OTD in 1953 NACA research pilot Scott Crossfield made aviation history flying the Douglas Skyrocket D-558-2 (Bureau No. 37974 – NACA 144) aircraft to Mach 2.005, 1,291 miles per hour (2,078 km/h). This was the only Mach 2 flight of the programme.

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military surplus S/VTOL aircraft laying down topsoil - in order to create agriculture in a remote arid region.

from an article in the FLIGHT International 75th Anniversary special, 21/04/84, by John E. Allen - imagining aviation in the year 2059. Art by Frank Munger

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Hello everyone, Welcome to my Twitter. In here, The content you’d see here are my art I draw using Gimp and photography of my pokémon plushies in various places. I am always looking for more mutuals who love aviation and pokémon and I’m hoping we can have a great time.

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Guten Tag, Suyukaz here and I like Aviation and Navy stuff.
I like practicing anime art as well

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Stonehenge and Salisbury Plain have long been linked with both the military and aviation, and the First World War aerodrome wasn’t the first military establishment – or the first flying ground – near the stones. 🇬🇧 https://t.co/jnLGvaY3Id

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On view now, “North Carolina Aviation Art Contest” displays work from students grades K-12 virtually. Each year, sponsors the NC Aviation Art Contest to engage young people in aviation and aeronautics in the state. View the NC winners: https://t.co/WdfYUlB8MP

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This is Kyrie, a student of Ooarai High's Combat Aviation Department.
Seems pretty normal for a academy ship, if not for the fact that no such department exists, and nobody has ever seen her before in the school.

Kotobuki Squadron's Kyrie in Ooarai uniform

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F-15E Strike Eagle 完成です。

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Hello everyone, Welcome to my Twitter. In here, The content you’d see here are my art I draw using Gimp and photography of my pokémon plushies in various places. I am always looking for more mutuals who love aviation and pokémon and I’m hoping we can have a great time.

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Saab Draken
It had its maiden flight 65 years ago

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A 'Saturday Artwork' special today, to introduce a new (to me) artist, Daryll Legg.
Daryll is a South African aviation artist, who not only has a fine eye and brush hand, he also picks some wonderful subject matter, seldom seen in fine art. I'll post more in the coming weeks!

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"Dream of Pilots"
N.N.Polikarpov's I-185 fighters at air combat test, winter of 1942-1943 year.

Artist: Evgeny Alekseenko

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« Il a volé sur plus de 60 mètres ! » attestent les huissiers.

Cela peut paraître négligeable, mais au début du XXe siècle, c'est un exploit. Le 22 octobre 1906, le pionnier de l'#aviation Alberto Santos-Dumont réussit ce tour de force à bord de son aéroplane "N°14 bis".

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according to all known laws of aviation, bees should not be able to fly

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