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@SpeedSportLife I recently realized on the 992, it keeps the whole rear light bar on, not just one side. Still a pretty cool easter egg!

In all my years of owning German cars I had no idea until today this was a thing. Apparently all German cars have a setting that will dimly illuminate the tail and front driving light to give the car visibility while parked. In my car, key out, car off, just use the left or right turn stalk to illuminate that side of the car. Neat! 📸

@ShivAroor @ndtv PAF never flew the F-86D as mentioned in the article

Why has India never acquired American fighter jets? I write for @NDTV. ndtv.com/india-news/ira…

Air India can be a chaotic airline at times, delays, changes and outdated cabins are well-known issues but they aren't unsafe. Their staff is well-trained and India has some of the strictest aviation regulations in the world. I had over 20+ flights on them in the past and I would always fly them again. My thoughts and prayers are with the airline and families today!

@ShekharGupta @javariaranaa The Pechora is the SA-3

From SAM-6 Pechora to S-400, Russian air defence systems India used to repel Pakistan’s aerial incursions Javaria Rana @javariaranaa reports #ThePrintDefence theprint.in/defence/from-p…

TIL the Cybertruck is as stealthy as it looks 😃

@TrungTPhan Small nit - 747s carried ~400 pax. The only time it took upwards of 800 was when Israel airlifted Ethiopian refugees in 1991.

The Concorde could fly London to New York in ~3.5 hours (half the time of a normal airliner). In operation from 1976 to 2003, the plane was a technical marvel and faster than the speed of sound. But it had poor business economics. Let’s start with the insane specs: ▫️Got as high as 10k miles ▫️Flew around earth in 30 hours ▫️Mach 2.04 speed (more than 2x speed of sound) ▫️Arrived in New York at earlier time than it left London (banker folk loved this) ▫️Delta wings and nose tip that could point down (so pilots could see runway, because it had to land at specific angle) Jointly run by British Airways and Air France, there were only 14 Concordes put to work (flew 50,000 total flights). What was wrong with the business model? ▫️SMALL MARKET: The thin aerodynamic design could only seat 109, so tickets were very expensive: $11k (a Boeing 747 can do >800 passengers) ▫️HUGE MAINTENANCE: Planes got so hot at the max height (110 degrees), that they expanded 30cm and sealant for fuel hardened. It took 28 hours to turnaround the plane (a normal one can do <2 hours). ▫️OUTRAGEOUS FUEL NEEDS: Each flight required 28,000 litres, for max 109 passengers. Commmercial planes needed 4x less fuel on a per passenger basis. ▫️NOISE RESTRICTIONS: Many cities wouldn’t allow the Concorde to fly because of how glass-shatteringly long it is on take-off, which limited destinations. *** Development of the Concorde — it had an “e” to placate the French — cost $2.8B and was paid for by the UK and French governments. The airlines were actually able to fly profitably for a number of years. But the economics were warped because the planes were given to them for free and the airlines didn’t have to capitalize costs. The business ultimately shuttered in 2003 following a tragic crash in 2000 and industry-wide slowdown post-9/11. Will we ever have sub-4 hour flights from London to NY again? A batch of sonic plane startups could make it happen by the end of this decade.

@Doctor_Astro @USC I guess that’s Biegler hall with the picture taken from Olin. Spent a lot of time at SAL nearby a long time ago!

Nice evening on @usc campus for my #EDL class.

@Carnage4Life 🫡

Which one are you taking? Retweet for Piper, Like for Cessna

@Aviation_Intel The F-105 for being surprisingly large for a tactical jet, let alone a single engined one.

What aircraft seem way bigger or smaller in person? Let's hear it! I will start. F-15, always freakishly large in person. F-4, smaller in person. EA-6B, big tall jet in person. F-5, is that really all there is?!

@anshumig @IAF_MCC Actually looks like a VooDoo

Origami Flogger. Kinda legit…nice touch with the LERX, I think :) #AvGeek #Origami #MiG27 #Flogger ⁦@IAF_MCC⁩

@jameselmer73 @PHMattB Not by default, but easily assigned to one of those shortcuts buttons. Also works through voice command.

@PHMattB I agree! Is there a button to turn off the screen, for those long night time journeys?

Apple CarPlay and analogue dials. BMW interior perfection! (Well, I think so.)

@cvvhrn @WatcherCtp @jetcitystar @mtjarrott @PaintingSurfer @thenewarea51 @TheSnoopySnoop @Watching_Planes @Moffiin13 @spottinbayarea @AlaskaAir_17 Amazing pic! I have been lucky to see her up close at KNUQ over the years. I find it most fascinating that this bird flew for the Indian Air Force until the early 1960s after having been salvaged from a USAAF scrapyard near Delhi. The tales she could tell if she could talk..

@Doctor_Astro Really nice plane. How does it feel going from a 182 to an Archer?

I will have a tail to tell #AirTrip #TexastoLosAngeles

@cvvhrn I have been on a night flight into KPAO where we busted KNUQ Class D and ended up with an ASRS report. I wasn't PIC, but certainly challenging if one's unfamiliar.

@WatcherCtp @129RQW @15thWing @PlanesOfMoffett @EightOneECHO @spottinbayarea @dave16hc @cvvhrn @mtjarrott @philmc100 Amazing shots! Crisp and clear!

@spottinbayarea You need to build an Osprey next ;) What scale do you build?

It's honestly ironic how I modelled an E-2 Hawkeye, the real life one comes the next day. Then now after I modelled a Venom, it came over today. I should probably model anything I want to see and they'll come 😂😂

@sajaniaf The Lightning never had under wing tanks due to the landing gear arrangement. The overwing tanks only appeared much later in its life (F.6s). Wonder what low speed (if that was possible with it ;)) minimums were to jettison them.

Always wondered how the lightning ‘dropped’ her over-wing tanks. Apparently these over-wing tanks were replaced by ventral tanks in later models.

@WatcherCtp @cvvhrn @spottinbayarea Woah! EK 380s are back!