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A humans-in-the-loop feed for the aviation community. If made by people and flying between the surface and the Kármán Line you'll find it on BluFly. Read the current issue at blufly.media/2026/10. (📸 Harris & Ewing | @librarycongress.bsky.social)

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 03/10/2026
Well done, and congratulations. 🫡 It’s an amazing accomplishment. 🙌🏻
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 28/09/2026
For extra credit, in seemingly a nod to a past marketing collaboration, see if you can spot what appears to be the highly specialised Rimowa luggage making an appearance in the new Junkers video. (📸 Alan Wilson via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.) | 🛩️ | 🔗 rimowa.com | 🧵
A seemingly antique, grey-coloured, low-wing monoplane flies from right to left in a 'gin clear', cloudless blue sky. On the side of the fuselage is the registration «HB-RIM». ℹ️ The camera is positioned slightly below and slightly ahead of the aircraft. It appears to be made of corrugated metal on all surfaces. It has a radial engine and conventional landing gear of 'taildragger' configuration. The pilots' cockpit has a roof but is not entirely enclosed — it is open to the elements. The pilot pictured in the left pilot seat is wearing a flying helmet and headset. The pilot also provides a sense of scale for the aircraft, which would be large enough to have an enclosed passenger compartment of unknown size. There is dark blue trim paint on the fuselage forward of the cockpit. The word «JUNKERS» is painted on the side of the cowl in white script and forward of the cockpit. Aft of the registration is the flag of Switzerland. The registration is also painted on the lower surface of the left wing of the aircraft, the one closest to the camera position. The Junkers logo, in light blue, is painted on the vertical stabiliser. Original caption from source: «c/n 13-001 Built 2016 Registered to DIMOR Aero (Suisse) GmbH. Seen displaying at the 2019 Fête Aérienne Le Temps Des hélices (Aerial Festival – The Time of the Propellers). Aérodrome de Cerny-La-Ferté-Alais, Cerny, France [on] 9th June, 2019»
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 28/09/2026
In addition to the bronze-coloured Junkers A50 Heritage 'Venezia' edition, the other star of the video is the Aeroporto Nicelli on the Venice Lido, with its Art Deco architecture and sumptuous grass runway. Yet another spot to visit someday. (📸 Nicelli S.R.L.) | 🛩️ 📍 🇮🇹 | 🔗 aeroportonicelli.com | 🧵
An aerial view of Venice's Aeroporto Nicelli and its grass runway. It's located at the end of a peninsula set in an azure-blue ocean.
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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
Candidly, we're old enough for this to be the Panasonic that comes to mind when their name is mentioned. They've come a long way since then. Also, the Lumix camera you may be using to capture great aviation images? That's the modern Panasonic, too. (📸 Panasonic Corporation) | 🔗 panasonic.com | 🧵
A vintage Panasonic print ad with the heading « The Crazy Color Portables » showing their various bright colours and unusually shaped portable music players.
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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
Fun, but only peripherally related fact: De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has taken over the Sherpa program. Kudos to them for painting their show pony in this wild livery. (📸 De Havilland Aircraft of Canada) | 🛩️ | 🔗 dehavilland.com/sherpa/
A C-23 Sherpa either takes off or lands from an airport. It is painted with a mouth and eyeballs so as to resemble a wild dog.
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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
The developer also retained the period Crittall windows. The folks at Savills will show you around, keeping in mind the guide price for your 1,179 square metres of aviation history is just £5.4 million. London is calling, indeed. (📸 Wotton Works) | 🛩️ 📍 🇬🇧 | 🔗 search.savills.com/ca/en/proper... | 🧵
Looking out a black-mullioned window into an atrium space in a condo known as Wotton Works, a redevelopment of the Handley Page Cricklewood factory.
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 19/09/2026
Now known as the 'Wotton Works', the bones of the factory not only have been retained, but are now a highlighted architectural feature such that it’s nigh impossible to forget where you and your mid-life crisis Porsche are living. (📸 Wotton Works) | 🛩️ 📍 🇬🇧 | 🔗 wottonworks.com?utm_source=b... | 🧵
An interior atrium space of the condos in the development known as Wotton Works, which is a redevelopment of the Handley Page Cricklewood factory.
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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
… the Oriole was originally built over 100 years ago. (📸 Cradle of Aviation Museum) | 🛩️ | 🧵
… the Oriole was originally built over 100 years ago.
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 16/09/2026
… describes the arrival of this Curtiss Oriole at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. As author Estes notes, in a remarkable turn of events, this is the city on Long Island where … (📸 Cradle of Aviation Museum) | 🛩️ 📍 🇺🇸 | 🔗 www.cradleofaviation.org?utm_source=b... | 🧵
A vintage photograph of a Curtiss Oriole biplane that is parked on a grassy field. 'Garden City' is hand-written at the bottom of the photo.
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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 · 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 · 05/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @will-historysnoop.bsky.social, @wilsonti7.bsky.social, @wiredforflight.bsky.social, @yellowferret.bsky.social, @yomorym.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 29/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @tractusfynn.bsky.social, @urs-annex.bsky.social, @uvipoznansky.bsky.social, @voyagerandroid.bsky.social, @whitewulfe.bsky.social, @wildblueponder.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 28/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @tambria.bsky.social, @terencecgannon.com, @thegreer.bsky.social, @tmogriffons.bsky.social, @tonyplant.bsky.social, @tourswag.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 27/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @stevedaly.bsky.social, @subsapient.bsky.social, @susansage.bsky.social, @sxh.eurosky.social, @tacotuesgay.bsky.social, @taggart-tech.com 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 26/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @speedifypress.com, @spritebark.bsky.social, @sratoz.com.br, @stamplab.bsky.social, @stdjantar.bsky.social, @stefjn.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 25/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @simonbrading.bsky.social, @skorgu.net, @smartreads.bsky.social, @sonofsandor.bsky.social, @soycalifa.bsky.social, @spannerhead.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 24/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @saedelstein.bsky.social, @sarah-skye.bsky.social, @sarf-london.bsky.social, @scb250.bsky.social, @scoxauthor.bsky.social, @shadowcaster6656.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 23/29
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @psy-lounge.bsky.social, @richardacarter.bsky.social, @ricmadeira.bsky.social, @riicck.bsky.social, @rmfrt.com, @rogerday.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 22/29
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @peacewind.aero, @penguinkde.bsky.social, @penguinormonkey.bsky.social, @peshir.nl, @prairieroots.bsky.social, @prystauk.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 21/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 05/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @oldsputnik.bsky.social, @originalemily.bsky.social, @painmike1.bsky.social, @papertigers66.bsky.social, @pareidolia.bsky.social, @pchieza.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 20/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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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 · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @naturesdreamer.bsky.social, @nellkyn.bsky.social, @ninesnorth.bsky.social, @northwestairlines.bsky.social, @nyc5265.bsky.social, @nycteris.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 19/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @mathartforall.bsky.social, @mephtrix.bsky.social, @miatadork.bsky.social, @microbs.bsky.social, @mikedelta.bsky.social, @mudwuff.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 18/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @lkaila.bsky.social, @lpeds.com, @machspeed.bsky.social, @maga-zin.bsky.social, @massiasthanos.bsky.social, @masugn.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 17/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @kathyswriter.bsky.social, @kitsandcoffee.bsky.social, @laylahawke2.bsky.social, @lispegistus.bsky.social, @livehistory03.bsky.social, @lizetteneves.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 16/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @jenniferwhanson.bsky.social, @jjb06.bsky.social, @johanneswilhelm.bsky.social, @jonstump.bsky.social, @josephfriesen.bsky.social, @jpryan.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 15/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @ignaevan.bsky.social, @ikezisan.bsky.social, @intellog.com, @ionio.bsky.social, @itabow.bsky.social, @jasonchampton.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 14/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @henrygordonjagoff.bsky.social, @hiranyaloka.bsky.social, @huwupy.kawaii.social, @iangorrie.bsky.social, @ianmac.bsky.social, @ifairworthiness.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 13/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @glawrence.bsky.social, @gomeral.net, @goodnrg.bsky.social, @hazychainsaw.bsky.social, @heartaerospace.bsky.social, @helichopper2006.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 12/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @foxbuntu.bsky.social, @fredrikb.bsky.social, @gander22h.bsky.social, @gatwicksnapper.bsky.social, @gavvin.bsky.social, @gizmo4ps.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 11/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @ewenthel.bsky.social, @flightimage.bsky.social, @flygirlfly625.bsky.social, @flyingcircuits.bsky.social, @flypastrush.bsky.social, @fokkerdude.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 10/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @dominicpiper.bsky.social, @dragonat60.bsky.social, @drewavery.bsky.social, @drmcarley.bsky.social, @earlymorningcoffee.bsky.social, @erika-buenaflor.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 9/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 04/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @dekar84.bsky.social, @deltawrc01.bsky.social, @devout-pagan.bsky.social, @diva-nursery.bsky.social, @dmdash71.bsky.social, @dmvanderhoof.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 8/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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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 · 03/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @clashctyrkr.bsky.social, @concordenick.bsky.social, @cptschmerzfrei.bsky.social, @crazycatladyabroad.bsky.social, @danielsan.eurosky.social, @dasvitek.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 7/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 03/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @byronsbrain.bsky.social, @caeroengineeringso.bsky.social, @canvmilitarymuseum.bsky.social, @carolhmack.com, @causticcovercritic.bsky.social, @chrismonka.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 6/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 03/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @bobgriffiths20.bsky.social, @bobmm.bsky.social, @bookscraiccake.bsky.social, @brewcitychaser.com, @bringeroffur.bsky.social, @burritojustice.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 5/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 03/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @beamjockey.bsky.social, @beano77.bsky.social, @bigboybeanie.bsky.social, @bigredrob.bsky.social, @bizjetpilot.bsky.social, @blufly.media 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 4/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 03/09/2026
September already? Wow. 😲 To help wrap up the northern summer, thank you @airplane-pictures.net, @albertl.bsky.social, @analitik89.bsky.social, @astrokatie.com, @aurigny.bsky.social, @bassbonesteve.bsky.social 🙌🏻 for supporting of our August, 2026 issue. | 🙏🏻 👊🏻 | 🧵 3/29
One of twenty-eight contiguous fragments of a vintage map of Australia and Pacific Islands circa 1928-1940 produced by the Touring Club Italiano. ℹ️ « The map depicts the physical and political elements of Australia and nearby islands. The different colours indicate - as stated in the legend - altitudes and depth in a range between 4000 and 8000 meter from sea level. The map is one of the tables made by the TCI Cartographic Office for the Italian Encyclopedia of Giovanni Treccani Institute. » Obtained via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Australia_and_Pacific_islands_1928-1940_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_CART-TRC-19.jpg) Tiles created by PineTools. (https://pinetools.com/split-image)
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