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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 23h

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Top 11 Rotorcraft of the Second World War

The rarely told story of the birth of rotorcraft combat

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 4h

Thanks, any indies?

Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 4h

Best bookshop in Oxford?

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 23h

Use discount code LASERMANGO15 for 15% discount on The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes if you order via Substack or my social channels before 12 October 2025.

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Leif Nixon @nixon.now · 7h

Not the best picture, but just to illustrate that the Viggen also folds up, but in its own way.

A Viggen in a subterranean hangar, demonstrating how its vertical stabilizer folds to allow it to fit under the low ceiling.

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 6h

😍😍😍😍 change the body colour & that’s a dreamy motor

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 8h

I'm doing the Top 10 folding wings based on your votes. Share your favourite (can be ANY aircraft) below (ideally with a photo and a reason for your choice)

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 8h

I want to grow on here. If you enjoy what I (and we) do, please do recommend us. Much appreciated

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 8h

Ha ha ha

Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 8h

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We've just written far more than you need to know about the Westland Wyvern, you can't resist

Prepare for contra-rotating madness on the deck! 3,910 words on the Mad Wyvern

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 23h

Top 10 Forgotten British Fighter Aircraft
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Top 10 Forgotten British Fighter Aircraft

(I know some of them haven't been forgotten by you, smart-arse)

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 23h

Use discount code LASERMANGO15 for 15% discount on The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes if you order via Substack or my social channels before 12 October 2025.

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 23h

hushkit.substack.com/p/top-11-rot...

Top 11 Rotorcraft of the Second World War

The rarely told story of the birth of rotorcraft combat

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Max Parker @cominagetcha.bsky.social · 4d

And for a history of the Penguin development...

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The Norwegian penguin can fly

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The Ace Tomato Company @acetomatocompany.bsky.social · 4d

Avionics.

The Penguin was a weird deal. Norway owed the U.S. some money, and this was the payment. We didn't have a platform to use them, so the 60B got the launcher and upgrades to carry it.

Never fired or loaded in anger. Only ever shot for training and proficiency.