Burkhard Domke
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Burkhard Domke
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aerospace engineer, analyst, avgeek, photographer, bookworm, scale modeler.
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all photos my own work unless otherwise stated.
Cool!
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Im logischen Schluss seien migrationskritische Aussagen grundsätzlich zu unterlassen, weil man damit die Akzeptanz der AfD fördere?

Ganz im Gegenteil! Migrationskritische Positionen allein der AfD zu überlassen ist töricht.
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
There was an SO-6025 in the relic-yard at Ailes Anciennes when they still were in St.Martin.
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Final assembly usually is the process of mating major component assemblies and installing engines. Systems and landing gear may be fitted in the FAL or at MCA level (e.g. 787 nose). Mating the fuselage sections may be done at MCA level (737, 787 midbody) or in the FAL (777). IYKYK
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I seem to remember an article in AIR International titled „The Illbegotten Albermarle“. 🙂
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
What you describe as initial assembly is final assembly. Mating fuselage sections may be called major component assembly if done upstream of the finals assembly line.
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Did AI hallucinate the new term “initial assembly“ here? 🤔
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
As a German taxpayer, I‘d be happy if the German government would help out.
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I am surprised that Orban didn‘t ask for Russian to be taught as the first foreign language.
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Dem stehen unsere moralisch überhöhten Exportrichtlinien und unnötig komplexe multinationale Partnerschaften klar im Weg.
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A $4 million range-limited aircraft with high operating cost due to a short battery life.

Amazing, who would have thought of that! /s
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The scraper is your best friend here.
November 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Nothing is symmetric on this Rareplane vacuform kit. A copy of the wing root profile serves as a template for getting the body join to shape and for aligning wing incidence. 🤓
#scalemodeling #72scale
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Reposted by Burkhard Domke
•• Low base-drag nozzle (LBDN) ••

To fix the drag & thrust problems, for the B-58's J79-GE-5 custom nozzle was designed. It was still an ejector type, but now the expansion was mechanically guided, the secondary flow being helped by the divergent inner wall of the secondary nozzle.
a close up of a jet engine on a jet .
ALT: a close up of a jet engine on a jet .
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Punched 6mm discs as a guide for getting the rear end of the nacelles to shape. The disc resembles to hole to be drilled for the exhaust stacks, which are two flattened tubes per side. I guess I‘ll make those from brass tubing.
#scalemodeling #72scale
November 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM