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An excellent story by UNR alumnus Luke Merlino writing for Nevada Today, the official newspaper of @unevadareno.bsky.social. Here at the home office, we're big fans of RC modelling—given it comes remarkably close to flying the real thing—and we think everybody wins in this one. | 🛩️ 📡 🥇

unr.edu

Adults with disabilities learn to fly radio-controlled airplanes

Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities staff design accessible radio controllers for adults with disabilities

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 28/09/2026

In a clever marketing collaboration, @vanityfair.com Italia and Junkers Aircraft recently hosted 'The Fly Experience' during the @venicefilmfestival.bsky.social. The accompanying video is well worth watching for both the sound and scenery. (📸 See ALT) | 🛩️ 📹 🥇 | 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=txKj... | 🧵

A bronze-coloured aircraft parked on an aging, marked runway is photographed directly from above. A person walks in front of the left wing. ℹ️ 📸 David Symank | Junkers Aircraft

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 24/09/2026

Official Account Alert 🫆 We haven't done this in a *long* time. However, it's great to see @panasonic.aero here, and using @bsky.app's domain verification. They've been posting for about nine months, but we just stumbled on them. (📸 Panasonic Avionics Corporation) | 🛩️ | 🔗 panasonic.aero | 🧵

The interior of an airliner cockpit with the pilots turned aft, having a conversation with a third person who is wearing a Panasonic jacket.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 22/09/2026

« Electra today announced it successfully completed first-of-its-kind flights from a heliport on a commercial airport ramp at the Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport. » A fixed-wing aircraft operating from a heliport. 😳 Press release linked. (📸 Electra) | 🛩️ ⚡️ 📰 🥇 | 🔗 electra.aero/news/electra...

Electra's EL2 prototype aircraft is shown taking off from an area marked out for helicopter operations. Conventional runways, for fixed-wing aircraft, form the background.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 22/09/2026

If we could turn back the clock thirty years and do it all over again, this would be our dream job: « Factory Test Pilot: Engineering & Training Systems » with Pilatus at their facility in Stans, Switzerland … (📸 PIlatus Aircraft Ltd.) | 🛩️ 🧰 📍 🇨🇭 | 🔗 www.pilatus-aircraft.com/en/jobs/1018... | 🧵

An aerial view of the Pilatus factory in Stans, Switzerland. Large modern buildings in the foreground and a round, knob-like green hill in the background.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 21/09/2026

With this issue's focus on aerial firefighting, it's a good time to mention the US Forest Service has a 282-page “A History of the USDA Forest Service Aviation Program” in PDF, including its use of the C-23A Sherpa, pictured here at a 2019 event. (📸 See ALT) | 🛩️ 🥇 | 🔗 www.fs.usda.gov/sites/defaul...

A US Forest Service C-23A Sherpa aircraft is pictured on an airport ramp on a sunny day. Nearby, two men are engaged in a conversation. ℹ️ Caption from source: « The U.S. Forest Service Short C-23A Sherpa, from the Missoula Smokejumpers, is on display for visitors to walk through and ask questions during the 2019 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 24, 2019, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. » 📸 Preston Keres | US Department of Agriculture via Flickr in the public domain.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 19/09/2026

In the 'whatever happened to …' file, we were tipped off—by a new article by Abby Montanez for @robbreport.com—about the reincarnation of the remains of the once-mighty Handley Page Cricklewood factory as a super high-end condo. (📸 AIX-ARG Archive) | 🛩️ 📍 🇬🇧 🥇 | 🔗 robbreport.com/shelter/home... | 🧵

A vintage black-and-white photo captioned « Handley Page Aerodrome and Works, at Cricklewood, London, as seen from a Handley Page passenger aeroplane. »

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 17/09/2026

This is exciting: the first two RCAF CT-157 Siskin IIs have arrived in Canada. For those lucky enough to be able to attend Aero Gatineau-Ottawa this weekend, you will be able to see them in person. Full story and many more photos with link. (📸 SkyAlyne) | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📰 🥇 | 🔗 skyalyne.ca/latest-updat...

A CT-157 Siskin II is parked in front of a hangar. A crowd is listening to a woman in a flight suit giving a speech.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 16/09/2026

We always appreciate an elegant, vintage aircraft falling into the loving embrace of an organisation that will treat it with the care and attention it deserves; Adam Estes' great article for Vintage Aviation News … (📸 Cradle of Aviation Museum) | 🛩️ 🥇 | 🔗 vintageaviationnews.com/vintage-avia... | 🧵

The sleek fuselage of an antique biplane, prior to restoration, is unloaded from a van by a forklift while a number of workers look on.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 15/09/2026

We are aware of many talented filmmakers within 'eyeshot' of this feed, and for these gifted folks, here's an opportunity to get that dream project off the ground with help from no less than @vimeo.com: details of their 'Short Film Grant' program are linked. | 🛩️ 🎬 🥇 | 🔗 vimeo.com/shortfilmgra...

A vintage photograph of two men in a biplane. The pilot is located in the forward open cockpit, and a man with a large camera is in the aft cockpit. ℹ️ The caption, handwritten on the original photo, reads: « Photographer preparing to take high-altitude oblique shots with a 24-inch focal length K-3B camera. » 📸 Released by Michael Weber of the Air Force Research Laboratory via the Defense Visual Information Distribution Systems (DVIDS) in the public domain. 🔗 https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8587132/brig-gen-george-goddard

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 15/09/2026

It's been a while since we shared an ADVANCE story, but the combination of their elegant paragliders juxtaposed with the arrestingly beautiful scenery of England's Lake District in summer was simply too intoxicating to pass up. (📸 Fly with Andy) | 🛩️ 🪽 📍 🇬🇧 🥇 | 🔗 www.advance.swiss/en/stories/l...

A pilot runs across rocky terrain to launch his paraglider into a misty, blue sky over the Lake District in the United Kingdom.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 11/09/2026

A new and interesting article by @jonathanmoynihan.bsky.social writing for @forcesnews.com about this unique event, along with some context and historical perspective for the participating aircraft. This would have really been something to see firsthand. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🥇

forcesnews.com

Vintage meets modern: Swordfish and Seafire conduct flypast over HMS Queen Elizabeth

The warbirds flown by naval aviation charity Navy Wings share an historic bond with the aircraft carrier's fifth-gen F-35 Lightnings

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 09/09/2026

« I Flew to Four Pacific Northwest Airports and Didn’t Go Through a Security Check Once » is the catchy title of a recent @hbaskas.bsky.social's mailing list missive about her first-hand experience of SeaPort Airlines and their PC-12s. (📸 See ALT) | 🛩️ 🥇 | 🔗 stuckattheairport.com/2026/09/08/i... | 🧵

A silver-coloured Pilatus PC-12 parked at an airport. The words SeaPort Airlines appear forward of the open passenger door. ℹ️ 📸 Harriet Baskas | StuckatTheAirport.com

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/09/2026

« Stability and control benefits of coupled wing and tail morphing in kestrel wind-hovering flight explored using a robot replica » by M. M. Groves-Raines, S. Watkins, A. Mohamed and S. Windsor published by @royalsociety.org, June 17, 2026. | 🛩️ 📡 🦅 🏫 🥇 | 🔗 royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article...

A series of six figures, consisting of drawings and charts, from an academic paper montaged over an image of a kestrel in hovering flight. ℹ️ The montaged figures are from the paper entitled « Stability and control benefits of coupled wing and tail morphing in kestrel wind-hovering flight explored using a robot replica » by Mario Martinez Groves-Raines, Simon Watkins, Abdulghani Mohamed, and Shane Windsor published on June 17, 2026, by The Royal Society under CC BY 4.0. The image of the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is by Alexis Lours captured on August 6, 2021, near Paris, France, and obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY 2.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_kestrel_hovering.jpg)

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026

Just out: an excellent article by Richard Snell about the restoration of the National Air & Space Museum's Sikorsky JRS-1, recently moved to the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar for a multi-year project, which the author leads. (📸 See ALT) | 🛩️ 🦆 ⚔️ 📍 🇺🇸 🥇 | 🔗 airandspace.si.edu/stories/edit...

A pre-restoration side view of a Sikorsky JRS-1 flying boat, while located at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. ℹ️ 📸 Richard Snell | ©2026 Smithsonian Institution | National Air & Space Museum 🔗 https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/image/jrs1-restoration-hangarjpg

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 03/09/2026

We've followed Electra for a number of years, yet this recent article in MIT News jumped out at us: it's the origin story of the company as an MIT class project involving Chris Courtin, SM ’19, PhD ’24, who is now Electra's Director of Technology Development. | 🛩️ ⚡️ 🥇 | 🔗 news.mit.edu/2026/electra...

Two yellow-and-white, high-wing Electra aircraft are parked in a clean, well-lit hangar. Both of them have multiple electric motors and propellers on each wing. ℹ️ 📸 Electra

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 02/09/2026

We love milestones achieved ✅ and you have to get up pretty early in the morning to get a jump on the folks at REGENT. They just announced the first 'human-crewed' flight of their Seaglider. More photos/video in today's press release, linked. | 🛩️ ⚡️ 📹 🦆 📰 🥇 | 🔗 www.regentcraft.com/news/regent-...

A beautiful sunrise over a body of water, under high stratus clouds. The REGENT Seaglider is being launched in the left side of the frame. ℹ️ 📸 Tamas Kolos-Lakatos | REGENT Craft Inc.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 01/09/2026

The September issue drops. 💥 Managing Editor @terencecgannon.com worries out loud about the backlog on De Havilland 515 'Super Scoopers'. According to his nibs, meeting the demand requires deep contemplation of the lineup outside the Crumbl cookie store and adopting a 'Mossie Mentality'. | 🛩️ 🦆 ⚔️ 🥇

blufly.media

September, 2026

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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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 29/08/2026

In a revelation we fear may be better suited to @fesshole.bsky.social, we're officially copping to never having tried @msfsofficial.bsky.social. Not once. But this recent announcement could be just the thing to break that unbroken streak. Mark your calendars for October 13th. | 🛩️ 🖥️ 📅 📹

flightsimulator.com

National Championship Air Races Coming on October 13th to MSFS 2024 - Microsoft Flight Simulator

The world’s fastest motorsport, the National Championship Air Races, is coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Combining the classic Reno Air Races and the new Roswell Air Races…

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 28/08/2026

With a view forward like this, how can the Junkers A50 Heritage *not* be on our Lottery Wings list? Perfect for floating around summer skies on warm evenings. More about the German UL category under which it is certified, in a new interview with Steven Egeler, Junkers Marketing Manager. | 🛩️ 🥇

junkersaircraft.com

A Passion for Flying: Why Junkers Supports Ultralight Aviation - Junkers

Ultralight aviation stands for freedom, technical skill, and the sheer thrill of flying. But what makes it so special today? What role do competitions like the German UL Championship play, and why is ...

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 27/08/2026

Okay, so we know what we're going to be doing this evening. 🍿 « In this documentary, the MIG-21 takes its final flight after 62 years in the Indian Air Force as retired and active fighter pilots recall its status. » Notably, you can watch in either English or Hindi. (📸 @netflix.com) | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🎬 🥇

netflix.com

Watch The Last Salute | Netflix Official Site

This documentary chronicles the MiG-21's final chapter in the Indian Air Force through the stories of generations of fighter pilots who flew it.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 26/08/2026

It's International Dog Day (and, yes, we're nuts about dogs 🐶 here at the home office) so here's a dog and an airplane from a favourite era of ours. More details with link. Also, gotta get us some of those hats. (📸 The Frank S. 'Luke' Luqueer Photograph Collection) | 🛩️ | 🔗 flic.kr/p/nECWSa/?ut...

A black-and-white photo of a dog (fox terrier?) on the horizontal stabiliser of a period-appropriate aircraft. Two men and a woman look at the dog. ℹ️ 📸 The Frank S. 'Luke' Luqueer Photograph Collection via SDASM Archives on Flickr.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 26/08/2026

As promised earlier this month, here is the *whole* story of twelve-year-old Konrad Lange's F4H World Championship campaign, as told by his father, Jörg. We can't think of a better way of kicking off BluFly Original ✍🏻 our imprint for brand-new stories making their world debut on BluFly. | 🛩️ 📡 ✍🏻 🥇

blufly.media

Silver Spitfire Summer

What started as a dream of a young modeller ends up with an unforgettable father-and-son adventure.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 25/08/2026

We've often speculated about what it must take to keep @redbull.com's aviation fleet in the air. Now, here's a glimpse inside the maintenance organization behind their helicopters, ably wrought by Jen Nevans for Vertical Magazine. Also links to a related episode of the Vertical Helicast. | 🛩️ 🚁 🎙️ 🥇

verticalmag.com

How the Flying Bulls keep history aloft

Lessons on preserving aircraft, knowledge, and the future of maintenance.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 24/08/2026

Frankly, we have been wondering 🤔 and now @ltaresearch.com provides an answer, of sorts, with their new, all-too-short post entitled « What Is Pathfinder 1 Designed to Do? » Cool picture, though. (📸 LTA Research) | 🛩️ 🎈 🥇 | 🔗 ltaresearch.com/updates/what...

A white, cigar-shaped rigid airship cruises toward an airship hanger with its door open. Airport infrastructure is in the foreground; runways surrounded by brown grass. ℹ️ 📸 LTA Reseach

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 22/08/2026

We'll cop to posting this mostly for the photo’s aesthetics, but it is noteworthy that Saab is on the early development path for a « future uncrewed combat air system » by rolling out the concept model at the Swedish Armed Forces Air Show. (📸 Saab) | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📡 📰 🥇 | 🔗 news.cision.com/saab/r/saab-...

A nose-on view of Saab's A3, a concept model for a future uncrewed combat air system, in what appears to be a wind tunnel.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 21/08/2026

Save that date: the RCAF CT-157 Siskin II (Pilatus PC-21) makes its much-anticipated Canadian debut at AERO Gatineau-Ottawa on September 18–20 at the Gatineau-Ottawa Airport (CYND), achieving yet another significant milestone for this important program. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📅 📍 🇨🇦 🥇 | 🔗 skyalyne.ca/latest-updat...

A CT-157 Siskin II (Pilatus PC-21) taxies directly towards the camera on a sunny day. In the background, a building with three 'Pilatus' banners is visible. ℹ️ 📸 SkyAlyne

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 20/08/2026

It's National Bacon Lovers Day (and we do love bacon 🥓 here at the home office), which made us think about the nexus of aviation and bacon. Here's a good one: Battlefield Airborne Communications Node or BACN for short, which we assume is pronounced bacon. Yes, it's another slow news day. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🥇

bombardier.com

Bombardier Defense Delivers Ninth Global Aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) Program

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 15/08/2026

There are those who believe a digital emulation of a traditional print magazine is the way to go. Who are we to argue when the end result looks as good as this flipbook of the Summer 2026 edition of the National Air & Space Museum Quarterly? | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📹 📚 📍 🇺🇸 🥇 | 🔗 www.flipsnack.com/76E95CDD75E/...

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 14/08/2026

While we're proud of the wide range of air vehicles « made by people and flying between the surface and the Kármán Line » we have featured in BluFly, at 0.000084 grams and 3.36 millimetres span, we're pretty sure this is the smallest so far. | 🛩️ 🏫 📡 🚁 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 actu.epfl.ch/news/these-t...

Three, three-bladed, 3D-printed, flourescent green rotors from micro-scale drones that actually fly. They are juxtoposed with a gold-coloured coin, for scale. ℹ️ 📸 EPFL/MICROBS under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 13/08/2026

Why is this bizjet smiling? (📸 Duncan Aviation) | 🛩️ | 🧵 1/4

A Gulfstream G450 business jet parked on the ramp presumably at the Provo, Utah airport, where the Duncan paint shop is located.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 13/08/2026

We love concrete milestones achieved ✅, and yesterday's first flight of @heartaerospace.bsky.social's 32-metre span, 11,300-kilogram, battery-electric X1 at Plattsburgh International Airport certainly meets that criterion. Press release linked. | 🛩️ ⚡️ 📰 🥇 | 🔗 www.heartaerospace.com/newsroom/hea...

An aircraft resembling a Dash 8, with four engines, flies over a body of water at sunrise/sunset. The sun is visible through clouds. ℹ️ 📸 Heart Aerospace

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 10/08/2026

A feather in SkyAlyne's cap; their support for Vintage Wings' 2026 Yellow Wings program « to create unique educational flight opportunities that connect Canada’s military aviation heritage, and helping to inspire the next generation of Canadian aviators. » | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🧰 🏫 🥇 | 🔗 skyalyne.ca/latest-updat...

A line of Air Cadets, in blue flight suits, patiently line up under sunny skies to get a closer look at a Trainer Yellow De Havilland Chipmunk. ℹ️ 📸 SkyAlyne

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 10/08/2026

What if instead of all the 'fuss and bother' of pressurising the aircraft, all passengers were simply issued these before flight? @spritebark.bsky.social describes how we can all be thankful Carl Rich's idea was a 'Statospheric Failure'. | 🛩️ 🥇 | 🧵 1/3 | 🔗 geoffbarker.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/s...

A person in what appears to be a robot costume stands if front of, and immediately adjacent to a polished aluminum, low-wing, single-engine monoplane. ℹ️ 📸 Australian Consolidated Press Archive, State Library of New South Wales, ON 388/Box 073/Item 146.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 08/08/2026

A fascinating story by Leslie Westmont, writing for the Wisconsin National Guard, about the return of a small piece of Maj. Richard I. Bong's P-38 named 'Marge’, lost in Papua New Guinea in 1944. (📸 Capt. Luke Cofax | Wisconsin National Guard) | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🥇 | 🔗 www.nationalguard.mil/News/State-P...

An indistinct, twisted piece of vintage aircraft wreckage sits on a table, which is positioned near a vintage, polished aluminum P-38 'Lightning' aircraft.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 07/08/2026

We like this @unomaha.edu story for all sorts of reasons; not only is it about Mr. Woods’ impressive personal success story, but it also highlights the many opportunities for an aviation career if, for whatever reason, you don't wind up in the pilot’s seat. | 🛩️ 🧰 🏫 🥇

unomaha.edu

Denzel Woods: Leading Beyond the Flight Deck

A childhood fascination with airplanes over Trinidad and Tobago turned into a career in aviation leadership. Now, UNO Aviation alum Denzel Woods is helping lead Jet Card Sales at Jet Linx.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/08/2026

While Air Zermatt has a challenging rescue environment in which to work, it must be nice that the view from their office regularly includes the Matterhorn. Their testimonial, from the Bell Helicopters blog, includes a video with eye-popping visuals. | 🛩️ 🚁 📹 🥇 | 🔗 www.bellflight.com/post/air-zer...

A red helicopter set against a sunlit mountains. Below the helicopter, a rescue worker is suspended from a line attached to the helicopter's hoist. ℹ️ 📸 Bell Helicopters

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/08/2026

It being early August, we have officially hit the dog days 🐶 of summer and the attendant, dreaded, slow news days. The good part? We have the time to visit some of our favourite photo archives. The San Diego Air & Space Museum's (SDASM) … | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📍 🇺🇸 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 www.flickr.com/photos/sdasm...

An F-111 set up for testing in the SDASM Low Speed Wind Tunnel. It's mounted on a stand, orienting the aircraft into the airflow.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 03/08/2026

For a peek at how the other half lives (rather, more like the other .001% 😉), here's a detailed, long-form read from Frederick K. Larkin for Skies Magazine on what it takes to transform brand-new, tech-laden Bombardier Global 8000 shells into the flying palaces delivered to the customer. | 🛩️ 🥇

skiesmag.com

Bombardier: Producing peripatetic penthouses - Skies Mag

Bombardier’s Laurent Beaudoin Completion Centre and Centre of Excellence together transform high performance aircraft into productive airborne offices and homes.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 01/08/2026

The August issue just hit the street. 💥 This month, Managing Editor @terencecgannon.com (re)discovers scale, radio-controlled model aircraft as a result of the FAI news feed. Spoiler alert: they're a universe away from the little stick-and-tissue P-51s we tried to build as kids. | 🛩️ 📡 🥇

blufly.media

August, 2026

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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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 29/07/2026

The meticulously restored Connie Super Star that we've teased for a while now is ready for it's close up. 🎥 The Lufthansa Group Hangar One visitor and conference centre opens this weekend. More details with the link. (📸 Lufthansa Group) | 🛩️ 📍 🇩🇪 📅 🥇 | 🔗 newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/lufthansa...

A restored Lockheed Constellation Super Star, registration D-ALAN and painted in period-authentic Lufthansa livery, is shown within a new, well-lit, modern-looking hangar space.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 28/07/2026

Kinder commentators would say we here at the BluFly home office have a soft spot for the PC-12. 🙂 Less kind ones might say we're full-on obsessed. 🤪 Well, guilty as charged. 🧑🏻‍⚖️ To feed that, here's a … (📸 Robert So via @pexelsofficial.bsky.social) | 🛩️ 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 airfactsjournal.com/2026/07/flyi...

A Pilatus PC-12 appears to be configured for landing, with flaps and wheels down. It is pictured from below flying in a gin-clear sky.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 24/07/2026

Although we always preface these spots with 'we don't do birds' (excellent coverage is provided elsewhere), we make an exception often enough that it seems we kinda do. At least where there is an aeronautical component to the coverage, as with this from @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social. | 🛩️ 🦅 🏫 🥇

ucdavis.edu

What Molting Hawks Can Teach Researchers About Resilient Flight

UC Davis researchers found that red-tailed hawks adjust their wing and tail movements during molt to maintain flight performance despite missing feathers. The findings could improve wildlife rehabilit...

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 23/07/2026

Sounds like many airports (including those near the BluFly home office) could take a page out of Brisbane Airport's playbook on how to treat their planespotters. The good folks at BNE clearly haven't forgotten—as many seem to have—that we're fans. What say you? How does your local compare? | 🛩️ 📍 🇦🇺 🥇

newsroom.bne.com.au

Brisbane Airport's iconic plane spotting area ready for takeoff

Brisbane Airport’s iconic new plane spotting location, Fellowship Place, will open to the public on Sunday 19 July.Created as a gift to the city to mark Brisbane Airport’s centenary, the purpose-built...

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 22/07/2026

A newsletter we discovered recently, and think you should too if you haven't already, is that of Avialan Blue, writing on a variety of topics; most recently about why « Aero Tuning Isn’t What You Think It Is (Probably) » Worth a look, and subscribing. | 🛩️ 📡 🥇 | 🔗 www.avialanblue.com/email-list/a...

A brightly lit, blue Boeing Aerodynamic Efficiency Improvement Joint Wing Wind Tunnel Model is pictured directly nose-on while mounted inside a wind tunnel. ℹ️ 📸 Sean Smith | NASA Langley Research Center

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 17/07/2026

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? | 🛩️ 🎈 🥇

ltaresearch.com

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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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 16/07/2026

Tipped off to their arrival by our friend @jasonchampton.bsky.social, these three beauties are on a tour of western Canada. We touched base with the Erickson Collection, from whence they came and obtained this … (📸 Erickson Collection) | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📅 📍 🇨🇦 🥇 | 🧵 1/4 | 🔗 ericksoncollection.com?utm_source=b...

A B-25 Mitchell and P-38 Lightning, painted in military camouflage, are photographed from above as they fly over what appears to be an agricultural landscape.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 15/07/2026

It's a fair cop that aviation on social can be something of a self-reflecting bubble. Consequently, it's always interesting when a story finds its way through that outer membrane and into the wider, popular media. To wit, a story about Electra by Rachel Cormack just out in the @robbreport.com. | 🛩️ ⚡️

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This New Hybrid Plane Can Take Off and Land on a Runway of 150 Feet. It Just Got Closer to Production.

Electra's hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing aircraft, the EL9, just reached a significant milestone on the road to type certification.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 13/07/2026

« 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. | 🛩️ 📡 🪽 🥇

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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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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 12/07/2026

‘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

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