Jets Please

Jets Please

@machspeed.bsky.social

Enjoyer of: Art, Music, Photography, Aviation, History, Science, Books, Satire, Oxford Commas, and Pie.

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And lo, there came mighty thrust blurring the world. And there was much rejoicing.

Blue Skies Aviation@blueskiesaviation.bsky.social

Some more F-35 action from the 104th FW at KBAF in Westfield, MA #f35 #104fw #barnestormers #kbaf #airplanes #aviation #avgeek

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Some scenes are just better as a video, and I think this is one of them. Featuring Bill Culberson and the MiG-17PF 620 doing what it does best, burners after sunset at Airshow London!

Douglas EA-1F Skyraider electronic countermeasures variant of the stout ground attack AD/A-1 Skyraider. #A-1Skyraider #Skyraider #ECM #EA-1F #Airshow #Aviation #Photography #AVgeek

When do I get a medal for not replying to some of the stupid crap in the discover feed? Context: Just witnessed someone very upset that people use tofu in vegetarian dishes because it can ~also~ be used in meat dishes too you degenerates.

This thread will guide you to some laughs 😂

Dreadnought Holiday@dreadships.bsky.social

It's World Marine Aids to Navigation Day on the 1st July, so here's a quick thread on some aids to navigation. Now the first and most obvious aid to navigation is dry land. Dry land - pay attention at the back - is strongly suggestive that you can't go sailing here.

🎵 I'm back, from outer space...🎶 (Or rather, from a break due to hospitalization and various life annoyances.) Here is the back of a T-33A Shooting Star. Need to get more aircraft on my feed again. #T-33 #ShootingStar #JetTrainer #Aviation #Photography #AVgeek

NASA astronauts have the best company cars. Ridiculously excited for the Artemis II mission. NASA is the feel-good we could all use. Humanity can be amazing when we bother to try. NASA T-38N Talon. #T-38Talon #Talon #NASA #Astronauts #JetTrainer #Aviation #Photography #Airshow #AVgeek #ArtemisII

Who's a pretty Princess? Yes you are! P-51C-10-NA Princess Elizabeth s/n 43-25147 #P-51Mustang #Mustang #Aviation #Photography #Airshow #Warbird #Noseart #AVgeek

🎵 I'm not a player I just crush a lot 🎶 Blue Angels Fat Albert Lockheed C-130 Hercules Back when they still had JATO bottles #C-130Hercules #C-130 #FatAlbert #BlueAngels #Airshow #Aviation #Photography #AVgeek

Really wish I could have gotten some nice prop blur. The cheap lens I was using would error-out my camera body if I tried to shoot slow shutter speeds while zoomed in.

This is how to statue.

WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk carrier capable naval jet trainer. It seems crazy to me that the USN is moving away from carrier qualified trainers. Seems like one of those decisions someone will "learn from" later? #T-45Goshawk #T-45 #Goshawk #JetTrainer #Hawk #Aviation #Photography #AVgeek

There was a time when a challenge like this would have been met with at least a dozen photos of Jags, Buccs, Spits, Mossies, Hurricanes, Gnats, etc... all flying a mere stack of teacups high off the floor. (Look at me using the metric system!)

Jets Please@machspeed.bsky.social

How to get your UK friends to post cool aircraft pictures. Ahem. Here we go... American F-15 pilot makes a very low altitude pass along runway. #F-15Eagle #F-15 #Eagle #LowAltitude #Aviation #Photography #AVgeek #Airshow #HowLowCanYouGo

How to get your UK friends to post cool aircraft pictures. Ahem. Here we go... American F-15 pilot makes a very low altitude pass along runway. #F-15Eagle #F-15 #Eagle #LowAltitude #Aviation #Photography #AVgeek #Airshow #HowLowCanYouGo

Everything kinda stinks right now so how about a smile from an A-7E Corsair II to brighten our day? #A-7Corsair #A-7 #Corsair #Aviation #Photography #Museum #AVgeek #NASPensacola

When you hear this sound, you absolutely stop what you are doing and rush outside. A pair of UH-1 Huey's make a surprise appearance. Not sure who they are, as they aren't pinging and I couldn't make out any markings. #UH-1Huey #Huey #UH-1Iroquois #Iroquois #Helicopter #Aviation #AVgeek

Scooters are my happy place.

Fly Past Rush@flypastrush.bsky.social

We were awash in Skyhawk schemes for a while there on the weekend …Which is a pretty great place to get! Aggressor Skyhawk gathering 🤘🏻 - Cheers 🍻 #HistScaleModels #ModelAircraft

FG-1D Corsair taking off. Shot through the unavoidable heat rising from a Florida runway, she's still a beautiful sight to me. #FG-1DCorsair #Corsair #Aviation #Photography #Airshow #Warbird #AVgeek

F-15E Strike Eagle of the USAF 334th Fighter Squadron. Equipped with 750 gallon conformal fuel tanks, external fuel tanks, and LANTIRN pod system. #F-15Eagle #F-15 #USAF #StrikeEagle #LANTIRN #Aviation #Photography #AVgeek

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I’m on the edge of my seat waiting for foreign operators of Ukraine’s interceptor drone P1SUN to discover what its seemingly purely technical name actually stands for.

The irony

NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com

The Pentagon and Gulf states are planning to procure Ukrainian interceptor drones costing a few thousand dollars each to defend against Shahed drones. Zelensky should simply say: restart full military aid, send Tomahawks, and then, maybe, we'll talk. #GreatestSalesmanOnEarth

She's gorgeous and for sale! Thinking about starting a GoFundMe. If we all skip Avocado Toast for a bit, we could do this thing. Who's with me?!?!?! Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk. 11 #aviation #photography #avgeek #airshow #SeaFury #Hawker