Emmanuel
@emmanuelmpeg.bsky.social
Scientist. (Aviation) History nerd. Belgian.
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Quick, before *someone* inserts something hideous.
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Quick, before *someone* inserts something hideous.
Obviously _this_ is the Albatros Mk.1 😲
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Obviously _this_ is the Albatros Mk.1 😲
I don’t think so! Though in part it was a matter of mass production making the Liberator available for alternate roles.
October 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I don’t think so! Though in part it was a matter of mass production making the Liberator available for alternate roles.
Looks promising! It is a hefty tome.
September 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Looks promising! It is a hefty tome.
You say that as if it is impossible.
September 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
You say that as if it is impossible.
Ok, you know *that* signature, but do you know *this* one?
I just find it striking…
I just find it striking…
September 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Ok, you know *that* signature, but do you know *this* one?
I just find it striking…
I just find it striking…
So harsh on an aircraft that was obviously far ahead of its time!
September 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
So harsh on an aircraft that was obviously far ahead of its time!
Well perhaps the French tried to do it a bit more elegantly… but the British were first.
September 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Well perhaps the French tried to do it a bit more elegantly… but the British were first.
In the darkest corner of the basement of the admiralty, someone mistakenly opened a creaky, cobwebbed door; and with an odd hollow groan, the author of Specification OR.52 lurched forward — and back to work.
September 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In the darkest corner of the basement of the admiralty, someone mistakenly opened a creaky, cobwebbed door; and with an odd hollow groan, the author of Specification OR.52 lurched forward — and back to work.
Beer Bomber. My aircraft ID skills are famous!
September 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Beer Bomber. My aircraft ID skills are famous!
TL Electra EL.2 Goldfinch
TR Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary
BL Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIDC
BR BA Swallow II
The first three birds belong to the Finch family, the swallow does not.
TR Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary
BL Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIDC
BR BA Swallow II
The first three birds belong to the Finch family, the swallow does not.
August 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
TL Electra EL.2 Goldfinch
TR Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary
BL Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIDC
BR BA Swallow II
The first three birds belong to the Finch family, the swallow does not.
TR Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Canary
BL Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIDC
BR BA Swallow II
The first three birds belong to the Finch family, the swallow does not.
Instruments of torture according to this delightful miniaturist: Chains, fire, pitchforks, drills, hammers, and — bagpipes.
August 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Instruments of torture according to this delightful miniaturist: Chains, fire, pitchforks, drills, hammers, and — bagpipes.
Device for Dealing with People who take Opposite Window Seats in a Bus or Train and then Shout at Each Other Across the Aisle.
August 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Device for Dealing with People who take Opposite Window Seats in a Bus or Train and then Shout at Each Other Across the Aisle.
@thisguysucked.com I think I may have a candidate speaker for you 😏
August 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
@thisguysucked.com I think I may have a candidate speaker for you 😏
If you see this post a castle
August 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If you see this post a castle
Aircraft recognition quiz. This should be easy as they are all production types and thus not obscure at all! Four answers required. Multiple attempts allowed, but wait at least six hours.
July 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Aircraft recognition quiz. This should be easy as they are all production types and thus not obscure at all! Four answers required. Multiple attempts allowed, but wait at least six hours.
It is little known that AI was invented at a German underground base in Antarctica in 1945…
July 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It is little known that AI was invented at a German underground base in Antarctica in 1945…
I remember seeing there that a certain historical event still rankled!
July 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I remember seeing there that a certain historical event still rankled!
Oddly, I was in Beersel last week: Three D-shaped towers and a curtain wall around a small courtyard. Of the demolished living quarters at the fourth corner only the foundations remain. No keep! It resisted a siege in 1488, but was taken in 1489. Neatly restored in the 1920s, but an empty shell.
June 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Oddly, I was in Beersel last week: Three D-shaped towers and a curtain wall around a small courtyard. Of the demolished living quarters at the fourth corner only the foundations remain. No keep! It resisted a siege in 1488, but was taken in 1489. Neatly restored in the 1920s, but an empty shell.
Another Aircraft ID Quiz! Four answers + what technical feature did they have in common? No partial guesses. Retries allowed with a cooldown time of 6 hours. May you have better luck than any of these!
June 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Another Aircraft ID Quiz! Four answers + what technical feature did they have in common? No partial guesses. Retries allowed with a cooldown time of 6 hours. May you have better luck than any of these!
Aircraft ID quiz with a common theme… Four answers required. You can retry, but wait six hours if you want to.
June 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Aircraft ID quiz with a common theme… Four answers required. You can retry, but wait six hours if you want to.
👼 You already have it.
😈 It looks like new info to me.
👼 It’s on your to-read shelf.
😈 That drawing - it’s new.
👼 You could get it later.
😈 It might be sold out.
👼 It’s 40 euros.
😈 It’s _only_ 40 euros.
😈 It looks like new info to me.
👼 It’s on your to-read shelf.
😈 That drawing - it’s new.
👼 You could get it later.
😈 It might be sold out.
👼 It’s 40 euros.
😈 It’s _only_ 40 euros.
June 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
👼 You already have it.
😈 It looks like new info to me.
👼 It’s on your to-read shelf.
😈 That drawing - it’s new.
👼 You could get it later.
😈 It might be sold out.
👼 It’s 40 euros.
😈 It’s _only_ 40 euros.
😈 It looks like new info to me.
👼 It’s on your to-read shelf.
😈 That drawing - it’s new.
👼 You could get it later.
😈 It might be sold out.
👼 It’s 40 euros.
😈 It’s _only_ 40 euros.
Something not-so-vaguely menacing
June 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Something not-so-vaguely menacing