@that.spitfire.bird Last Thursday was all sunburn, sweat, Strikemasters and Spitfires - working as groundcrew at North Weald, launching customer flights in 30°C heat. In the evening, in my official capacity as ‘ballast’, I hitched a ride in the back seat of a Spitfire for the transit formation flight to Compton Abbas. (Turns out, being vaguely useful and heavier than a toolbox has its perks.) The return? Five hours. Three trains. One lukewarm sandwich somewhere near Clapham. All for a weekend sp

🚁 Firebird 283 working to suppress fires on the North Arm Cove fire. Our aircraft utilise @barry.cordage longlines along with an 830L Bambi Max bucket @bambi.bucket to allow us to put water where it matters every time. 🔥 | Aerologistics Helicopters Newcastle

AUDIO WARNING!!! Northrop Grumman Corporation has conducted the first test firing of its Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) five-segment solid rocket motor at its Promontory production and test site in Utah. BOLE is to support future NASA Artemis missions starting from Artemis IX. While the test started nominally, it looks like there was a issue with the nozzle towards the end of the test. Hopefully we will learn more from Northrop Grumman Corporation in the coming days, once data ha