Watch the WWII flying boat the Philippine Mars soar over the Golden Gate Bridge. The 80-year-old plane -- which lands and takes off from water -- made an 800-mile journey to the Bay Area from British Colombia and will retire at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. abc7ne.ws/4hUawEy

The last operating Martin Mars has arrived in Arizona. Take good care of her Pima Air & Space Museum!

Airbus Delays Hydrogen But Expands Engine Test Plan | Aviation Week Network Airbus is slowing ambitions to develop a hydrogen-fueled airliner by the mid-2030s but is expanding nearer-term plans to flight test unducted and ducted sustainable aviation fueled-engines for its nex...

#AviationWeek first take on #Airbus hydrogen aircraft postponement story - fuel-cell engine flight tests canceled but SAF-fueled unducted fan and ducted turbofan flight tests on A380 testbed still full speed ahead for next-generation single aisle. #aviation #avgeek

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Airbus postpones development of new hydrogen aircraft Airbus said on Friday it is delaying plans to develop a hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by the middle of next decade, citing slower than expected developments in technology.

#Airbus gives cold shoulder to hydrogen. #aviation #avgeek

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Airbus : vent froid sur l’avion à hydrogène Selon le syndicat FO, le projet d'avion à hydrogène d'Airbus pourrait être décalé de 5 à 10 ans par rapport à son calendrier initial, soit au-delà de 2040. Si la promesse d'un avion bas carbone est ma...

According to French Union FO Airbus could push back plans to have a hydrogen plane by 2035 and delay the project for 5 to 10 years, reports La Tribune.
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It’s a funded study. They did what they were asked to do. Criticize NASA if you have to.

No. Boeing comms utterly blanked us. Would not discuss this at all.

Boeing outlines the High Speed Commercial Vehicle concept developed under #NASA contract. HSCV is a four-engine aircraft with a Mach 4 cruise and 5,000 nm range. This is conceptual design for technology roadmapping and not aimed at a product. #aviation #avgeek

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Thanks fir doing that

Nuuva V300, sorry

We've been waiting a while, but Textron eAviation company Pipistrel has flown its Nuuva 300 uncrewed cargo #eVTOL. Designed to fly 600lb payload 300nm, Nuuva is hybrid-electric but first flight was all-electric (pusher cruise engine not fitted). Aircraft is loaded via raised nose. #aviation #avgeek

Transportation Firm Deathwatch: Hydrogen & EVTOLs - CleanTechnica Hydrogen transportation and Jetson's eVTOL fantasies have been dragging governmental and investment money into pits. Both are imploding now.

Tough but fair - and gloomy - assessment of chances of success in eVTOL and hydrogen in transportation markets by Michael Barnard at CleanTechnica

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The Mirage 2000 ‘Cristal’ is a full-size, fully transparent model of the Mirage 2000 C version. Produced in 1986, it was used to understand the internal architecture of the aircraft, and is now kept at a base in Luxeuil.

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Watching Boom Supersonic's first attempt to go supersonic this fine morning. Let me explain why XB-1 is a loud, dirty, and unsustainable diversion from our critical mission to decarbonize aviation. 🧵
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Canada, Norway Use Microsatellites To Hunt ‘Dark’ Ships And Aircraft | Aviation Week Network Even phantom vessels emit signals that satellites can detect.

Ships and aircraft sneaking about the Earth’s northern latitudes are raising alarms with NATO allies, and Canada and Norway are looking to do something about it through new spacecraft
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Louis Bleriot was a genius - an overused word, but applicable in this case. He had made fortune making the world's first practicable car headlight, but set his sights on building a simple yet efficient aeroplane. Here we see, in one of the hangars at the Shuttleworth Trust Collection, Old Warden, his elegant monoplane, the Blériot XI. Wooden framed with fabric covering, it used wing-warping rather than ailerons for control. Its power comes from a 25hp Anzani engine - as well as the oldest flyable aircraft in the World, its Anzani is the oldest flight-worthy aero engine in the World. It have written much more about this aircraft in the following blog entry - enjoy! https://shortfinals.org/2013/05/02/bleriot-xi-the-oldest-flyable-aircraft-in-the-world/

The oldest flyable aircraft & oldest engine, in the World! Blériot XI, Shuttleworth Trust. When Louis Blériot flew his Type XI across the Channel on 25th July, 1909 it literally changed the world's perception of the aeroplane. This Blériot, #14, still flies but only straight hops these days. 🛩️📍

A fine illustration of the Mirage III 001 prototype of 1956. During its tenth flight, it reached a speed of Mach 1.52, the upper limit imposed by the shape of the air inlets. In July 1957, its air intake was fitted with a pair of movable half-cone shock diffusers known as "souris".

The story has nothing to do with any embargo. It is based solely on a presentation and interview at AIAA SciTech in early January.

Pratt & Whitney Unveils Details Of Hydrogen-Steam Hybrid Engine Cycle | Aviation Week Network The HySIITE engine concept shows promise for a practical zero-emission hydrogen-steam combined-cycle propulsion system.

Steamy stuff. First look inside Pratt & Whitney’s HySIITE hybrid hydrogen/steam-cycle engine. Incredibly complex, but 35% lower energy consumption than today’s turbofans, zero carbon emissions and 99%+ NOx reduction.

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If you have to remove the doors to carry a nuclear depth charge, you probably shouldn't be carrying a nuclear depth charge

US Launches 122 Defense Payloads in 2024, Europe Launches 1 The US launched 122 defense payloads in 2024, surging 184% YoY, according to data compiled by astronomer Jonathan McDowell. The upswing was driven by the National Reconnaissance Office’s deployment of...

This headline - OOF. Iran, Japan, and ROK all launched more defense payloads than Europe

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NASA Funds Study Of Novel Hybrid Hydrogen Propulsion System | Aviation Week Network Funded under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program, the Hy2PASS project is led by Phillip Ansell.

#NASA funding feasibility study by University of Illinois into Hy2PASS: hybrid hydrogen propulsion system combining a fuel cell and gas turbine, both using liquid hydrogen. Fuel cell powers electric compressors. Hydrogen also combusted to power turbine driving fan.

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Airbus And Airlines Pursue Validation Of Fuel-Saving Wake-Surfing | Aviation Week Network A group of Airbus A350 operators plans to demonstrate the operational practicality of pairing flights to take advantage of wake energy.

Surf's up. #Airbus plans operational validation of fuel-saving wake energy retrieval formation flying with airline-operated A350s. Changed to an opportunistic concept of operations: which aircraft to pair, when and where, will be decided after takeoff. #aviation

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Lightning F.3 XR713 masquerading as XR718 of 56 Sqn at a recent shoot at the Lightning Preservation Group, Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire #avgeek #aviationphotography #lightning #history #museum

Aviation Week/BofA Survey Shows Great Interest In Potential Embraer Narrowbody | Aviation Week Network More than two decades after Boeing launched development of its last clean sheet aircraft, a new survey of airlines, lessors, manufacturers, component suppliers and MRO providers reveals a high degree ...

Customers to Embraer: 'just do it'

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Bristol Beaufort wreckage found Bristol Beaufort wreckage found The Australian Hydrographic Office has made a historical discovery during a routine hydrographic survey off the coast of Darwin, in the Northern Ter...

Wreckage of Bristol Beaufort found

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Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg unveiled a restored Lockheed L-1649A "Super Star," initially delivered in 1957. After extensive restoration efforts, it will be displayed at Frankfurt Airport in 2026 as part of Lufthansa's centennial celebrations.

📸: Dirk Grothe/Airways

#Lufthansa #avgeek #Aviation

Amazon Pauses Drone Deliveries After Aircraft Crashed in Rain Amazon.com Inc. is pausing all commercial drone deliveries after two of its latest models crashed in rainy weather at a testing facility.

News: Amazon is halting drone delivery flights, a month after two of its latest model crashed in the rain in testing.

The company says its working on a set of software upgrades, and will need the FAA to sign off before resuming flights: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Transportation Security Administration requires stricter security screening by public charter operators, a development that affects smaller, regional aircraft operators and general aviation airports @ Aviation Week