John Luke

@BlickyIan Dull? Would you like to use a decent scan of this 1980’s slide?

I've just had a commission to produce 20 images of B747s for a new book on teh subject - no mater how I try I just find them dull .. although the Airline name is slightly amusing ,,,

@Hush_Kit Sneaky-beaky Victor?

Most secret British aircraft of the Cold War?

@BenSkoo @BlickyIan Effective range might have been limited by IR seeker head .. just guessing.

@BlickyIan what i dont understand/know is why they didnt work on the benefit of a longer propellant burn..... surely a slower powder burn mix, plus more of it, meant a higher effective range?

Air To Air Missiles have come a long way since teh late 1950s - ..

@safety3rdmoto @shadvlb @NASA It’s not moon shadow, it’s night.

@shadvlb @NASA Exactly. The moon is not large enough to cast a shadow on half of earth.

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@TKopuru14 @BlickyIan No.. Stefan never flew the Lightning

@BlickyIan Stefan Karwoski on left???

1964-65- Leaving school you had a few choices, work in a factory, become a plumber or fly one of these. In that era you could be on a front line unit in around 2- 2.5 years. And the best bit you got to fly a Mach2.0+ fighter in a pair of super trendy Clarkes Desert Boots

@rhys_parker Best get a VPN… or drive to Reno? 😁

@Hush_Kit Spruce Goose, F-86, Mig 15….

Which aircraft first flew the year you were born? I’ve Sea Harrier & Mirage 2000

@FitFounder You haven’t got the 1 in 60 rule quite right Dan… 1 degree off over 60 miles is a 1 mile miss.

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Best looking tail fin?

@BCalStewardess Good painting. I also have a David Wright on my wall.

Flying high ✌

@Hush_Kit Jumbo

Favourite aircraft that starts with same letter as your first name?

@rhys_parker That’s a nice breeze… the highest I ever saw was 204kt, all crosswind, between Greenland and Baffin Island.

Fair zipping along… #notsupersonic 🙄

The nearest image of an aircraft to you right now? (not including device)

@BCalStewardess Here’s a smiley DC-10 for you

I need some 🌞

@FitFounder It’s wrong on so many levels…

@AdamCSharp Bustrianised (English) = A pedestrianised road which is also used by buses. Coined by my daughter and not yet in common usage.

This is a thread of new / slang words, from different languages, that were coined for the modern world. I’ll start with this one… Egérmozi (Hungarian) = watching films or shows on a phone (literally ‘mouse cinema’)

@EnglandRugby If new tackle laws had been in force (below navel) Dombrandt would have stopped him. But he went high and was fended off

75’ ENG 23 - 29 SCO Duhan van der Merwe is over in the corner for Scotland's fourth try. Con from Russell is successful. #ENGvSCO | #GuinnessSixNations

It’s the annual retweet-the-Edgley-Optica-for-no-reason-challenge. It is impossible that this will be retweeted more than 200 times, unless the love of obscure aircraft is strong in you.

@johnsweeneyroar John, jetliners do not come in to land at 500mph! More like 130… But they do cruise at 500mph

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@shorthandwitch Happy Birthday Gill’s Dad🥂Enjoy my photos…