Graham Warwick
@theworacle.bsky.social
Technology editor at Aviation Week, lifelong aeroplane enthusiast and recovering aeronautical engineer, sworn to eradicate the word "aircrafts". My musings on aircraft design and aerospace news.
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Watch the WWII flying boat the Philippine Mars soar over the Golden Gate Bridge. The 80-year-old plane -- which lands and takes off from water -- made an 800-mile journey to the Bay Area from British Colombia and will retire at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. abc7ne.ws/4hUawEy
February 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Watch the WWII flying boat the Philippine Mars soar over the Golden Gate Bridge. The 80-year-old plane -- which lands and takes off from water -- made an 800-mile journey to the Bay Area from British Colombia and will retire at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. abc7ne.ws/4hUawEy
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The last operating Martin Mars has arrived in Arizona. Take good care of her Pima Air & Space Museum!
It's over.
Philippine Mars has just touched down at Lake Pleasant, Arizona.
After 15 years of serving the US Navy and and 44 years of fighting forest fires in British Columbia (then 17 years of rest), she is officially retired.
#MartinMars #Aviation #AVGeek
Photo by Seth Rindo
Philippine Mars has just touched down at Lake Pleasant, Arizona.
After 15 years of serving the US Navy and and 44 years of fighting forest fires in British Columbia (then 17 years of rest), she is officially retired.
#MartinMars #Aviation #AVGeek
Photo by Seth Rindo
February 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The last operating Martin Mars has arrived in Arizona. Take good care of her Pima Air & Space Museum!
#AviationWeek first take on #Airbus hydrogen aircraft postponement story - fuel-cell engine flight tests canceled but SAF-fueled unducted fan and ducted turbofan flight tests on A380 testbed still full speed ahead for next-generation single aisle. #aviation #avgeek
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Airbus Delays Hydrogen But Expands Engine Test Plan | Aviation Week Network
Airbus is slowing ambitions to develop a hydrogen-fueled airliner by the mid-2030s but is expanding nearer-term plans to flight test unducted and ducted sustainable aviation fueled-engines for its nex...
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February 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#AviationWeek first take on #Airbus hydrogen aircraft postponement story - fuel-cell engine flight tests canceled but SAF-fueled unducted fan and ducted turbofan flight tests on A380 testbed still full speed ahead for next-generation single aisle. #aviation #avgeek
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According to French Union FO Airbus could push back plans to have a hydrogen plane by 2035 and delay the project for 5 to 10 years, reports La Tribune.
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Airbus : vent froid sur l’avion à hydrogène
Selon le syndicat FO, le projet d'avion à hydrogène d'Airbus pourrait être décalé de 5 à 10 ans par rapport à son calendrier initial, soit au-delà de 2040. Si la promesse d'un avion bas carbone est ma...
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February 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
According to French Union FO Airbus could push back plans to have a hydrogen plane by 2035 and delay the project for 5 to 10 years, reports La Tribune.
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Boeing outlines the High Speed Commercial Vehicle concept developed under #NASA contract. HSCV is a four-engine aircraft with a Mach 4 cruise and 5,000 nm range. This is conceptual design for technology roadmapping and not aimed at a product. #aviation #avgeek
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February 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Boeing outlines the High Speed Commercial Vehicle concept developed under #NASA contract. HSCV is a four-engine aircraft with a Mach 4 cruise and 5,000 nm range. This is conceptual design for technology roadmapping and not aimed at a product. #aviation #avgeek
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We've been waiting a while, but Textron eAviation company Pipistrel has flown its Nuuva 300 uncrewed cargo #eVTOL. Designed to fly 600lb payload 300nm, Nuuva is hybrid-electric but first flight was all-electric (pusher cruise engine not fitted). Aircraft is loaded via raised nose. #aviation #avgeek
January 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Tough but fair - and gloomy - assessment of chances of success in eVTOL and hydrogen in transportation markets by Michael Barnard at CleanTechnica
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Transportation Firm Deathwatch: Hydrogen & EVTOLs - CleanTechnica
Hydrogen transportation and Jetson's eVTOL fantasies have been dragging governmental and investment money into pits. Both are imploding now.
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January 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Tough but fair - and gloomy - assessment of chances of success in eVTOL and hydrogen in transportation markets by Michael Barnard at CleanTechnica
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The Mirage 2000 ‘Cristal’ is a full-size, fully transparent model of the Mirage 2000 C version. Produced in 1986, it was used to understand the internal architecture of the aircraft, and is now kept at a base in Luxeuil.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Mirage 2000 ‘Cristal’ is a full-size, fully transparent model of the Mirage 2000 C version. Produced in 1986, it was used to understand the internal architecture of the aircraft, and is now kept at a base in Luxeuil.
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Watching Boom Supersonic's first attempt to go supersonic this fine morning. Let me explain why XB-1 is a loud, dirty, and unsustainable diversion from our critical mission to decarbonize aviation. 🧵
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January 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Watching Boom Supersonic's first attempt to go supersonic this fine morning. Let me explain why XB-1 is a loud, dirty, and unsustainable diversion from our critical mission to decarbonize aviation. 🧵
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Ships and aircraft sneaking about the Earth’s northern latitudes are raising alarms with NATO allies, and Canada and Norway are looking to do something about it through new spacecraft
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Canada, Norway Use Microsatellites To Hunt ‘Dark’ Ships And Aircraft | Aviation Week Network
Even phantom vessels emit signals that satellites can detect.
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January 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Ships and aircraft sneaking about the Earth’s northern latitudes are raising alarms with NATO allies, and Canada and Norway are looking to do something about it through new spacecraft
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The oldest flyable aircraft & oldest engine, in the World! Blériot XI, Shuttleworth Trust. When Louis Blériot flew his Type XI across the Channel on 25th July, 1909 it literally changed the world's perception of the aeroplane. This Blériot, #14, still flies but only straight hops these days. 🛩️📍
January 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The oldest flyable aircraft & oldest engine, in the World! Blériot XI, Shuttleworth Trust. When Louis Blériot flew his Type XI across the Channel on 25th July, 1909 it literally changed the world's perception of the aeroplane. This Blériot, #14, still flies but only straight hops these days. 🛩️📍
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A fine illustration of the Mirage III 001 prototype of 1956. During its tenth flight, it reached a speed of Mach 1.52, the upper limit imposed by the shape of the air inlets. In July 1957, its air intake was fitted with a pair of movable half-cone shock diffusers known as "souris".
January 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A fine illustration of the Mirage III 001 prototype of 1956. During its tenth flight, it reached a speed of Mach 1.52, the upper limit imposed by the shape of the air inlets. In July 1957, its air intake was fitted with a pair of movable half-cone shock diffusers known as "souris".
Steamy stuff. First look inside Pratt & Whitney’s HySIITE hybrid hydrogen/steam-cycle engine. Incredibly complex, but 35% lower energy consumption than today’s turbofans, zero carbon emissions and 99%+ NOx reduction.
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Pratt & Whitney Unveils Details Of Hydrogen-Steam Hybrid Engine Cycle | Aviation Week Network
The HySIITE engine concept shows promise for a practical zero-emission hydrogen-steam combined-cycle propulsion system.
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January 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Steamy stuff. First look inside Pratt & Whitney’s HySIITE hybrid hydrogen/steam-cycle engine. Incredibly complex, but 35% lower energy consumption than today’s turbofans, zero carbon emissions and 99%+ NOx reduction.
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If you have to remove the doors to carry a nuclear depth charge, you probably shouldn't be carrying a nuclear depth charge
January 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If you have to remove the doors to carry a nuclear depth charge, you probably shouldn't be carrying a nuclear depth charge
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This headline - OOF. Iran, Japan, and ROK all launched more defense payloads than Europe
US Launches 122 Defense Payloads in 2024, Europe Launches 1 payloadspace.com/us-launches-...
US Launches 122 Defense Payloads in 2024, Europe Launches 1 payloadspace.com/us-launches-...
US Launches 122 Defense Payloads in 2024, Europe Launches 1
The US launched 122 defense payloads in 2024, surging 184% YoY, according to data compiled by astronomer Jonathan McDowell. The upswing was driven by the National Reconnaissance Office’s deployment of...
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January 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This headline - OOF. Iran, Japan, and ROK all launched more defense payloads than Europe
US Launches 122 Defense Payloads in 2024, Europe Launches 1 payloadspace.com/us-launches-...
US Launches 122 Defense Payloads in 2024, Europe Launches 1 payloadspace.com/us-launches-...
#NASA funding feasibility study by University of Illinois into Hy2PASS: hybrid hydrogen propulsion system combining a fuel cell and gas turbine, both using liquid hydrogen. Fuel cell powers electric compressors. Hydrogen also combusted to power turbine driving fan.
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NASA Funds Study Of Novel Hybrid Hydrogen Propulsion System | Aviation Week Network
Funded under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program, the Hy2PASS project is led by Phillip Ansell.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#NASA funding feasibility study by University of Illinois into Hy2PASS: hybrid hydrogen propulsion system combining a fuel cell and gas turbine, both using liquid hydrogen. Fuel cell powers electric compressors. Hydrogen also combusted to power turbine driving fan.
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Surf's up. #Airbus plans operational validation of fuel-saving wake energy retrieval formation flying with airline-operated A350s. Changed to an opportunistic concept of operations: which aircraft to pair, when and where, will be decided after takeoff. #aviation
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Airbus And Airlines Pursue Validation Of Fuel-Saving Wake-Surfing | Aviation Week Network
A group of Airbus A350 operators plans to demonstrate the operational practicality of pairing flights to take advantage of wake energy.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Surf's up. #Airbus plans operational validation of fuel-saving wake energy retrieval formation flying with airline-operated A350s. Changed to an opportunistic concept of operations: which aircraft to pair, when and where, will be decided after takeoff. #aviation
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Lightning F.3 XR713 masquerading as XR718 of 56 Sqn at a recent shoot at the Lightning Preservation Group, Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire #avgeek #aviationphotography #lightning #history #museum
January 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Lightning F.3 XR713 masquerading as XR718 of 56 Sqn at a recent shoot at the Lightning Preservation Group, Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire #avgeek #aviationphotography #lightning #history #museum
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Wreckage of Bristol Beaufort found
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Bristol Beaufort wreckage found
Bristol Beaufort wreckage found The Australian Hydrographic Office has made a historical discovery during a routine hydrographic survey off the coast of Darwin, in the Northern Ter...
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January 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Wreckage of Bristol Beaufort found
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Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg unveiled a restored Lockheed L-1649A "Super Star," initially delivered in 1957. After extensive restoration efforts, it will be displayed at Frankfurt Airport in 2026 as part of Lufthansa's centennial celebrations.
📸: Dirk Grothe/Airways
#Lufthansa #avgeek #Aviation
📸: Dirk Grothe/Airways
#Lufthansa #avgeek #Aviation
January 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg unveiled a restored Lockheed L-1649A "Super Star," initially delivered in 1957. After extensive restoration efforts, it will be displayed at Frankfurt Airport in 2026 as part of Lufthansa's centennial celebrations.
📸: Dirk Grothe/Airways
#Lufthansa #avgeek #Aviation
📸: Dirk Grothe/Airways
#Lufthansa #avgeek #Aviation
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News: Amazon is halting drone delivery flights, a month after two of its latest model crashed in the rain in testing.
The company says its working on a set of software upgrades, and will need the FAA to sign off before resuming flights: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The company says its working on a set of software upgrades, and will need the FAA to sign off before resuming flights: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon Pauses Drone Deliveries After Aircraft Crashed in Rain
Amazon.com Inc. is pausing all commercial drone deliveries after two of its latest models crashed in rainy weather at a testing facility.
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January 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
News: Amazon is halting drone delivery flights, a month after two of its latest model crashed in the rain in testing.
The company says its working on a set of software upgrades, and will need the FAA to sign off before resuming flights: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The company says its working on a set of software upgrades, and will need the FAA to sign off before resuming flights: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Transportation Security Administration requires stricter security screening by public charter operators, a development that affects smaller, regional aircraft operators and general aviation airports @ Aviation Week
January 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Transportation Security Administration requires stricter security screening by public charter operators, a development that affects smaller, regional aircraft operators and general aviation airports @ Aviation Week