TheActualSparky
@theactualsparky.bsky.social
Aircraft mechanic, aviation enthusiast, model kit wrangler. Used to be cool. Maybe.
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i'm on bluesky for the scientific community
March 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
i'm on bluesky for the scientific community
This.
I went over to the bird place and it was rife with d*ckheads talking utter b*llocks about stuff they know nothing about. Let’s keep the butterfly place free of that nonsense
I went over to the bird place and it was rife with d*ckheads talking utter b*llocks about stuff they know nothing about. Let’s keep the butterfly place free of that nonsense
It has been a very difficult few days for the aviation industry and the families of all those who have lost their lives or been injured in the accidents (generic term). However, rather than speculate about the accidents please allow the real experts to investigate the causes and report on them.
December 29, 2024 at 12:58 PM
This.
I went over to the bird place and it was rife with d*ckheads talking utter b*llocks about stuff they know nothing about. Let’s keep the butterfly place free of that nonsense
I went over to the bird place and it was rife with d*ckheads talking utter b*llocks about stuff they know nothing about. Let’s keep the butterfly place free of that nonsense
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Are you twitching, yet? 🤔😉🖖
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Are you twitching, yet? 🤔😉🖖
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An army of snow plows attacking the runways at YYZ tonight. So freaking cool that GPS and ADS-B reporting is accurate enough that we can see their left-to-right staggered plowing formation
December 24, 2024 at 4:03 AM
An army of snow plows attacking the runways at YYZ tonight. So freaking cool that GPS and ADS-B reporting is accurate enough that we can see their left-to-right staggered plowing formation
Had to do a fan blade lube and install on a RR Trent the other day. Here is the engine with the blades removed. Just look at how small that core is. The engine has a 6.4:1 bypass ratio- for every one ‘unit’ of air that goes in to the core, 6.4 ‘units’ go down the bypass
#avgeek #rollsroyce
#avgeek #rollsroyce
December 23, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Had to do a fan blade lube and install on a RR Trent the other day. Here is the engine with the blades removed. Just look at how small that core is. The engine has a 6.4:1 bypass ratio- for every one ‘unit’ of air that goes in to the core, 6.4 ‘units’ go down the bypass
#avgeek #rollsroyce
#avgeek #rollsroyce
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Post your favourite star trek character but wrong answers only
McHolly
McHolly
December 22, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Post your favourite star trek character but wrong answers only
McHolly
McHolly
Interesting. Will it happen?
✈️🇺🇦 The second "Mriya" aircraft is 70% ready, — commander of the largest transport aircraft Mriya and Ruslan Dmytro Antonov
❗️Now the main parts of the aircraft are built as they were 30 years ago — in good condition, so only 30% of the work remains to be done.
❗️Now the main parts of the aircraft are built as they were 30 years ago — in good condition, so only 30% of the work remains to be done.
December 22, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Interesting. Will it happen?
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Around now in 1903 Orville Wright made the 1st ever heavier than air, powered flight, going 37 metres in 12 seconds.
Now, 121 yrs later, we have a robot flying a drone on Mars, another one which has just scooped a bit off a passing comet and another one 15 billion miles away.
Now, 121 yrs later, we have a robot flying a drone on Mars, another one which has just scooped a bit off a passing comet and another one 15 billion miles away.
December 17, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Around now in 1903 Orville Wright made the 1st ever heavier than air, powered flight, going 37 metres in 12 seconds.
Now, 121 yrs later, we have a robot flying a drone on Mars, another one which has just scooped a bit off a passing comet and another one 15 billion miles away.
Now, 121 yrs later, we have a robot flying a drone on Mars, another one which has just scooped a bit off a passing comet and another one 15 billion miles away.
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The "Balzac V" and the "Mirage III V" were two experimental aircraft designed to validate the architecture of future vertical take-off and landing fighter aircraft.
The Mirage III V is still the fastest VTOL in the world and the only one to have reached Mach 2.
The programme was cancelled 1966.
The Mirage III V is still the fastest VTOL in the world and the only one to have reached Mach 2.
The programme was cancelled 1966.
December 1, 2024 at 3:11 PM
The "Balzac V" and the "Mirage III V" were two experimental aircraft designed to validate the architecture of future vertical take-off and landing fighter aircraft.
The Mirage III V is still the fastest VTOL in the world and the only one to have reached Mach 2.
The programme was cancelled 1966.
The Mirage III V is still the fastest VTOL in the world and the only one to have reached Mach 2.
The programme was cancelled 1966.
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*The Dam Busters March plays*
(Note accurate bouncing bomb)
cc @nmtdambusters.bsky.social @damcasterspod.com @hushkit.bsky.social
(Note accurate bouncing bomb)
cc @nmtdambusters.bsky.social @damcasterspod.com @hushkit.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 10:31 AM
*The Dam Busters March plays*
(Note accurate bouncing bomb)
cc @nmtdambusters.bsky.social @damcasterspod.com @hushkit.bsky.social
(Note accurate bouncing bomb)
cc @nmtdambusters.bsky.social @damcasterspod.com @hushkit.bsky.social
Show me an unusual photo of yourself and an aircraft
Straddling the world’s largest production turbofan, the GE90-115B, to service the PDOS
Straddling the world’s largest production turbofan, the GE90-115B, to service the PDOS
December 1, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Show me an unusual photo of yourself and an aircraft
Straddling the world’s largest production turbofan, the GE90-115B, to service the PDOS
Straddling the world’s largest production turbofan, the GE90-115B, to service the PDOS
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model maker Paul Huston, working on a large-scale Return of the Jedi X-Wing
I love looking for scale model kit boxes in these ILM photos - parts of which were used to add realistic/gritty detail to the vehicles ("greebles")
but wait - something interesting is hanging from the ceiling…?
1/3
I love looking for scale model kit boxes in these ILM photos - parts of which were used to add realistic/gritty detail to the vehicles ("greebles")
but wait - something interesting is hanging from the ceiling…?
1/3
November 28, 2024 at 10:24 PM
model maker Paul Huston, working on a large-scale Return of the Jedi X-Wing
I love looking for scale model kit boxes in these ILM photos - parts of which were used to add realistic/gritty detail to the vehicles ("greebles")
but wait - something interesting is hanging from the ceiling…?
1/3
I love looking for scale model kit boxes in these ILM photos - parts of which were used to add realistic/gritty detail to the vehicles ("greebles")
but wait - something interesting is hanging from the ceiling…?
1/3
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No aircraft has ever flown with such a formidable defensive armament as the YB-40 Bomber-Fighter. Unfortunately, this made the aircraft so draggy and heavy that it couldn’t keep up with the bombers it was supposed to protect.
November 26, 2024 at 9:18 AM
No aircraft has ever flown with such a formidable defensive armament as the YB-40 Bomber-Fighter. Unfortunately, this made the aircraft so draggy and heavy that it couldn’t keep up with the bombers it was supposed to protect.
GE90 thrust reverser deployed. Check out the blocker doors in the bypass. Jet engines will never not be cool. Especially big ass jet engines.
#jetengine #ge90 #avgeek
#jetengine #ge90 #avgeek
November 25, 2024 at 11:15 PM
GE90 thrust reverser deployed. Check out the blocker doors in the bypass. Jet engines will never not be cool. Especially big ass jet engines.
#jetengine #ge90 #avgeek
#jetengine #ge90 #avgeek
Anybody else getting this even though they have notifications showing?
November 20, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Anybody else getting this even though they have notifications showing?
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Fact: The Sukhoi 24 was a supersonic, all-weather tactical bomber developed by the Soviet Union. However, it was not pilot friendly and would rear up to try and buck the pilot off. It required many aircraft wranglers to calm it down prior to taxiing.
November 19, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Fact: The Sukhoi 24 was a supersonic, all-weather tactical bomber developed by the Soviet Union. However, it was not pilot friendly and would rear up to try and buck the pilot off. It required many aircraft wranglers to calm it down prior to taxiing.
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Phantom Phorever Since 1974! Turkish Air Force celebrating 50th Anniversary of F-4 Phantom II with a special paint scheme in a valley flyby.
Video by @frankcrebas
Video by @frankcrebas
November 16, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Phantom Phorever Since 1974! Turkish Air Force celebrating 50th Anniversary of F-4 Phantom II with a special paint scheme in a valley flyby.
Video by @frankcrebas
Video by @frankcrebas
November 19, 2024 at 1:36 PM