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Jun 10
Want to see and hear more of the Spitfire? Of course you do. She did three flights today. #iom #isleofman
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I am so very sad to lose my long term dear friend and stalwart of aviation - Geoffrey Thomas.
He was the best Australian aviation reporter I have ever had the pleasure to work with over many decades, and part of me goes with him.
Every pilot has lost a friend.
Thanks and RIP
Distinguished aviation journalist and former Australian Aviation contributor Geoffrey Thomas has died at age 74 after a brief illness. #aviation #aerospace
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Guy Norris retweeted
May 28
N244FE the last 767 for FedEx departing on the delivery flight to Indianapolis
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Guy Norris retweeted
May 27
My second book, HOTOL & Skylon: The Story of Britain's Spaceplanes, published by @BIS_spaceflight, is now #16 for the Kindle edition in the Top 100 Aviation books. Its available in Kindle, Paperback and Hardcover formats. Read the sample and buy here amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H2VQX8DZ/
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Guy Norris retweeted
May 21
Not sure about this 2001 reboot.
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N774UA has returned to its birthplace in Everett.
The world’s oldest Boeing 777 still flying anywhere in the world arrived as UA3821 from San Francisco to Paine Field.
This United Airlines aircraft is line number 2 from the factory, seen here with its birthplace in the background.
Any idea why it came back to PAE?
📸: TabsAZ
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May 15
As Boeing marks the 31st anniversary of the first 777 delivery, Alan Mulally, the leader of the original aircraft development project has teamed up with aviation author Dan Dornseif to produce a definitive and fascinating history of the jetliner’s story. schifferbooks.com/products/b…
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Guy Norris retweeted
May 12
Why the world needs more Frank Whittles - a new documentary film gives insight into the inventor of the turbojet #avgeek ow.ly/mSE150YY5xl
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Guy Norris retweeted
May 12
13 May 1912. Birth of Felix Kracht (d. 3 October 2002). German aviation engineer and Airbus founder who built the FVA-10b "Rheinland" glider and flew it across the Alps in 1937. At Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug he developed the prototype DFS 346 rocket-powered plane.
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Unither Bioélectronique has completed the world’s first piloted hydrogen-electric helicopter circuit flight in Québec.
The milestone flight was achieved using a modified Robinson R44 as part of Project Proticity.
This successful demonstration highlights the potential of hydrogen-electric propulsion to deliver zero-emission flight while building on the proven reliability and cost efficiency that Robinson helicopters have come to define.
#climbhigher #robinsonhelicopter
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Guy Norris retweeted
May 6
Behind every future in flight is a teacher. ✈️
More than two decades ago, NASA test pilot Nils Larson trained a young @AstroVicGlover at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School in the T-38. Years later, Glover became a NASA astronaut and flew around the Moon. 🌙
This #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we recognize the educators who inspire the next generation.
Explore NASA STEM activities: 🚀🧠✨
go.nasa.gov/4exe0OO
ALT NASA astronaut Victor Glover (right), wearing a blue flight suit, smiles as he shakes hands with NASA test pilot Nils Larson (left) in a hangar at NASA\u2019s Langley Research Center. The two stand in front of an X-59 aircraft display, reconnecting years after Larson trained Glover as a flight instructor.
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Guy Norris retweeted
May 4
Crazy milestone today!
Letter From Editor: 10 Years And 11,000 Articles Later
TWZ was launched 10 years ago today and we are still here and growing thanks to all of you.
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Cool video of New Glenn’s fairing re-entry. For this flight we installed an exo-atmospheric reaction control system (RCS) in the fairing to control re-entry and enable recovery of the fairing. We’re planning a parachute recovery later this year, and the data from these fairings gives us the learnings needed to develop and refine that capability.
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Guy Norris retweeted
Apr 30
Virgin Galactic has reached a new production milestone, successfully towing its latest SpaceShip from the assembly hangar to the test and launch hangar. The vehicle will undergo final systems integration and ground testing. The next-generation SpaceShips are being built at our SpaceShip factory in Mesa, Arizona.
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Guy Norris retweeted
Apr 24
44 years ago, #Delta Flight 910 took off from Atlanta—the world’s first commercial flight powered by the #CFM56 engine! 🚀
From unforgettable inflight tests to setting new standards for efficiency, the CFM56 changed the course of aviation.
Happy anniversary to the world’s best selling engine!
#AviationHistory #Avgeek #Innovation
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Guy Norris retweeted
Apr 24
The first 777-8 freighter in the Everett factory this evening. WG001 line 1844 for Cargolux
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Guy Norris retweeted
Apr 23
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engine (assembly).
It's not too late to be part of the team that builds the first independently-developed supersonic jet engine.
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The A350F’s most prominent feature is the large aft-mounted main-deck cargo door.
⚠️Already at FAL-Toulouse.
The #A350F has the largest main deck cargo door, at 175 in. (4,44m.) wide, allowing for the transport of large commercial aircraft engines, among other voluminous cargo.
Community note
The image has signs of being AI generated. The door is too wide and short for the frame, the frame sits too low, the door is painted with text not present on any A350F livery, the wheels are blurry and misshapen, etc.
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Guy Norris retweeted
Apr 21
Another milestone in a remarkable career: 1,000 flights!
After 38 years with NASA Armstrong, aerial photographer Carla Thomas completed her 1,000th flight. Carla has captured NASA history from the sky aboard more than 20 different high-performance and science aircraft.
ALT Troy Asher, acting center director, presents NASA aerial photographer Carla Thomas with an award commemorating her 1,000th flight at NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Credit: NASA/Ryan Kline
ALT F-15 crew chief Zack Burke, left, and X-59 mechanic Jamie Trescott, behind NASA aerial photographer Carla Thomas, splash buckets of ice water on her in celebration of a 1,000th flight at NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Credit: NASA/Carla Escamilla
ALT NASA aerial photographer Carla Thomas waves from the backseat of a NASA F-15 as chief pilot Wayne Ringelberg taxis following Thomas\u2019s 1,000th flight at NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Credit: NASA/Carla Escamilla
ALT NASA aerial photographer Carla Thomas captures a self-portrait in 2017 during the Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence program, while flying in an F/A-18 in 2017. Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas
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