Echoes in the Sky
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the fantastic rear of the Parseval PL25 German patrol airship, which becomes some kind of alternate-universe dreamliner in its own right
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
the fantastic rear of the Parseval PL25 German patrol airship, which becomes some kind of alternate-universe dreamliner in its own right
Age yourself with gaming
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Age yourself with gaming
to me, every worthy/serious Bond argument or opinion just ends at a dead end right here:
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
to me, every worthy/serious Bond argument or opinion just ends at a dead end right here:
Came across this in my bookmarks today, from 1989
I might start implementing the old-fashioned five seconds of silence, before the continuity announcer inhales, into everyday life
youtu.be/ApYXnCaNG0Y
I might start implementing the old-fashioned five seconds of silence, before the continuity announcer inhales, into everyday life
youtu.be/ApYXnCaNG0Y
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Came across this in my bookmarks today, from 1989
I might start implementing the old-fashioned five seconds of silence, before the continuity announcer inhales, into everyday life
youtu.be/ApYXnCaNG0Y
I might start implementing the old-fashioned five seconds of silence, before the continuity announcer inhales, into everyday life
youtu.be/ApYXnCaNG0Y
I recently got a birding scope for a significant birthday. With a phone attached, I took this photo - I think it’s the Moon - yesterday evening, low in the smoky French countryside
October 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I recently got a birding scope for a significant birthday. With a phone attached, I took this photo - I think it’s the Moon - yesterday evening, low in the smoky French countryside
The “president shitting on his people” video is awful on many levels - including that AI has a reasonable chance of crashing the US stock market - but it also highlights that there is only one jet-powered fertiliser-spraying aircraft that matters 👹
October 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The “president shitting on his people” video is awful on many levels - including that AI has a reasonable chance of crashing the US stock market - but it also highlights that there is only one jet-powered fertiliser-spraying aircraft that matters 👹
“We choose to go to Button Moon. We chose to go to Button Moon. Yahahahah. We choose to go to Button Moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Shut your cakehole"
- Sid James, Ipswich Polytechnic, 1978
- Sid James, Ipswich Polytechnic, 1978
October 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
“We choose to go to Button Moon. We chose to go to Button Moon. Yahahahah. We choose to go to Button Moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Shut your cakehole"
- Sid James, Ipswich Polytechnic, 1978
- Sid James, Ipswich Polytechnic, 1978
“It's just one of those days when you don't wanna wake up
Everything is f*cked, everybody sucks
You don't really know why
But you wanna justify
THE NEED FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF TURBULENT MOTION”
(From the Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, March 1971)
Everything is f*cked, everybody sucks
You don't really know why
But you wanna justify
THE NEED FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF TURBULENT MOTION”
(From the Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, March 1971)
October 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“It's just one of those days when you don't wanna wake up
Everything is f*cked, everybody sucks
You don't really know why
But you wanna justify
THE NEED FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF TURBULENT MOTION”
(From the Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, March 1971)
Everything is f*cked, everybody sucks
You don't really know why
But you wanna justify
THE NEED FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF TURBULENT MOTION”
(From the Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, March 1971)
Perhaps of the few aircraft that could be deemed worthy to survive the rapture:
the Evangel 4500 - designed by bush pilot Carl Mortenson ("no formal education in aeronautical engineering") for STOL missionary work. only 8 made - most came to an end in S America, but the 1st is still going (N4501L)
the Evangel 4500 - designed by bush pilot Carl Mortenson ("no formal education in aeronautical engineering") for STOL missionary work. only 8 made - most came to an end in S America, but the 1st is still going (N4501L)
September 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Perhaps of the few aircraft that could be deemed worthy to survive the rapture:
the Evangel 4500 - designed by bush pilot Carl Mortenson ("no formal education in aeronautical engineering") for STOL missionary work. only 8 made - most came to an end in S America, but the 1st is still going (N4501L)
the Evangel 4500 - designed by bush pilot Carl Mortenson ("no formal education in aeronautical engineering") for STOL missionary work. only 8 made - most came to an end in S America, but the 1st is still going (N4501L)
“A photon rocket glides swiftly across the face of the Triffid Nebula, bound for some remote part of our Galaxy"
art by David A. Hardy - featured in EXPLORING SPACE, by Heather Couper, 1985
(archive.org/details/expl...)
art by David A. Hardy - featured in EXPLORING SPACE, by Heather Couper, 1985
(archive.org/details/expl...)
September 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“A photon rocket glides swiftly across the face of the Triffid Nebula, bound for some remote part of our Galaxy"
art by David A. Hardy - featured in EXPLORING SPACE, by Heather Couper, 1985
(archive.org/details/expl...)
art by David A. Hardy - featured in EXPLORING SPACE, by Heather Couper, 1985
(archive.org/details/expl...)
It was also, often, a communal journey - as the Internet was something you usually accessed in college or uni computer rooms
I remember a whole row of desks losing their minds when someone found the “Thundercats outtakes”
I remember a whole row of desks losing their minds when someone found the “Thundercats outtakes”
September 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It was also, often, a communal journey - as the Internet was something you usually accessed in college or uni computer rooms
I remember a whole row of desks losing their minds when someone found the “Thundercats outtakes”
I remember a whole row of desks losing their minds when someone found the “Thundercats outtakes”
I like to imagine - 6 billion+ years from now - some residents of the remnants of this clumpy galaxy starting their own deep space survey, looking at our pretty galaxy as it is now, and wondering how things are going within one of the minor spiral arms 👋
A clumpy galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the AEGIS survey.
It is at redshift 0.64 (lookback time 6.15 billion years) with coordinates (214.45709, 52.50905).
115 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.64 (lookback time 6.15 billion years) with coordinates (214.45709, 52.50905).
115 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
September 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I like to imagine - 6 billion+ years from now - some residents of the remnants of this clumpy galaxy starting their own deep space survey, looking at our pretty galaxy as it is now, and wondering how things are going within one of the minor spiral arms 👋
“the hell are you wiseguys all staring at?! Scram, capish? Badda-bing badda-boom”
September 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“the hell are you wiseguys all staring at?! Scram, capish? Badda-bing badda-boom”
apparently, yesterday was National Hummingbird Day, and it reminded me of something I saved off the other place a few years ago - someone (I’ve lost who, sorry) made this KC-135 Hummingbird feeder!
It got me thinking about a fighter-sized bird..
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It got me thinking about a fighter-sized bird..
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September 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
apparently, yesterday was National Hummingbird Day, and it reminded me of something I saved off the other place a few years ago - someone (I’ve lost who, sorry) made this KC-135 Hummingbird feeder!
It got me thinking about a fighter-sized bird..
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It got me thinking about a fighter-sized bird..
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"On 16 November 1982, Columbia approaches Edwards AFB bringing to an end STS-5”
(photo by Erik Simonsen (author of PROJECT TERMINATED! crecy.co.uk/project-term...)
(photo by Erik Simonsen (author of PROJECT TERMINATED! crecy.co.uk/project-term...)
September 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"On 16 November 1982, Columbia approaches Edwards AFB bringing to an end STS-5”
(photo by Erik Simonsen (author of PROJECT TERMINATED! crecy.co.uk/project-term...)
(photo by Erik Simonsen (author of PROJECT TERMINATED! crecy.co.uk/project-term...)
from “Encyclopedic Dictionary of Young Technician”, a Soviet kid’s science and engineering book, 1987
(archive.org/details/luKr...)
(archive.org/details/luKr...)
September 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
from “Encyclopedic Dictionary of Young Technician”, a Soviet kid’s science and engineering book, 1987
(archive.org/details/luKr...)
(archive.org/details/luKr...)
My current take on the “Meet the Performative Male hunky guy reading Harry Potter with an ice lolly” thing..
August 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
My current take on the “Meet the Performative Male hunky guy reading Harry Potter with an ice lolly” thing..
“from the private collection of a Luftwaffe pilot of Fighter Wing JG 54, taken in 1943 at 9/JG54’s airfield at Schwerin-Görries.
The ”Staffel Umbrella“, with hand-painted ”Devil’s Head“ emblem, created by members of the Staffel (squadron), appears to be made of parachute silk..”
The ”Staffel Umbrella“, with hand-painted ”Devil’s Head“ emblem, created by members of the Staffel (squadron), appears to be made of parachute silk..”
August 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
“from the private collection of a Luftwaffe pilot of Fighter Wing JG 54, taken in 1943 at 9/JG54’s airfield at Schwerin-Görries.
The ”Staffel Umbrella“, with hand-painted ”Devil’s Head“ emblem, created by members of the Staffel (squadron), appears to be made of parachute silk..”
The ”Staffel Umbrella“, with hand-painted ”Devil’s Head“ emblem, created by members of the Staffel (squadron), appears to be made of parachute silk..”
I know its World <Something> Day pretty much every day, but earlier I found out its World Dog Day while smoking a cigar in a monoplane and listening to Shakira, and I was iiiinstantly reminded of this banger:
“Monoplane", and his co-pilot - Shakir Jerwan. Moisant aviation school, Long Island
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“Monoplane", and his co-pilot - Shakir Jerwan. Moisant aviation school, Long Island
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August 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I know its World <Something> Day pretty much every day, but earlier I found out its World Dog Day while smoking a cigar in a monoplane and listening to Shakira, and I was iiiinstantly reminded of this banger:
“Monoplane", and his co-pilot - Shakir Jerwan. Moisant aviation school, Long Island
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“Monoplane", and his co-pilot - Shakir Jerwan. Moisant aviation school, Long Island
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“Welcome to Conair!”
“A mid 70s shot of the Conair [firefighting] Fleet at Abbotsford Airport (YXX), including TBMs, A-26s and the Venerable DC6.
This was also the period in time when Conair transitioned from 337 Skymasters to TS60 Aerostars as air attack platforms”
(rb.gy/p69gq)
“A mid 70s shot of the Conair [firefighting] Fleet at Abbotsford Airport (YXX), including TBMs, A-26s and the Venerable DC6.
This was also the period in time when Conair transitioned from 337 Skymasters to TS60 Aerostars as air attack platforms”
(rb.gy/p69gq)
August 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“Welcome to Conair!”
“A mid 70s shot of the Conair [firefighting] Fleet at Abbotsford Airport (YXX), including TBMs, A-26s and the Venerable DC6.
This was also the period in time when Conair transitioned from 337 Skymasters to TS60 Aerostars as air attack platforms”
(rb.gy/p69gq)
“A mid 70s shot of the Conair [firefighting] Fleet at Abbotsford Airport (YXX), including TBMs, A-26s and the Venerable DC6.
This was also the period in time when Conair transitioned from 337 Skymasters to TS60 Aerostars as air attack platforms”
(rb.gy/p69gq)
I’m gearing up for a return
It will be like this- but instead of a glorious white steed, a Magnus Spherical Airship will rise over the ridge
It will be like this- but instead of a glorious white steed, a Magnus Spherical Airship will rise over the ridge
July 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I’m gearing up for a return
It will be like this- but instead of a glorious white steed, a Magnus Spherical Airship will rise over the ridge
It will be like this- but instead of a glorious white steed, a Magnus Spherical Airship will rise over the ridge
MEGATHREAD™
the Star Wars original trilogy movies are strewn with objects that are aeronautical in origin. let's try and round up as many as we can
not covered: prequels, sequels, spin-offs
main credits/links at the end
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the Star Wars original trilogy movies are strewn with objects that are aeronautical in origin. let's try and round up as many as we can
not covered: prequels, sequels, spin-offs
main credits/links at the end
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May 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
MEGATHREAD™
the Star Wars original trilogy movies are strewn with objects that are aeronautical in origin. let's try and round up as many as we can
not covered: prequels, sequels, spin-offs
main credits/links at the end
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the Star Wars original trilogy movies are strewn with objects that are aeronautical in origin. let's try and round up as many as we can
not covered: prequels, sequels, spin-offs
main credits/links at the end
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#AlienDay
greebly detail being added to the Narcissus shuttle, via a variety of Airfix kits
as with Star Wars, vehicle/ship model kits were generally preferred over aircraft ones - though the Nostromo and its refinery used over 200 space shuttle (and dozens of Darth Vader TIE fighter) kits
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greebly detail being added to the Narcissus shuttle, via a variety of Airfix kits
as with Star Wars, vehicle/ship model kits were generally preferred over aircraft ones - though the Nostromo and its refinery used over 200 space shuttle (and dozens of Darth Vader TIE fighter) kits
1/3
April 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#AlienDay
greebly detail being added to the Narcissus shuttle, via a variety of Airfix kits
as with Star Wars, vehicle/ship model kits were generally preferred over aircraft ones - though the Nostromo and its refinery used over 200 space shuttle (and dozens of Darth Vader TIE fighter) kits
1/3
greebly detail being added to the Narcissus shuttle, via a variety of Airfix kits
as with Star Wars, vehicle/ship model kits were generally preferred over aircraft ones - though the Nostromo and its refinery used over 200 space shuttle (and dozens of Darth Vader TIE fighter) kits
1/3
the unofficial insignia of the 509th Bomb Wing during the period of B-2 bomber test flights.
the 509th was based at Roswell Army Airfield during that totally obscure UFO incident of 1947..
"TO SERVE MAN" - from a Twilight Zone episode
“GUSTATUS SIMILIS PULLUS” ("Tastes like chicken")
the 509th was based at Roswell Army Airfield during that totally obscure UFO incident of 1947..
"TO SERVE MAN" - from a Twilight Zone episode
“GUSTATUS SIMILIS PULLUS” ("Tastes like chicken")
April 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
the unofficial insignia of the 509th Bomb Wing during the period of B-2 bomber test flights.
the 509th was based at Roswell Army Airfield during that totally obscure UFO incident of 1947..
"TO SERVE MAN" - from a Twilight Zone episode
“GUSTATUS SIMILIS PULLUS” ("Tastes like chicken")
the 509th was based at Roswell Army Airfield during that totally obscure UFO incident of 1947..
"TO SERVE MAN" - from a Twilight Zone episode
“GUSTATUS SIMILIS PULLUS” ("Tastes like chicken")