The Madness Of Griffons

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Av geek rebel and aviation heretic. Normally found at the bottom of an image search rabbit hole digging up wonders from the early days of aviation . Occasional modeller. Pro EU. Slava Ukraini. React to my posts for a follow back.

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the first crossing of the English Channel by an aeroplane with Louis Blériot on 25 July 1909 in his Blériot XI. The original aircraft that achieved this feat still exists and is on display in the church of the "Musée des Arts et Métiers" in Paris.

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‘Keep Them Flying’ is a good old-fashioned cards and letters campaign being organised to keep the Snowbirds flying through the extended pause between old (CT-114) and new (CT-157) team aircraft. If you have seen … (📸 Russ via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0.) | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 keepthemflying.ca

Four of the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds shown in profile flying in formation, trailing display smoke, while flying in a gin-clear sky. ℹ️ 📸 Russ via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0. 🔗 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_snowbirds_flight_team_CT-114_tutor_(27306233326).jpg

« Guinness World Record for [Università di Pisa] Students with the Largest Paper Airplane in the World » (via Google Translate) You really have to see it outfly the available room, as per the video linked within, which can also be auto-translated by YouTube with reasonable accuracy. | 🛩️ 📡 🪽 🥇

Guinness World Record per gli studenti di Unipi con l'aeroplano di carta più grande del mondo ~ UNIPI

Il velivolo, realizzato solo con carta e colla e con una apertura alare di 20,04 metri, ha percorso 59 metri. L'iniziativa è stata sostenuta e prodotta dal creator e divulgatore scientifico Jakidale

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For some reason, I was thinking about this excellent @scribener.bsky.social article today, and wanted to share it here again for any and all to read and think about. It captures a moment where I was so damn proud to be a Canadian. 🥺 Here's what I also know for sure: this, too, will pass. | 🛩️ 🦆 🍁

Quebec, B.C. aircraft battle devastating California fires - Skies Mag

Canadian-made CL-415 water bombers from Quebec and CH-47 Chinook helicopters from Coulson Aviation in B.C. are playing a vital role.

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We've always been a little puzzled as to why @ltaresearch.com doesn't publish more long-form articles, but here's one that somehow escaped our attention. If you're listening, folks over there, how 'bout more on the gory details of the design and construction in which our audience revels? | 🛩️ 🎈 🥇

Understanding the Difference Between Rigid Airships, Semi-Rigid Airships, and Blimps

For the first time since 1938, all three categories of airships are sharing the skies.

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Ascending numbers quiz. I.D. all four. Arrange into ascending number order. Post an image of an aeroplane with the next number up and MAKE IT INTERESTING. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. Pretty easy so the AGSC is BARRED till 12:00 BST, midday, tomorrow (Saturday)

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The new issue has dropped. 💥 Triggered by recent events, we're celebrating the Snowbirds in June. @terencecgannon.com kicks off with a personal retrospective on the team, and then segues into some thoughts about their future. Surprisingly, he thinks it's brighter than many might think. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🥇

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A humans-in-the-loop feed for the aviation community — if made by people and flying up to the Kármán Line you'll find it on BluFly 🛩️.

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Shocking British Army Wildcat Helicopters to Retire From Next Year The Defence Investment Plan includes an unexpected announcement that the British Army’s fleet of Wildcat AH1 helicopters will begin to be withdrawn from 2027 Why? @theaviationist.com theaviationist.com/2026/06/30/b...

British Army Wildcat Helicopters to Retire From Next Year

The now-published Defence Investment Plan includes an unexpected and shocking announcement that the British Army's fleet of Wildcat AH1 helicopters, which

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