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  1. #boomsupersonic #supersonic #planes #flight #aviation #concorde #jet #aircraft #flying #technology #science #aeroplane #airplane #XB-1 #supersonicflight #soundbarrier #sonicboom #overture
    I’ve been following “Boom Supersonic” and “Tokamak Energy” on the internet for years now, and it’s great to see the breakthrough from Boom today. Hopefully Overture will be a lot nearer, and supersonic passenger flights will soon be flying again!

    news.sky.com/story/new-concord

  2. Curtiss Model D Pusher, 1912 (replica). Glenn Curtiss was engaged, sometimes in a legal sense, in a fight with the Wright Brothers for dominance in the world of early aviation - Curtiss machines had ailerons, rather than the Wright-designed wing warping, for roll control. Although the Model D suffered, as did most of the early pusher designs, from higher drag due to the wide-spaced rear fuselage frame members, it was still a useful machine, performing both the first take-off from a vessel (Nov. 1910) and the first landing (Jan. 1911). This replica is of a 'headless pusher', so called by Curtiss because the earlier forward mounted canard control surfaces were omitted in this model #earlyaviation #biplane #GlennCurtiss #Curtiss #aeroplane #pusher #aircraft #navalaviation #USA #WrightBrothers #avgeek #aviationlovers #CurtissModelD #museum #replica

  3. The Twin Otter was originally designed by De Havilland Canada in the 60’s.

    It is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft that can carry up to 19 passengers and is designed for rugged terrain journeys.

    In Malaysia, it is usually used to transport passengers and cargo to remote locations where the Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) ports are located.

    (Photo by Malaysia Airports)

    #twinotter #turboprop #aircraft #airplane #aeroplane #passenger #remotelocation #STOLport #Malaysia