Reposted by Graham WarwickABC7 News Bay Area @abc7news.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Watch 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 1245
Reposted by Graham WarwickIsaac Alexander @jetcitystar.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The last operating Martin Mars has arrived in Arizona. Take good care of her Pima Air & Space Museum! 0193
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 09/02/2025#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 aviationweek.com/aerospace/em...aviationweek.comAirbus Delays Hydrogen But Expands Engine Test Plan | Aviation Week NetworkAirbus 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... 063
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 08/02/2025#Airbus gives cold shoulder to hydrogen. #aviation #avgeek www.reuters.com/business/aer...reuters.comAirbus postpones development of new hydrogen aircraftAirbus said on Friday it is delaying plans to develop a hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by the middle of next decade, citing slower than expected developments in technology. 111
Reposted by Graham WarwickGesche Wüpper @geschew.bsky.social · 07/02/2025According 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. bit.ly/414PnBDbit.lyAirbus : vent froid sur l’avion à hydrogèneSelon 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... 014
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Boeing 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 aviationweek.com/aerospace/em... 0103
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 31/01/2025We'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 386
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Tough but fair - and gloomy - assessment of chances of success in eVTOL and hydrogen in transportation markets by Michael Barnard at CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/01/29/t...cleantechnica.comTransportation Firm Deathwatch: Hydrogen & EVTOLs - CleanTechnicaHydrogen transportation and Jetson's eVTOL fantasies have been dragging governmental and investment money into pits. Both are imploding now. 321
Reposted by Graham WarwickMarlène Aviation @aviationmarlene.bsky.social · 29/01/2025The 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. © DR 63312
Reposted by Graham WarwickDan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Watching 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. 🧵 @jonostrower.com @theworacle.bsky.social @oriana0214.bsky.social @airplanegeeks.bsky.social 33012
Reposted by Graham WarwickRobert Wall @r-wall.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Ships 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 aviationweek.com/space/satell...aviationweek.comCanada, Norway Use Microsatellites To Hunt ‘Dark’ Ships And Aircraft | Aviation Week NetworkEven phantom vessels emit signals that satellites can detect. 021
Reposted by Graham WarwickRoss Sharp @aviationhistory.bsky.social · 28/01/2025The 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. 🛩️📍 1406
Reposted by Graham WarwickMarlène Aviation @aviationmarlene.bsky.social · 27/01/2025A 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". 2283
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Steamy 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. aviationweek.com/aerospace/em...aviationweek.comPratt & Whitney Unveils Details Of Hydrogen-Steam Hybrid Engine Cycle | Aviation Week NetworkThe HySIITE engine concept shows promise for a practical zero-emission hydrogen-steam combined-cycle propulsion system. 3506
Reposted by Graham WarwickHush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 23/01/2025If you have to remove the doors to carry a nuclear depth charge, you probably shouldn't be carrying a nuclear depth charge 147612
Reposted by Graham Warwickvsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025This 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-...payloadspace.comUS Launches 122 Defense Payloads in 2024, Europe Launches 1The 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... 086
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 23/01/2025#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. aviationweek.com/air-transpor...aviationweek.comNASA Funds Study Of Novel Hybrid Hydrogen Propulsion System | Aviation Week NetworkFunded under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program, the Hy2PASS project is led by Phillip Ansell. 130
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Surf'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 aviationweek.com/aerospace/em...aviationweek.comAirbus And Airlines Pursue Validation Of Fuel-Saving Wake-Surfing | Aviation Week NetworkA group of Airbus A350 operators plans to demonstrate the operational practicality of pairing flights to take advantage of wake energy. 063
Reposted by Graham WarwickKilvy.bsky.social @kilvy.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Lightning 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 0101
Reposted by Graham WarwickRobert Wall @r-wall.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Customers to Embraer: 'just do it' aviationweek.com/aerospace/ai...aviationweek.comAviation Week/BofA Survey Shows Great Interest In Potential Embraer Narrowbody | Aviation Week NetworkMore than two decades after Boeing launched development of its last clean sheet aircraft, a new survey of airlines, lessors, manufacturers, component suppliers and MRO providers reveals a high degree ... 51910
Reposted by Graham WarwickScramble - Dutch Aviation Society @scramble.nl · 19/01/2025Wreckage of Bristol Beaufort found read more by clicking on the link below: www.scramble.nl/military-new... Image: Australian Defencescramble.nlBristol Beaufort wreckage foundBristol 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... 093
Reposted by Graham WarwickAirways Magazine @airwaysmag.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Lufthansa 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 2457
Reposted by Graham WarwickMatt Day @mattmday.bsky.social · 17/01/2025News: 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...bloomberg.comAmazon Pauses Drone Deliveries After Aircraft Crashed in RainAmazon.com Inc. is pausing all commercial drone deliveries after two of its latest models crashed in rainy weather at a testing facility. 83212
Reposted by Graham WarwickBill Carey @greenfieldma.bsky.social · 17/01/2025The 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 041
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 17/01/2025#FAA designates vertiports as a class of heliport and begins work on unified, performance-based Vertical Lift Infrastructure Advisory Circular for helicopters and #eVTOL. Vertiports will have standard H marking, with addition of VTL marking. This differs from #EASA aviationweek.com/aerospace/ad...aviationweek.comFAA Plans More eVTOL DownwashTesting For Vertiport Design Rules | Aviation Week NetworkThe FAA plans to conduct additional flight testing with eVTOL OEMs as it works to develop unified performance-based design rules for vertiports and heliports. 052
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Clean-sheet firefighter. Aerobatic aircraft manufacturer Game Aerospace developing GB2 single-engine air tanker. All-composite, two-seat/dual-control, 1,200-gal hopper, 19,000-lb max TO weight, 12,000-lb useful load. 1,800shp P&WC PT6A-67F. First flight Q3 2025, FAA certification Q2 2027. #aviation 000
Reposted by Graham WarwickMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 16/01/2025This is a post about animal excrement and the English language. bull$#!% = nonsense/lies chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly horse$#!% = nonsense/lies dog$#!%= low quality ape$#!% = wild bat$#!%= crazy Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971). 582345584
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Riblet, riblet. Japan Airlines debuting a 787-9 on international flights with drag-reducing riblets over most of the fuselage. Applied using a paint-to-paint process developed by O-well which JAL says is lighter and more durable than adhesive film. Expected 0.24% reduction in cruise drag. #aviation 093
Reposted by Graham WarwickKilvy.bsky.social @kilvy.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Buccaneer S.2B XX894 performing some wing folds at a Threshold.Aero nightshoot at The Buccaneer Aviation Group event at Kemble last weekend #avgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationphotography 0303
Reposted by Graham WarwickHeart Aerospace @heartaerospace.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Our full-scale demonstrator, Heart X1, has arrived in the US! Soon, it’ll make history as the largest electric airplane ever to fly. Team Heart is hard at work to ensure a safe, groundbreaking flight. 🌍✈️ Stay tuned for updates! www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4xT... #Innovation #Electricaircraftyoutube.comHeart Aerospace - Our Largest Rig YetYouTube video by Heart Aerospace 032
Reposted by Graham WarwickChris Malikoff @chrismalikoff.bsky.social · 14/01/2025"Flight Plan" - Black and White / Street Photography Series #photography #cityphotography #monochrome #bnwphoto #noiretblanc #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #bnw #blackandwhitephoto #naturallight #contemporaryphotography #fineartstreetphotography #streetphotography #blackandwhitephotography #noir 1383
Reposted by Graham WarwickRobert Wall @r-wall.bsky.social · 14/01/2025How to fit a new-generation of more-efficient engines to an airliner? Can a gull wing be practical on a narrowbody airliner and competitive against more conventional wing designs? The answer, according to a recent NASA study is “yes.” aviationweek.com/aerospace/em...aviationweek.comDaily Memo: ‘Gull Wing’ Viable For Future Single Aisle Airliners, NASA Study Says | Aviation Week NetworkThe next generation of single-aisle airliners will depend on very high bypass propulsion systems with much larger fan diameters than those in service today. 2135
Reposted by Graham WarwickWilliam Adair @williamadair.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Finally got the scratchbuilt spoked wheels finished today after a year of trial and error (mostly error). It was a close-run thing though... they nearly finished ME! 💀 #144scale #144スケモ #modelaircraft #ww1aircraft #scalemodel #scalemodels #aviation #aviationmodels #WW1 #taube 5509
Reposted by Graham WarwickRobert Wall @r-wall.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Boeing is poised to conduct a functional check flight on the third 777-9 test aircraft, marking a return to flight for the stalled certification program after a five-month grounding caused by the failure of engine thrust links. aviationweek.com/air-transpor...aviationweek.comBoeing Set To Resume 777X Certification Flight Tests | Aviation Week NetworkBoeing is set to conduct a functional check flight on the third 777-9 test aircraft, marking a return to flight for the stalled certification program. 0105
Reposted by Graham WarwickMike Pryce @mikepryce.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Having your work quoted by The Woracle (HS Kingston, Flight, AvWeek) is very cool! The CAA report mentioned is here www.caa.co.uk/our-work/pub... with another, CAP 3075, out soon.caa.co.ukCAP2576: Understanding the downwash/outwash characteristics of eVTOL aircraft | Civil Aviation Authority 021
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 14/01/2025BAE Systems to provide battery for undisclosed #Airbus demonstration of microhybridization for commercial aircraft. Electric power to be used for pushback, taxi, takeoff assist, powering aircraft systems in the cruise and helping with power transients on descent. aviationweek.com/aerospace/em...aviationweek.comBAE To Provide Battery For Airbus Hybridization Demo | Aviation Week NetworkBAE Systems plans to provide the energy storage system for an Airbus project to demonstrate microhybridization for commercial aircraft. 040
Graham Warwick @theworacle.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Caution high winds. #FAA releases report on downwash/outwash hazard testing of three prototype #eVTOL aircraft: Joby (eVTOL #1), Archer (eVTOL #2) and Volocopter (eVTOL #3). Beta was eVTOL #4, which was otherwise occupied and did not participate. aviationweek.com/aerospace/ad...aviationweek.comFAA Underlines eVTOL Downwash Challenge For Vertiport Design | Aviation Week NetworkThe introduction of the downwash caution area (DCA) was the result of flight surveys of multiple prototype eVTOL aircraft for the FAA. 031
Reposted by Graham WarwickChina eVTOL News @chinaevtolnews.bsky.social · 10/01/2025China sees a major milestone with the first ton-level hybrid eVTOL verification flight powered by liquid hydrogen.chinaevtol.substack.comFirst Ton-Level Hybrid eVTOL Powered by Liquid Hydrogen Completes FlightThe hydrogen-powered flight comes weeks after the successful full tilt-rotor transition test flight. 012
Reposted by Graham WarwickRobert Wall @r-wall.bsky.social · 09/01/2025ESA has released stunning images the BepiColombo mission collected during its recent flight past Mercury aviationweek.com/space/space-...aviationweek.comESA Releases New Mercury Images | Aviation Week NetworkESA has unveiled images the BepiColombo mission collected during its recent flight past Mercury when it skirted only 183 mi. above the planet's surface. 032
Reposted by Graham WarwickMarlène Aviation @aviationmarlene.bsky.social · 09/01/2025The Dassault Mercure, one of the rare attempts by the French aircraft manufacturer to produce an airliner, made its first flight in 1971. Similar to the Boeing 737 but faster, only 11 were produced for Air Inter, a victim of the oil crisis and its less versatile short-haul status. 1111
Reposted by Graham WarwickMarlène Aviation @aviationmarlene.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Studied in 1942, the ‘CAPRA R.80’ was a seaplane project that would have been created to transport mail on the North Atlantic network. It was a tri-engine. It could not take off from the water, as its propellers were too low, so take-off was by catapult 1182
Reposted by Graham WarwickMarlène Aviation @aviationmarlene.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Double-deck before it was cool. Air Wibault 100 was a large aircraft capable of carrying 70 passengers. It should have contained all the luxury of a hotel with a bar, restaurant, showers and sleeping facilities. The unfinished aircraft was destroyed by German bombing raid in 1940. 0131
Reposted by Graham WarwickRobert Wall @r-wall.bsky.social · 03/01/2025As Boeing's commercial aircraft-related priorities shift to boosting production across its product lines, the company continues to report steady progress on a long-term quality improvement plan seen as required for ensuring factory stability. aviationweek.com/aerospace/ma...aviationweek.comBoeing Reports Steady Progress On Quality Turnaround Plan | Aviation Week NetworkBoeing continues to report steady progress on a long-term quality improvement plan seen as required for ensuring factory stability. 021
Reposted by Graham WarwickRobert Wall @r-wall.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Recent milestones include implementing criteria throughout both the 737 and 787 final assembly lines that dictate when aircraft can progress to the next position on each line, Boeing said in an update on its efforts. aviationweek.com/aerospace/ma... via @seanbrodrick.bsky.social 022
Reposted by Graham WarwickChina eVTOL News @chinaevtolnews.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Another Chinese university steps into the low-altitude arena.chinaevtol.substack.comUniversity Reveals Self-developed Flying CarOn the ground, the vehicle can travel at a top speed of 60 km/h. 011
Reposted by Graham WarwickChina eVTOL News @chinaevtolnews.bsky.social · 02/01/2025The RX4E is the world's first electric aircraft to secure TC under China's CCAR-23 as a 'new-energy electric normal-category aircraft.'open.substack.comRX4E Four-Seater Electric Aircraft Achieves Type CertificationThe achievement marks the RX4E as the world's first electric aircraft to secure TC under China’s CCAR-23 airworthiness regulations for normal category aircraft. 111