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.
Alliteration and a categorical naming scheme (fighters after birds, bombers after cities, …) were official policy at some point. Somehow it became a tradition and stuck around after officialdom had second thoughts.
And who doesn’t want a Gloster Gnatsnapper?
And who doesn’t want a Gloster Gnatsnapper?
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Alliteration and a categorical naming scheme (fighters after birds, bombers after cities, …) were official policy at some point. Somehow it became a tradition and stuck around after officialdom had second thoughts.
And who doesn’t want a Gloster Gnatsnapper?
And who doesn’t want a Gloster Gnatsnapper?
Speaking of museum labels, the one I saw today was not necessarily wrong, but one would almost hope so.
January 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Speaking of museum labels, the one I saw today was not necessarily wrong, but one would almost hope so.
Only one real option!
January 14, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Only one real option!
TL Fairey Hendon II
TR Vickers 163
BL Avro Ava
BR Vickers Virginia
The Ava is OoO as it was designed as a 16/22 torpedo bomber not a heavy bomber. In its rightful place:
TR Vickers 163
BL Avro Ava
BR Vickers Virginia
The Ava is OoO as it was designed as a 16/22 torpedo bomber not a heavy bomber. In its rightful place:
January 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
TL Fairey Hendon II
TR Vickers 163
BL Avro Ava
BR Vickers Virginia
The Ava is OoO as it was designed as a 16/22 torpedo bomber not a heavy bomber. In its rightful place:
TR Vickers 163
BL Avro Ava
BR Vickers Virginia
The Ava is OoO as it was designed as a 16/22 torpedo bomber not a heavy bomber. In its rightful place:
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:
Quick, before *someone* inserts something hideous.
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Quick, before *someone* inserts something hideous.
Obviously _this_ is the Albatros Mk.1 😲
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Obviously _this_ is the Albatros Mk.1 😲
I don’t think so! Though in part it was a matter of mass production making the Liberator available for alternate roles.
October 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I don’t think so! Though in part it was a matter of mass production making the Liberator available for alternate roles.
Looks promising! It is a hefty tome.
September 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Looks promising! It is a hefty tome.
You say that as if it is impossible.
September 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
You say that as if it is impossible.
Ok, you know *that* signature, but do you know *this* one?
I just find it striking…
I just find it striking…
September 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Ok, you know *that* signature, but do you know *this* one?
I just find it striking…
I just find it striking…
So harsh on an aircraft that was obviously far ahead of its time!
September 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
So harsh on an aircraft that was obviously far ahead of its time!
Well perhaps the French tried to do it a bit more elegantly… but the British were first.
September 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Well perhaps the French tried to do it a bit more elegantly… but the British were first.
In the darkest corner of the basement of the admiralty, someone mistakenly opened a creaky, cobwebbed door; and with an odd hollow groan, the author of Specification OR.52 lurched forward — and back to work.
September 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In the darkest corner of the basement of the admiralty, someone mistakenly opened a creaky, cobwebbed door; and with an odd hollow groan, the author of Specification OR.52 lurched forward — and back to work.
Beer Bomber. My aircraft ID skills are famous!
September 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Beer Bomber. My aircraft ID skills are famous!
TL Electra EL.2 Goldfinch
TR Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary
BL Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIDC
BR BA Swallow II
The first three birds belong to the Finch family, the swallow does not.
TR Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary
BL Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIDC
BR BA Swallow II
The first three birds belong to the Finch family, the swallow does not.
August 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
TL Electra EL.2 Goldfinch
TR Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary
BL Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIDC
BR BA Swallow II
The first three birds belong to the Finch family, the swallow does not.
TR Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary
BL Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIDC
BR BA Swallow II
The first three birds belong to the Finch family, the swallow does not.
Instruments of torture according to this delightful miniaturist: Chains, fire, pitchforks, drills, hammers, and — bagpipes.
August 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Instruments of torture according to this delightful miniaturist: Chains, fire, pitchforks, drills, hammers, and — bagpipes.
Device for Dealing with People who take Opposite Window Seats in a Bus or Train and then Shout at Each Other Across the Aisle.
August 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Device for Dealing with People who take Opposite Window Seats in a Bus or Train and then Shout at Each Other Across the Aisle.
@thisguysucked.com I think I may have a candidate speaker for you 😏
August 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
@thisguysucked.com I think I may have a candidate speaker for you 😏
If you see this post a castle
August 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If you see this post a castle
Aircraft recognition quiz. This should be easy as they are all production types and thus not obscure at all! Four answers required. Multiple attempts allowed, but wait at least six hours.
July 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Aircraft recognition quiz. This should be easy as they are all production types and thus not obscure at all! Four answers required. Multiple attempts allowed, but wait at least six hours.
It is little known that AI was invented at a German underground base in Antarctica in 1945…
July 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It is little known that AI was invented at a German underground base in Antarctica in 1945…