire XVIe - what does it mean?
There is a widespread misconception that it relates to armament configuration, and *only* armament config...
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every once in a while i remember this door
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
every once in a while i remember this door
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I can be real with you, right? We're all friends here.
I'm publicly releasing this episode for two reasons.
First, because people have been requesting I release it for years now... and second, because look at the news. It's here.
I'm publicly releasing this episode for two reasons.
First, because people have been requesting I release it for years now... and second, because look at the news. It's here.
Bonus Episode: The Authoritarians | The British History Podcast
By popular request, we're releasing the full member's episode on The Authoritarians.
www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I can be real with you, right? We're all friends here.
I'm publicly releasing this episode for two reasons.
First, because people have been requesting I release it for years now... and second, because look at the news. It's here.
I'm publicly releasing this episode for two reasons.
First, because people have been requesting I release it for years now... and second, because look at the news. It's here.
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Now seeing a debate about how Hitler could have won/at what point could he have stopped and won/etc. and not jumping into it because if you think he *could have stopped* you do not understand Hitler. If the Holocaust and Lebensraum is not the key consideration, its all just a game of Axis & Allies.
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Now seeing a debate about how Hitler could have won/at what point could he have stopped and won/etc. and not jumping into it because if you think he *could have stopped* you do not understand Hitler. If the Holocaust and Lebensraum is not the key consideration, its all just a game of Axis & Allies.
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It's easy to think Belgian comic art begins and ends with the usual passport stamps: Tintin, the Smurfs, Lucky Luke. But step into a new retrospective on Buck Danny, the fictional US fighter pilot, and you’re suddenly in a different tradition.
Buck Danny – a reminder that there is more than Tintin to Belgian comics
Buck Danny – a reminder that there is more than Tintin to Belgian comics
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December 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It's easy to think Belgian comic art begins and ends with the usual passport stamps: Tintin, the Smurfs, Lucky Luke. But step into a new retrospective on Buck Danny, the fictional US fighter pilot, and you’re suddenly in a different tradition.
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Yay! Literatureandhistory.com got a write up in the New York Times! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/a...
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Yay! Literatureandhistory.com got a write up in the New York Times! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/a...
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Juanjo Guarnido
December 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Juanjo Guarnido
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Adoration of the Shepherds by Ghirlandaio, 1485. Lots of reminders that we're in Roman empire here.
December 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Adoration of the Shepherds by Ghirlandaio, 1485. Lots of reminders that we're in Roman empire here.
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Love Niels his drawings:
December 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Love Niels his drawings:
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Take a moment to photograph the parts and progress on my edition of 16th Century mice armour today. #jeffdeboer #metalarts #mousearmour #armourer #miniatureart
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Take a moment to photograph the parts and progress on my edition of 16th Century mice armour today. #jeffdeboer #metalarts #mousearmour #armourer #miniatureart
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Thread of threads.
November 24, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Thread of threads.
A picture of me and the staff who operate my BlueSky account:
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A picture of me and the staff who operate my BlueSky account:
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Although popularised by the British "Vickers Wellington" bomber, the geodesic construction technique was first used on an aircraft in the early 1920s with the Latécoère Laté-6, an all-metal bomber.
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Although popularised by the British "Vickers Wellington" bomber, the geodesic construction technique was first used on an aircraft in the early 1920s with the Latécoère Laté-6, an all-metal bomber.
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First prototype of the ‘Voltigeur’ from 1958, a three-seater anti-guerrilla warfare aircraft.
The 2nd prototype, no longer equipped with a piston engine but with 2 Turboméca “Bastan” engines, broke up in flight during its seventh flight on 9 January 1959, killing its entire crew.
The 2nd prototype, no longer equipped with a piston engine but with 2 Turboméca “Bastan” engines, broke up in flight during its seventh flight on 9 January 1959, killing its entire crew.
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
First prototype of the ‘Voltigeur’ from 1958, a three-seater anti-guerrilla warfare aircraft.
The 2nd prototype, no longer equipped with a piston engine but with 2 Turboméca “Bastan” engines, broke up in flight during its seventh flight on 9 January 1959, killing its entire crew.
The 2nd prototype, no longer equipped with a piston engine but with 2 Turboméca “Bastan” engines, broke up in flight during its seventh flight on 9 January 1959, killing its entire crew.
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There are 1,000 of you following this account (1,001 to be precise). Thank you to the old followers whom I am delighted to see again on BlueSky, and thank you to the new who are curious to join us!
To mark this nice round number, here is the Breguet Br.1001 Taon, a light fighter aircraft from 1957.
To mark this nice round number, here is the Breguet Br.1001 Taon, a light fighter aircraft from 1957.
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
There are 1,000 of you following this account (1,001 to be precise). Thank you to the old followers whom I am delighted to see again on BlueSky, and thank you to the new who are curious to join us!
To mark this nice round number, here is the Breguet Br.1001 Taon, a light fighter aircraft from 1957.
To mark this nice round number, here is the Breguet Br.1001 Taon, a light fighter aircraft from 1957.
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The Vickers Warwick, which first flew in Aug 1939, was intended to be a twin-engined ‘heavy’ bomber. However, following performance issues and protracted development the type wasn’t required by Bomber Command. Instead, Warwicks served with Transport and Coastal Commands.
📷 Destination’s Journey
🧵1/9
📷 Destination’s Journey
🧵1/9
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Vickers Warwick, which first flew in Aug 1939, was intended to be a twin-engined ‘heavy’ bomber. However, following performance issues and protracted development the type wasn’t required by Bomber Command. Instead, Warwicks served with Transport and Coastal Commands.
📷 Destination’s Journey
🧵1/9
📷 Destination’s Journey
🧵1/9
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this man is an embarrassment to our Republic and its scientific and engineering history
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
this man is an embarrassment to our Republic and its scientific and engineering history
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com