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I went too deep into Sabre world hushkit.substack.com/p/the-ultima...

🇦🇺 Aus Sabre vs Can 🇨🇦. One packed 25% more thrust than an F-86F & 30mm guns. The other was lighter with 6 .50 cals & slats. So, which ruled the roost? We asked fighter pilots, an Air Warfare Instructor and an engineer to settle it in the ultimate Sabre showdown: hushkit.substack.com/p/the-ultima...

Whenever you hear all this macho warrior bullshit, remember the Battle of Britain was won by a modest charitable Kiwi and a vegetarian British spiritualist who believed in fairies.

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Rare, exciting insights from a (sometimes reckless) MiG-19 pilot! hushkit.substack.com/p/i-was-a-mi...

🇦🇺 Aus Sabre vs Can 🇨🇦. One packed 25% more thrust than an F-86F & 30mm guns. The other was lighter with 6 .50 cals & slats. So, which ruled the roost? We asked fighter pilots, an Air Warfare Instructor and an engineer to settle it in the ultimate Sabre showdown: hushkit.substack.com/p/the-ultima...

Night all (me & a Mi 26)

Night all (me & a Mi 26)

Interesting angle: Britain built 131,549 aircraft during WWII. Square mile for square mile, that’s roughly: ⚡ 2× Germany’s rate ⚡ 15× the USA’s rate ⚡ 77× the Soviet Union’s rate ✈️ 🇬🇧

Interesting angle: Britain built 131,549 aircraft during WWII. Square mile for square mile, that’s roughly: ⚡ 2× Germany’s rate ⚡ 15× the USA’s rate ⚡ 77× the Soviet Union’s rate ✈️ 🇬🇧

Fair

The youngest Hawk currently in service with the RAF Red Arrows is now over five years older than the oldest aircraft in the Battle of Britain memorial flight was when Reds adopted the Hawk. (As for the B-52…)

Whenever you hear all this macho warrior bullshit, remember the Battle of Britain was won by a modest charitable Kiwi and a vegetarian British spiritualist who believed in fairies.

Competition time! Weirdest aviation fact? Copy of The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes for the three best ones. (Share your fact below then share this post to enter)

S A D is a repressed migratory impulse

I love this so much and read it every few years. It’s time to read it again.

Competition time! Weirdest aviation fact? Copy of The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes for the three best ones. (Share your fact below then share this post to enter)

Artist’s tribute to the XB-70 Valkyrie

‘Le TSR.2’? ‘Le Vigilante’? The proposed French Mirage VI of 1963 would have been gorgeous!

"A Dambusters/Finding Nemo prequel mashup. When the Möhne Dam was breached, a torrent of water rushed through the valley. For European brown trout Waltraud & Dieter, the flood changed everything. For the first time in years, the barrier that had separated them was gone."

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‘Le TSR.2’? ‘Le Vigilante’? The proposed French Mirage VI of 1963 would have been gorgeous!

@vladvexler.bsky.social any thoughts on what happens when a cult leader dies?

Night all

An appalling 45% of all RAF Lightnings were lost in accidents. However, somewhat miraculously, thanks to an excellent ejection seat, training, and a role focused more on high altitude, it killed far fewer aircrew than almost any other fighter of its generation @MB_EjectEject

An appalling 45% of all RAF Lightnings were lost in accidents. However, somewhat miraculously, thanks to an excellent ejection seat, training, and a role focused more on high altitude, it killed far fewer aircrew than almost any other fighter of its generation @MB_EjectEject

An appalling 45% of all RAF Lightnings were lost in accidents. However, somewhat miraculously, thanks to an excellent ejection seat, training, and a role focused more on high altitude, it killed far fewer aircrew than almost any other fighter of its generation @MB_EjectEject

Woo hoo! I reached 4,000 followers (and most of you are lovely, smart, and a pleasure to hang out with). Here's a Mirage 4000 to celebrate.

Woo hoo! I reached 4,000 followers (and most of you are lovely, smart, and a pleasure to hang out with). Here's a Mirage 4000 to celebrate.

This is a long read, and one you have to read if you're interested in World War II aircraft - seriously fascinating stuff hushkit.substack.com/p/spitfire-m...

Aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt must have absolutely smashed Halloween

Aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt must have absolutely smashed Halloween

The CAC Avon Sabre 🇦🇺🔥26% more thrust than the F-86F, 30% greater climb rate, mad acceleration and two 30mm ADEN cannon replacing six .50 cals. Add Sidewinders and four hardpoints. Australian Sabres were absolute beasts

The UK spent years developing the Harrier’s ADEN 25mm cannon. It malfunctioned, shed parts, and threw ammo links at the aircraft. After thousands of rounds, they binned it in '99. 24 years of trying. That’s why British Harriers went to war without guns. 🇬🇧🤦‍♂️

“Ok, anyone else have any ideas?” Convair: “We do.” “Is it completely mental?” Convair <bashfully>: “Ermmm, would a Mach 4 attack hydro-ski seaplane count as mental?”

If you're crazy enough to follow me here but not the actual blog, you're missing out on the best stuff. You can sort that out now. The next article will dive deep into some long-held WWII fighter myths. Mind-blowing stuff. I suppose I should give you the link: hushkit.net

If you're crazy enough to follow me here but not the actual blog, you're missing out on the best stuff. You can sort that out now. The next article will dive deep into some long-held WWII fighter myths. Mind-blowing stuff. I suppose I should give you the link: hushkit.net

interesting choice of deco for the kid’s bedroom in Slow Horses. Swift Mk 7!

Adjusting rockets on jets, 77 Squadron, Korea, by Ivor Hele, 1952. AWM ART40325

A Glider Pilot at the Controls, by Leslie Cole, 1942. IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 2644)

It's #fossilfriday! Meet Cotylorhynchus, your sumo-shaped distant cousin from Permian Oklahoma and Texas! Huge body! Vegetarian habits! Teeny-tiny head! Survival Verdict: MAYBE. You don't want to catch a bodyslam from this guy. HOW TO SURVIVE PREHISTORY. Preorder now! bookshop.org/p/books/how-...

⚡️ BREAKING: Satellite imagery shows the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike on Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia’s Voronezh region. The attack hit six Russian Su-34M bombers stationed at the site.

What makes the Cold War aircraft hall of fame in 3000? We asked an Air Marshal, an ex-SR-71 pilot and our fav writers to pick the era’s defining aircraft. With @MichaelJPryce @Chopsyturvey @guardianglancey Read here: hushkit.substack.com/p/we-fill-th...

What makes the Cold War aircraft hall of fame in 3000? We asked an Air Marshal, an ex-SR-71 pilot and our fav writers to pick the era’s defining aircraft. With @MichaelJPryce @Chopsyturvey @guardianglancey Read here: hushkit.substack.com/p/we-fill-th...

It’s the year 3000, and only 10 aircraft can enter the Cold War Hangar of Fame. We’ve consulted authors Joe Coles, Michael Pryce & Jonathan Glancey, plus an Air Chief Marshal and a pilot of history’s fastest spy plane! Two spaces are yours! Read it here:

This is 🔥🔥🔥 read it