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#potd from the MartinPhotos collection: Bleriot XI takes off at Old Warden martinwilkinson.redbubble.com martinphotos.picfair.com 🛩️📷

Bleriot XI takes off at Old Warden on a calm evening.

Jason Hampton

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American Airlines Retro Livery Boeing 737-800 Reg. N921NN Calgary International Airport (YYC) August 4, 2023 🛩️📸

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The fourth Friday of the month can mean only one thing: Friday Fédèle. This photo is 🔍 zoomworthy: the high-resolution details are quite fascinating. (📸 Fédèle Azari [1895-1930] | Digital image courtesy @gettymuseum.bsky.social's Open Content Program) | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🎨 🥇 | 🔗 www.getty.edu/art/collecti...

An old, sepia-toned photo of two biplane aircraft parked in a field of short, scrubby grass. Both aircraft are pointed toward and slightly to the left of the camera position. Between the two aircraft, a group of men, some in overalls and some in suits, gather and pose for the camera. Two more men also look at the camera from just to the left of the left aircraft. A hill rises up above and behind the flying field. It's dotted with what appears to be whitewashed Italianate villas. Between the aircraft in the foreground and the structures in the background, a crowd gathers to watch the action from behind a fence. The fence consists of wooden posts of three or four metres high and then joined with wire, making it effectively transparent. Original caption from source: « A group portrait of men in suits and pilots in between two propeller planes in a field. There are houses on the hill behind the field. People line the fence behind the planes to watch. » (📸 Fédèle Azari [1895-1930] | Digital image courtesy the Getty Museum's Open Content Program.)

Jason Hampton

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CF Snowbirds 3x CT-114 Tutors Wings Over Springbank Airshow 📍Springbank Airport (CYBW) July 24, 2022 ⚔️🛩️📸

Three white and red single engine jets in tight formation emitting smoke during a performance maneuver

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4 days ago

« Mississippi State to Develop Autonomous Soaring for Federal DARPA Albatross Program » RC gliders are only for fun? Their super-efficient flight has attracted the attention of researchers at @msstate.bsky.social and @darpa.mil. | 🛩️ 📡 ⚔️ 🪽 ⚡️ 🏫 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 www.raspet.msstate.edu/ne….

Two young men work in the cockpit area of a radio-controlled glider which is located on a small folding table in a large, well-lit workshop. The glider is all white and resembles the full-size, high-performance gliders of current vintage. The model, however, is powered with a small electric motor mounted in the nose. In the background there are various shop fixtures and supplies as well as an overhead crane. Original caption from source: « Randy Welch, right, a research engineer at Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, and Chris Busutil, left, a flight operations technician at Raspet, integrate early electrical systems to a small, fixed-wing plane on July 7 for the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s Albatross program at Raspet Flight Research Facility. The DARPA Albatross project is a multi-university project seeking to develop automated weather and flight systems to test if smaller fixed-wing planes are able to travel while using 50 to 75% less energy. » (📸/✍🏻 Claire Wilson | Mississippi State University Office of Public Affairs)

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4 days ago

« Volunteers Rally to Bring Forgotten WWII Trainer Back to Life » The good news? Barn find. 🎉 The bad news? Barn find. 😱 Actually, it was « a dusty hangar in rural Arkansas » and, all kidding aside, we have nothing but admiration … | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 commemorativeairforce.org….

An old De Havilland DH.82 'Tiger Moth' is pictured in a very dusty and cluttered hangar. The aircraft is pointed toward and slightly to the right of the camera position. The aircraft is silver with broad yellow stripes running fore and aft on the wings at one-third of the distance from the fuselage to the wing tip. While the aircraft appears to be relatively intact, the floor of the hangar is cluttered with all manner of shop tools and supplies along with tires and even an old vintage car. It's best characterised as a complete mess. The hangar itself is the size of a large workshop, with exposed trusses supporting the ceiling. To the left of the aircraft, a woman in a purple top and black leggings is taking a photograph of the plane. (📸 Commemorative Air Force)

Jason Hampton

@jasonchampton.bsky.social

4 days ago

Korean Air Boeing 747-8i Reg. HL7637 35,000 feet over Calgary, Alberta July 8, 2025 🛩️📸

A light blue quad jumbo jet with white belly at high altitude in a blue sky

Jason Hampton

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Privately owned Cirrus SR22 Reg. C-GOPZ Springbank Airport (CYBW) August 12, 2025 🛩️ iPhone 15 📸

A white single engine low wing airplane with black and gold swish lines taxiing

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#potd from the MartinPhotos collection: Curtiss Hawk 75 on the grass at Duxford martinwilkinson.redbubble.com martinphotos.picfair.com 🛩️⚔️📷

Curtiss Hawk 75 on the grass at Duxford during a flying display.

Jason Hampton

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Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319-114 Reg. C-FYIY Calgary International Airport (YYC) September 8, 2023 🛩️📸 This plane is currently stored in Marana, AZ.

A white twinjet airliner with red tail and engines, wheels down about to land

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REGENT is another company we're following given their quiet, steady progress. They issued this press release earlier this month: « REGENT and HITRANS Collaborate on Feasibility of Seaglider Vessels for North Scotland Coastal Travel ». | 🛩️ 🦆 ⚡️ 📰 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 www.regentcraft.com/news/….

A flying boat of fairly conventional configuration 'flies' above the surface of the water on hydrofoils. It's leaving little in the way of wake given the hydrofoils are the only part of the aircraft making contact with the water. The aircraft is flying away and slightly to the left. The aircraft's primary means of floatation is the large, boxy fuselage itself, with lateral balance being sustained by tip floats extending down from the wingtips on each side of the aircraft. There are three vertical stabilisers joined at their tops by a horizontal stabiliser. A total of twelve small motor/propellor units are arrayed across the wing's leading edge. A short distance behind the aircraft, a powerboat gives chase, following the wake of the aircraft. The attention of the boat's occupants is the aircraft. The sky above is gin-clear blue and is reflected in the ocean, turning it into a vivid blue colour as well. In the distance, there is a shoreline consisting of very low, rolling hills. On the right side of the frame, there are port facilities, including a couple of cranes. (📸 REGENT Craft Inc.)

Jason Hampton

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Brazilian Air Force Embraer VC-2 Reg. FAB2590 Calgary International Airport (YYC) June 13, 2025 ⚔️🛩️📸

A white twinjet airliner with green and yellow stripe wrapped around the forward fuselage wheels down about to land

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#potd from the MartinPhotos collection: Hawker Sea Hurricane lands at Old Warden martinwilkinson.redbubble.com martinphotos.picfair.com 🛩️⚔️📷

Hawker Sea Hurricane lands at Old Warden during a Shuttleworth display.

Jason Hampton

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NATO Operated by Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNAF) Airbus A330-243MRTT Reg. T-060 📍CYYC June 3, 2025 🛩️📸

A military grey transport jet landing with engine reversers open in front of the control tower

Martin_av_photo

@martinwilkinson.co.uk

#potd from the MartinPhotos collection: Avro Lancaster flies past at an air display martinwilkinson.redbubble.com martinphotos.picfair.com 🛩️⚔️📷

Avro Lancaster flies through a blue sky with light distant clouds at an air display.

Jason Hampton

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WestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Sash 8-400 Reg. C-FKWE 📍CYYC August 5, 2025 🛩️📸

Jason Hampton

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