The Air Whisperer
@pneumofoils.bsky.social
22nd-Century
Aerodynamics
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Often blamed on Leonardo Da Vinci, the principle that an object moving through air and air flowing past a stationary object are mathematically IDENTICAL has become central to Aerodynamics because it implies that air is all you need to move, in order to study either scenario, or both.
September 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Often blamed on Leonardo Da Vinci, the principle that an object moving through air and air flowing past a stationary object are mathematically IDENTICAL has become central to Aerodynamics because it implies that air is all you need to move, in order to study either scenario, or both.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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One of the small cohort of companies which is capturing the home office's ongoing attention — and imagination 💭 — is REGENT out of Rhode Island. They continue to make steady progress in their development program of their unique hydrofoil/ground effect aircraft. | 🛩️ 🦆 ⚔️ ⚡️ 📹 📰 🥇 | 🧵 1/2
REGENT Demonstrates Seaglider Rescue Capabilities in Support of U.S. Marine Corps Partnership | REGENT
Operations highlight how Seaglider vessels close critical gaps in maritime defense.
www.regentcraft.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One of the small cohort of companies which is capturing the home office's ongoing attention — and imagination 💭 — is REGENT out of Rhode Island. They continue to make steady progress in their development program of their unique hydrofoil/ground effect aircraft. | 🛩️ 🦆 ⚔️ ⚡️ 📹 📰 🥇 | 🧵 1/2
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Persistent Aero Myths:
'The Power of the Vortex'
In the early 20th Century, HYPNOTISM was feared; the sinister villain of a novel or movie would WHIRL something before a victim's eyes, urging them to focus keenly on the motion until everything else faded
- and their doom was sealed...!
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'The Power of the Vortex'
In the early 20th Century, HYPNOTISM was feared; the sinister villain of a novel or movie would WHIRL something before a victim's eyes, urging them to focus keenly on the motion until everything else faded
- and their doom was sealed...!
1/n
December 15, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Persistent Aero Myths:
'The Power of the Vortex'
In the early 20th Century, HYPNOTISM was feared; the sinister villain of a novel or movie would WHIRL something before a victim's eyes, urging them to focus keenly on the motion until everything else faded
- and their doom was sealed...!
1/n
'The Power of the Vortex'
In the early 20th Century, HYPNOTISM was feared; the sinister villain of a novel or movie would WHIRL something before a victim's eyes, urging them to focus keenly on the motion until everything else faded
- and their doom was sealed...!
1/n
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Our best descriptions of nature, quantum mechanics and general relativity, are failing us. To dig into the deepest levels of reality, we’re going to need new physics.
Space-Time: The Biggest Problem in Physics
What is the deepest level of reality? In this Quanta explainer, Vijay Balasubramanian, a physicist at the University of Pennsylvania, takes us on a journey through space-time to investigate what it’s…
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September 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Our best descriptions of nature, quantum mechanics and general relativity, are failing us. To dig into the deepest levels of reality, we’re going to need new physics.
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And applying Bernoulli's Rules For Flow to the STATIONARY air a bird or aircraft flies through requires some MASSIVELY ornate mathematics
- because the idea's absolute TWADDLE...!
When air DOES flow past an aircraft's wing
(fortunately, it's a rare event...)
a VERY DANGEROUS condition develops.
- because the idea's absolute TWADDLE...!
When air DOES flow past an aircraft's wing
(fortunately, it's a rare event...)
a VERY DANGEROUS condition develops.
September 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
And applying Bernoulli's Rules For Flow to the STATIONARY air a bird or aircraft flies through requires some MASSIVELY ornate mathematics
- because the idea's absolute TWADDLE...!
When air DOES flow past an aircraft's wing
(fortunately, it's a rare event...)
a VERY DANGEROUS condition develops.
- because the idea's absolute TWADDLE...!
When air DOES flow past an aircraft's wing
(fortunately, it's a rare event...)
a VERY DANGEROUS condition develops.
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We're headed for a CRASH, that's all. AI is unreliable.
The people PROMOTING the technology, the ones who make it seem very DANGEROUS so they can sell us a 'more advanced' version to neutralize the threat, are CHARLATANS.
Just like 'manual' ignorance, Automated Ignorance FAILS.
The people PROMOTING the technology, the ones who make it seem very DANGEROUS so they can sell us a 'more advanced' version to neutralize the threat, are CHARLATANS.
Just like 'manual' ignorance, Automated Ignorance FAILS.
October 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We're headed for a CRASH, that's all. AI is unreliable.
The people PROMOTING the technology, the ones who make it seem very DANGEROUS so they can sell us a 'more advanced' version to neutralize the threat, are CHARLATANS.
Just like 'manual' ignorance, Automated Ignorance FAILS.
The people PROMOTING the technology, the ones who make it seem very DANGEROUS so they can sell us a 'more advanced' version to neutralize the threat, are CHARLATANS.
Just like 'manual' ignorance, Automated Ignorance FAILS.
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We weren't aware on this day in 1940 – eighty-five years ago 😲 — the legendary DH.98 Mosquito first flew. For this reminder, we thank the People's Mosquito project, which, by the way, is building a *brand-new* Mossie. Well worth checking out. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🥇 | 🔗 www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk/2025/11/25/8...
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We weren't aware on this day in 1940 – eighty-five years ago 😲 — the legendary DH.98 Mosquito first flew. For this reminder, we thank the People's Mosquito project, which, by the way, is building a *brand-new* Mossie. Well worth checking out. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🥇 | 🔗 www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk/2025/11/25/8...
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The coolest photo of my book yet! Look at those colors!!!
Damn straight, @starrevartan.bsky.social! This is top of my holiday reading pile - can't wait to get into it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The coolest photo of my book yet! Look at those colors!!!
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[Australia] Hot-air balloons riskier than light planes or helicopters, says ATSB
australianaviation.com.au/2025/11/hot-...
australianaviation.com.au/2025/11/hot-...
Hot-air balloons riskier than light planes or helicopters, says ATSB
In a newly-released study, the national transport safety watchdog examined 79 balloon occurrences reported to it between 2024 and 2022, and found that ballooning “carried a higher risk to fare paying ...
australianaviation.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
[Australia] Hot-air balloons riskier than light planes or helicopters, says ATSB
australianaviation.com.au/2025/11/hot-...
australianaviation.com.au/2025/11/hot-...
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If you're seeing the news about @rutgerbregman.com and are more interested in his ideas than the latest dust-up, I strongly recommend one of his books. Any of his books - they're all good, but my favourite is Humankind, which is fierce and optimistic:
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Humankind: A Hopeful History
Humankind: A Hopeful History [Bregman, Rutger, Moore, Erica, Manton, Elizabeth] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Humankind: A Hopeful History
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November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If you're seeing the news about @rutgerbregman.com and are more interested in his ideas than the latest dust-up, I strongly recommend one of his books. Any of his books - they're all good, but my favourite is Humankind, which is fierce and optimistic:
amzn.to/4ru1js7
amzn.to/4ru1js7
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
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A firestorm has ripped through the BBC, but no one can quite put their finger on why. An analysis of yesterday's curious hearing into an undoubted PR coup by those who wish the BBC ill www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
A firestorm has ripped through the BBC—but no one will say why
Called before MPs, none of the characters who supposedly see so much wrong with the corporation would make a case for institutional bias
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A firestorm has ripped through the BBC, but no one can quite put their finger on why. An analysis of yesterday's curious hearing into an undoubted PR coup by those who wish the BBC ill www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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Lt Stuart Culley launches from a "lighter" - a barge used to tow flying boats - fitted with a take-off platform, to attack Zeppelin L53 off the coast of the Netherlands, 11/08/1918..
incredible art by Keith Ferris
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incredible art by Keith Ferris
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November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Lt Stuart Culley launches from a "lighter" - a barge used to tow flying boats - fitted with a take-off platform, to attack Zeppelin L53 off the coast of the Netherlands, 11/08/1918..
incredible art by Keith Ferris
(keithferrisart.com/product/just...)
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incredible art by Keith Ferris
(keithferrisart.com/product/just...)
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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Tesla AI4 vs. NVIDIA Thor: the brutal reality of self-driving computers
Tesla AI4 vs. NVIDIA Thor: the brutal reality of self-driving computers
The race for autonomous driving has three fronts: software, hardware, and regulatory. For years, we’ve watched Tesla try to brute-force its way to “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” with its own custom hardware, while the rest of the automotive industry is increasingly lining up behind NVIDIA.
Now that we know Tesla’s new AI5 chip is delayed and won’t be in vehicles until 2027, it’s worth comparing the two most dominant “self-driving” chips today: Tesla’s latest Hardware 4 (AI4) and NVIDIA’s Drive Thor.
more…
electrek.co
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Tesla AI4 vs. NVIDIA Thor: the brutal reality of self-driving computers
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Seen on a lamppost in my town (in northern NJ). Wonder if either @franzanth.bsky.social or @sarahmackattack.bsky.social are behind this campaign...
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Seen on a lamppost in my town (in northern NJ). Wonder if either @franzanth.bsky.social or @sarahmackattack.bsky.social are behind this campaign...
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The Drunkard's Walk - How Randomness Rules our Lives. (Fun book by Leonard Mlodinow, finally emerged from bookshelf deep-freeze.) amzn.to/3LXTcUl
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
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November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Drunkard's Walk - How Randomness Rules our Lives. (Fun book by Leonard Mlodinow, finally emerged from bookshelf deep-freeze.) amzn.to/3LXTcUl
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Indian Air Force Grounds Entire Tejas Fleet Following Fatal Crash at Dubai Airshow
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Indian Air Force Grounds Entire Tejas Fleet Following Fatal Crash at Dubai Airshow
AviationNews – The Indian Air Force (IAF) has issued an immediate grounding order for its entire fleet of Tejas light combat aircraft following a fatal crash at the Dubai Airshow. This mandatory &…
aviationnews.eu
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Indian Air Force Grounds Entire Tejas Fleet Following Fatal Crash at Dubai Airshow
aviationnews.eu/news/2025/11...
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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From our #eyecatcher archive: #Boeing #747-400ER, #QANTAS (VH-OEG) photographed by Toshi.Yamashiki (#Tokyo - Haneda Intl) #Airliners #aviation #photography #avgeeks #planespotting
Boeing 747-400ER photo by Toshi.Yamashiki
QANTAS | Boeing | 747-400ER | VH-OEG | Japan, Tokyo - Haneda Intl (HND - RJTT) | Photo taken by Toshi.Yamashiki
airplane-pictures.net
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
From our #eyecatcher archive: #Boeing #747-400ER, #QANTAS (VH-OEG) photographed by Toshi.Yamashiki (#Tokyo - Haneda Intl) #Airliners #aviation #photography #avgeeks #planespotting
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In France, we love Delta wings for many reasons. Here are two of them:
Air France "Concorde" and an RAAF "Mirage III" flying close together.
Air France "Concorde" and an RAAF "Mirage III" flying close together.
November 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
In France, we love Delta wings for many reasons. Here are two of them:
Air France "Concorde" and an RAAF "Mirage III" flying close together.
Air France "Concorde" and an RAAF "Mirage III" flying close together.
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I see a lot of Paidchecks on X didn’t realize that a whole lot of people on social media lie about their location to grift off the naïveté of the rage-addled American right.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I see a lot of Paidchecks on X didn’t realize that a whole lot of people on social media lie about their location to grift off the naïveté of the rage-addled American right.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.