AvGeeknologist
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AvGeek, aviation professional, 🇪🇺, tweet in EN, DE, FR. Structural dynamics, aeroelastics and aircraft performance. Turboprop aficionado.
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🧵 Thinking the unthinkable: A loooong thread about Einstein, Galileo, dynamic systems, aviation and climate change.
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A consumer group launched a complaint against European airlines in June 2023.
21 European airlines commit to avoiding ‘greenwashing’ claims following EU pressure
In June 2023, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) complained to the European Commission (EC) about airlines' greenwashing.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A consumer group launched a complaint against European airlines in June 2023.
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BREAKING: Boeing confirms recommendation to ground MD-11 fleet “while additional engineering analysis is performed” (via @theaircurrent.com)
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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2025-11-06: Air Services Limited Cessna 208 Caravan (8R-THR) mistakenly landed in a schoolyard at Karaudarnau, S Rupununi, Guyana while heading to a nearby airfield. On departure, the C208 barely cleared a 3m fence before climbing away safely.
www.gatechecked.com/small-plane-...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
2025-11-06: Air Services Limited Cessna 208 Caravan (8R-THR) mistakenly landed in a schoolyard at Karaudarnau, S Rupununi, Guyana while heading to a nearby airfield. On departure, the C208 barely cleared a 3m fence before climbing away safely.
www.gatechecked.com/small-plane-...
www.gatechecked.com/small-plane-...
Days after the UPS 2976 MD-11 crash, the big unanswered question for me still is, "why didn't it climb"?
UPS 2976 crash, Kentucky:
The first frames of the video show fire in the engine/pylon/wing area. Aircraft is already rotated. Judging by the length of the smoke trail, fire has already been going on a few seconds.
The first frames of the video show fire in the engine/pylon/wing area. Aircraft is already rotated. Judging by the length of the smoke trail, fire has already been going on a few seconds.
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Days after the UPS 2976 MD-11 crash, the big unanswered question for me still is, "why didn't it climb"?
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Investigators have recovered the black boxes from the crash of a UPS MD-11 in Louisville on Tuesday, they also confirmed that video shows the left engine detaching from the wing during takeoff.
Black boxes recovered in UPS plane crash in Louisville as death toll rises to 12
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said that news of the fatalities was “heartbreaking” and that the death toll could rise.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Investigators have recovered the black boxes from the crash of a UPS MD-11 in Louisville on Tuesday, they also confirmed that video shows the left engine detaching from the wing during takeoff.
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This looks to be UPS 2976, an MD-11. @flightradar24.com public data picked up a brief altitude value of 175 feet before it dropped back to 0 and the data ends.
November 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This looks to be UPS 2976, an MD-11. @flightradar24.com public data picked up a brief altitude value of 175 feet before it dropped back to 0 and the data ends.
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My thoughts are obviously with the victims, but they are also with the NTSB investigators who, tomorrow, will dig through half a mile of toxic debris to find the black boxes, all without being paid. Godspeed.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
My thoughts are obviously with the victims, but they are also with the NTSB investigators who, tomorrow, will dig through half a mile of toxic debris to find the black boxes, all without being paid. Godspeed.
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Based on satellite imagery, it appears the building that was struck was a UPS facility located at end of runway.
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Based on satellite imagery, it appears the building that was struck was a UPS facility located at end of runway.
UPS 2976 crash, Kentucky:
The first frames of the video show fire in the engine/pylon/wing area. Aircraft is already rotated. Judging by the length of the smoke trail, fire has already been going on a few seconds.
The first frames of the video show fire in the engine/pylon/wing area. Aircraft is already rotated. Judging by the length of the smoke trail, fire has already been going on a few seconds.
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 AM
UPS 2976 crash, Kentucky:
The first frames of the video show fire in the engine/pylon/wing area. Aircraft is already rotated. Judging by the length of the smoke trail, fire has already been going on a few seconds.
The first frames of the video show fire in the engine/pylon/wing area. Aircraft is already rotated. Judging by the length of the smoke trail, fire has already been going on a few seconds.
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WATCH: Dash cam video shows UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
WATCH: Dash cam video shows UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky
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“.. The Louisville Metro Police Department described the scene as active with ‘fire and debris,’”
@cbsnews.com $UPS
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@cbsnews.com $UPS
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November 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“.. The Louisville Metro Police Department described the scene as active with ‘fire and debris,’”
@cbsnews.com $UPS
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@cbsnews.com $UPS
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🙏🇺🇸 UPS cargo plane crash near Louisville, Kentucky airport.
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
🙏🇺🇸 UPS cargo plane crash near Louisville, Kentucky airport.
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At least four people were killed and 11 others injured after a UPS wide-body cargo plane crashed and erupted into a massive fireball shortly after takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky, with eyewitness footage showing a massive column of smoke rising into the sky from the site of the disaster.
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
At least four people were killed and 11 others injured after a UPS wide-body cargo plane crashed and erupted into a massive fireball shortly after takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky, with eyewitness footage showing a massive column of smoke rising into the sky from the site of the disaster.
Stuttgart 21 (main station) construction project is coming along, but still some way to be finished. Right now, it's still, for lack of a better word, a train station wreck. Avoid, if you can.
October 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Stuttgart 21 (main station) construction project is coming along, but still some way to be finished. Right now, it's still, for lack of a better word, a train station wreck. Avoid, if you can.
With take-off at night over water, a somatogravic illusion aided by lack of visual references comes to mind, as a possible explanation.
2025-09-20: Air Arabia Maroc Airbus A320 (CN-NMI,*2012) took off from runway 08 at Catania-Fontanarossa AP(LICC), Sicily, Italy, but immediately lost height, triggering a GPWS alert. At an altitude below 100 ft, flt #MAC991 to Amman continued its climb. ANSV is investigating.
ansv.it/inconvenient...
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October 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
With take-off at night over water, a somatogravic illusion aided by lack of visual references comes to mind, as a possible explanation.
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2025-09-20: Air Arabia Maroc Airbus A320 (CN-NMI,*2012) took off from runway 08 at Catania-Fontanarossa AP(LICC), Sicily, Italy, but immediately lost height, triggering a GPWS alert. At an altitude below 100 ft, flt #MAC991 to Amman continued its climb. ANSV is investigating.
ansv.it/inconvenient...
ansv.it/inconvenient...
October 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
2025-09-20: Air Arabia Maroc Airbus A320 (CN-NMI,*2012) took off from runway 08 at Catania-Fontanarossa AP(LICC), Sicily, Italy, but immediately lost height, triggering a GPWS alert. At an altitude below 100 ft, flt #MAC991 to Amman continued its climb. ANSV is investigating.
ansv.it/inconvenient...
ansv.it/inconvenient...
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Quick Quiz: ID all accurately to Number the Odd One Out. Judge's decision final 😎
October 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Quick Quiz: ID all accurately to Number the Odd One Out. Judge's decision final 😎
I was married, but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.
October 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I was married, but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.
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"I was married but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle."
October 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"I was married but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle."
Women don't like the vehicle
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Women don't like the vehicle
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Anyway, the late Pacific War in a paragraph
October 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Anyway, the late Pacific War in a paragraph
Ein Schweizer Taschenmesser kann man wohl immer gebrauchen... nur interessant, dass hier von einem Neukunden gesprochen wird, obwohl die BRD ja schon länger welche zur Verfügung hat.
www.flugrevue.de/militaer/bun...
www.flugrevue.de/militaer/bun...
Bundeswehr fliegt Pilatus: PC-12 für Flugtestzentrum Manching
Das Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) hat bei Pilatus eine PC-12 übernommen, die künftig in Manching bei der Unterstützung des Testbetriebes hilft. Die...
www.flugrevue.de
October 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Ein Schweizer Taschenmesser kann man wohl immer gebrauchen... nur interessant, dass hier von einem Neukunden gesprochen wird, obwohl die BRD ja schon länger welche zur Verfügung hat.
www.flugrevue.de/militaer/bun...
www.flugrevue.de/militaer/bun...
It's now officially confirmed that the vehicle Mr Hegseth's brain is travelling in has a distorted view of the outside world.
2015-10-15: US Air Force C32A (B757-200,98-0002) safely diverted to Mildenhall AFB(EGUN),UK due to a cracked windshield. #SAM153 was en route from Brussels to Andrews AFB off Irish Coast when it descended to FL100. Sec. of Defense Pete Heseth was on board.
www.airandspaceforces.com/hegseths-air...
www.airandspaceforces.com/hegseths-air...
October 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
It's now officially confirmed that the vehicle Mr Hegseth's brain is travelling in has a distorted view of the outside world.
Mensch, Deutsche Bahn! Zug pünktlich, Wagen hält, wo ich stehe, und Sitzplatzreservierung eingehalten.
WORÜBER SOLL ICH MICH JETZT AUF "SOZIALEN" MEDIEN EMPÖREN????
WORÜBER SOLL ICH MICH JETZT AUF "SOZIALEN" MEDIEN EMPÖREN????
October 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Mensch, Deutsche Bahn! Zug pünktlich, Wagen hält, wo ich stehe, und Sitzplatzreservierung eingehalten.
WORÜBER SOLL ICH MICH JETZT AUF "SOZIALEN" MEDIEN EMPÖREN????
WORÜBER SOLL ICH MICH JETZT AUF "SOZIALEN" MEDIEN EMPÖREN????