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That said, they did announce a new ‘interim CEO’ today, @toni.bsky.team, so we’re intrigued with what that portends. 🤔

It’s right there in our name. 🦋

Perhaps this would be something of interest to you @aviationhistory.bsky.social?

TWL (plural of TIL). It did seem a little too easy. 😉 Turns out it was … to get wrong, that is. 🤭 There had to be some cross-pollination between the Typhon and Comet—just way too many similarities.

Huh.

Finally, one we can (almost) do from memory. 😉 Top-left DH.100 'Vampire'; top-right: DH.88 'Comet'; bottom-left: Westland 'Whirlwind'; bottom-right: DH.91 'Albatross'. All DH designs other than the bottom left. 🤔

Over The Ice « But the view—unreal. Mountains of ice in every shade of blue, turquoise, and green, streaked with black granite dust … »

One of the surprises of 'Getting to Greenland … Finally' is how hard photographer/author Jon Davison works to get perfect shots to amaze his audience. Even with that burden, from time to time he still steals moments to simply look out the window and marvel at nature's stunning beauty. | 🛩️ 🚁 📚 📍 🇬🇱

The cover of the 2014 album 'Spitfire' by Public Service Broadcasting. It features five stylised Spitfire planform silhouettes on an orange and yellow background.

Related to the anniversary was @raestimr.bsky.social's post on @linkedin.com that tipped us off to @psbhq.bsky.social's 'Spitfire' from 2014. The voiceover includes Leslie Howard from 'The First of the Few', also discussed in detail in the editorial. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🎵 | 🔗 music.apple.com/ca/album/spi...

BluFly 🛩️ | March, 2026 | In The Air « “It’s the sort of bloody silly name they would give it!” If Mitchell’s overarching genius was the immense practicality of his designs … then this quote makes nothing but sense. »

It may not entirely be a coincidence—then again, it might well be given the way things often go 'round here 😉—that this month's editorial lined up quite nicely with the 90th anniversary of the Spitfire prototype K5054's first flight, occurring on this day in 1936. | 🛩️ ⚔️

deHavilland Rapide | Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre Our deHavilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, C-FAYE, known as Lady Faye, was built in England in 1944.It was imported to Canada and eventually obtained from the

The 'Lady Faye', a bona fide slice of Canadian aviation history, can now be found at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. From the photo, she looks as good as the day she rolled out of the De Havilland factory. | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦

The @bsky.app hive mind 🐝 never fails to astonish 😲: we just had a good friend pass along the story of George LeMay who did, in fact, own a Dragon Rapide in Southern Alberta. You can find his story, by way of the EAA, here, which also includes a picture of the 'Lady Faye'. 🛩️

Roger that. 👊🏻 There was a family in or around Calgary that had at least one, but I’m not sure if it was flying or not. Perhaps there is someone within earshot who knows of any Alberta-based Rapides? 🤔

Hey, @jasonchampton.bsky.social, @goodnrg.bsky.social, and all other CYBW/CYYC plane spotters: you *really* have to check this out. A short while back, we posted some very specific, long-shot suggestions to @penguinormonkey.bsky.social, and today, look at what shows up. Mind officially blown. 🤯

We're utterly blown away. 🤯 Simply cannot believe how good this is, including the attention to all sorts of little details. We're already thinking of ways we can get a wider audience: stay tuned. The only problem? We think you're going to get a *lot* of requests now. 💥 Thanks so much. 🙌🏻

BluFly 🛩️ | Feed | Lighter Than Air Nothing but the oldest form of aviation based on harnessing the power of the kinetic theory of gases.

Can't get enough lighter-than-air aviation such as airships, blimps, and balloons? We have a custom feed for that. If you like what you see, please consider liking and pinning it. (📸 LTA Research) | 🛩️ 🎈 | 🧵 2/2

Post Cure: CFRP mainframe, modern manufacturing techniques pioneer next-generation rigid airships Explore how advanced composites enable the revival of rigid airships in LTA Research's Pathfinder 1, the world's largest flying aircraft at 400 feet.

LTA Research is always quite terse in their online posts, providing little in the way of technical detail. However, this brief, intriguing Composites World article by Grace Stubbins provides a few nuggets as well as some links for those of us who want to go down the 🐇 rabbit hole. | 🛩️ 🎈 🥇 | 🧵 1/2

What a find. 🙌🏻 And a link to its source. Amazing work, Thanos, and we are all richer and thankful for it. 👊🏻

Watch A Matter of Life and Death | TCM An injured aviator argues in celestial court for the chance to go on living.

And thank *you* for your kind words. 👊🏻 If you haven't seen it for a while, we highly recommend trying to track down 'The First of the Few‘; it's great viewing. 🍿 And you're also right about David Niven; he also played an RAF officer in this, which you can find on @tcmtv.bsky.social, too. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🎬

Cool. 👐🏻 Can't wait to see how it turns out. 🍿

+1 … an *excellent* idea. Anybody else want to weigh in on this? 🗳️

Wow. 😲 Just wow. And so far as that sizzle reel goes, two words: awe-some. Viva Australia. 🇦🇺

Absolutely. 🙌🏻 Which begs the question: while it would likely be years (decades?) in the future, will the RCAF Snowbirds eventually be kitted out with these, do you suppose? 🤔

And in somewhat related news, Pilatus is not skipping a beat in terms of its civilian deliveries, either: « The World’s First PC-12 PRO Aeromedical Delivered to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia » Today's press release from them linked. | 🛩️ 📰 | 🔗 www.pilatus-aircraft.com/en/news/rfds...

First production test flight of a RCAF CT-157 Siskin II (Pilatus PC-21) for FAcT program - SkyAlyne On February 26, the first production test flight of the […]

As we often say, we love concrete milestones achieved ✅, and Pilatus has another one to its credit, at Stans, Switzerland: specifically, the recent first production test flight of the CT-157, the new trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Link includes a short video of the event. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📹 📰 🥇

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Live shot from the BluFly home office. 📹

Outstanding image, which we don't recall having seen before. It's interesting to contrast it with ones taken in New Guinea when she was departing for Howland in 1937. You'd be hard-pressed to know it was the same person. Thanks for posting, Jim. 🙌🏻

Outstanding thread, folks. Well done. 👊🏻

Not yet discovered @penguinormonkey.bsky.social? Check it out. We could all use a moment (or five) of zen today, and these videos deliver it in spades. Oh, and before any detractors point out the lack of a pilot, for us, it just makes it easier for us to imagine being in the pilot's seat. | 🛩️ 📹 🖥️

🤣 It *is* mighty sharp. 🪡

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft lifting off into a clear blue sky. The aircraft is shown in profile with rolling hills in the distance.

The next episode of Behind The Wings® is out, featuring host Rick Crandall in discussion with NASA's Cathy Bahm, Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project Manager, and Lori Ozoroski, Commercial Supersonic Technology Project Manager. (📸 Carla Thomas | NASA) | 🛩️ 🎙️ 📍 🇺🇸 🥇 | 🔗 wingsmuseum.org/resources/po...