David Hart

3M+ Super Herc flight hours across 20 mission sets. Proven. Versatile. Trusted worldwide. 💪

@Hush_Kit Looks slick and is light and manoeuvrable, but terribly underpowered as an airlifter, esp in hot/high. Expensive as an ISR/special missions platform. Unit cost comparible with C130J - only one choice.

Sparta may have had the worst culture in history, but the C-27J Spartan fucking rules.

@Hush_Kit It is possible that some less official tests have been conducted previously.

“When the captain pulled an emergency depressurising switch the iconic Scottish treat erupted - leaving a sticky mess over the airmen, the instruments and cockpit canopy." bbc.com/news/articles/…

I got early access to ChatGPT Operator. It's OpenAI's new AI agent that autonomously takes action across the web on your behalf. The 9 most impressive use cases I’ve tried (videos sped up): 1. Ordering dinner ingredients based on a picture and a recipe

@huwliet @DazRyllo Double cup, half full. Wouldn’t even need a lid…

@DazRyllo Couldn’t drink a ☕️ in that!

Yeah, I’ll definitely pass on this one!!! Amazing video.

@Hush_Kit C130. No contest.

Making a best looking US aircraft, according to HK readers, and there is ONE space left. So far it includes SR-71, F-14, YF-23, XB-70, Ryan ST, XP-67, F-16XL, F-86, XF-12. What would you add?

Even the @BlueAngels aspire to fly the best…forget the F-18…everyone loves #FatAlbert. A ex-RAF C-130J repurposed for the team & it looks great in these colours. Great #BlueAngels documentary showing the sacrifices and commitment of team Blue Angels as they chase perfection.

16,250km 351 days 385 marathons 16 countries £574k raised for charity We’ve come a long way. One last push tomorrow for the record books🫡

#ProjectAfrica Day 337-342: Day 337: 70.7km Day 338: 69.8km Day 339: 72.6km Day 340: 28.9km Day 341: 76km Day 342: 74.6km Total raised for charity: £350,537 9 days out. For so long the finish line has felt like some mystical event happening very far into the future so it’s pretty crazy to comprehend that it is now only single digit days away. This last year has been a mad one. A classic bit of type 2 fun with a generous sprinkle of type 3. What a time to be alive. Hope you’ve had a good day out there troops. Donations to the fundraiser continue to sky rocket. Big up to everyone supporting🫡

The team doing what it does best. Well done LXX Sqn and 47AD! itv.com/news/2024-03-2… @AirMobilityRAF

This is the scale we need to be building at. But max two designs: EPR2 plus e.g APR-1400 Then build more. 1/3

@ex_owls Great stuff. Looking forward to the sequel: ‘Modernised Accommodation Offer’…

Hello folks! Been a while! A ladybird thread on the Accommodation Offer you say? Say no more, fam Enjoy 🦉🦉👇 1/11

During the Munich conference I was asked why I am so gloomy. Well, somebody has to tell it like it is, so here’s how it is: Things are not going well. 🧵

Bravo Germany. I find this incredibly moving and worthy of contemplation, especially when one considers that my Jewish grandfather had to flee Germany almost exactly 83 years ago.

After Afghanistan fell, the UK Govt promised to relocate the Afghans who bravely served with us. They are failing on this obligation & there’s no plan to get those Afghans left behind to safety. We must not renege on our debt of honour to them. Read our letter to @RishiSunak👇🏽

OSINT analyst uses the OpenStreetMap Overpass API to pin down his target’s location to within a meter using only clues spotted in the background of her selfie video

@pinstripedline Thank you, @pinstripedline. Albert has has been a constant on operations for so many, for so long. This is a great description which resonates with crews and ‘customers’ alike.

The RAF C130 has left service. In a deeply personal blog, I've tried to capture my own reflections of dozens of C130 flights while deployed on operations and why this retirement is so meaningful on a personal level. tinyurl.com/yawvae5j

@jojohook2003 The C130 crews and wider Air Mobility force take pride in this very important task. Means the world to those who need it, and gives some assurance to those who haven’t needed it yet. Thanks for sharing

So from me a huge thank you to that particular C-130 crew for allowing me some last precious moments with my mum. Hercules means great strength and it was a great strength to me in my hour of need END

Hercules C-130 a thread 🧵 In 2009 I was living in Germany. My then husband was a serviceman. Late one Friday I had a phone call to say my mum who had dementia was not going to live much longer. The military have systems for getting their service personnel and families home 1/