Pretty Parasols. Straight I.D. quiz. I.D. all four. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. Yes, one is missing its wing but is unique enough to identify. #Aviation #AvGeeks

After the phenomenal success of my night fighter identity quiz, I thought I might try my hand at setting an Odd one Out quiz.

A few pictures taken at the Army Flying Museum.

Where have I been today?

I don't usually do public transport but I decided to take the train today. Pleasant day out and a nice change from the usual. Included a pub with a nice view.

From @flightglobal.bsky.social Catalina Aircraft pushes ahead with updated Catalina II after securing a 46 aircraft commitment from Hong Kong based Pan American Airways Systems www.flightglobal.com/airframers/2...

I have an earworm so I need to share it with you all. An unusually happy hippy feel to one has me feeling like my head is stuck in an early 70s cola advent. Nice enough, but not for being stuck on all day. youtu.be/t2q8g8U5als?...

Ascending numbers quiz. I.D. all four. Arrange into ascending number order. Post an image of an aeroplane with the next number up and MAKE IT INTERESTING. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. Pretty easy so the AGSC is BARRED till 12:00 BST, midday, tomorrow (Saturday)

For you football fan weirdos. Type 'Erling Haaland' into Google and wait a couple of seconds. Just passing something on that I read elsewhere, I'd never heard of him before. @bobgriffiths20.bsky.social @sarf-london.bsky.social

Quote of the year: Trump: Would you go to Moscow? Zelensky: It's difficult. There are a lot of Ukrainian drones there. It's dangerous

The new issue has dropped. 💥 Triggered by recent events, we're celebrating the Snowbirds in June. @terencecgannon.com kicks off with a personal retrospective on the team, and then segues into some thoughts about their future. Surprisingly, he thinks it's brighter than many might think. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🥇

Which is the most visually appealing configuration for the Grumman F-14 Tomcat? 1. Wings swept. 2.Wings extended. 3 Wings swept and gloves vanes extended. 4. No wings.

"You'll never reach 25K followers with a very niche aviation site purely for obsessives" Prove this right or wrong by sharing or not as you wish.

Monoplane Madness Odd One Out Quiz. Specially crafted for those who whinge about my proclivity for biplanes. I.D. all four to name the OOO. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. #Aviation #AvGeeks #WWI

Odd One Out Quiz. I.D. all four to name the OOO. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. #Aviation #AvGeeks

Shocking British Army Wildcat Helicopters to Retire From Next Year The Defence Investment Plan includes an unexpected announcement that the British Army’s fleet of Wildcat AH1 helicopters will begin to be withdrawn from 2027 Why? @theaviationist.com theaviationist.com/2026/06/30/b...

Spent years building up a big following on Twitter, essential for publicising my aviation blog, which I live from. Desperate to leave it & publicise on nicer platforms, but I have too few follows. If you want to help me escape, do give this a share. Much obliged. My blog here: hushkit.substack.com

Bob's Shrike Commander is displayed with pride at NASMs Udvar-Hazy Center in VA under the wing of the Concorde. When he delivered the aircraft in 2003 he taxied past the assembled dignataries and through the open door of the display hangar, the only such arrival to date.

The loss of HMS Auckland is written up in detail here. The Tobruk Run was such a major even in Royal Navy History that it has its own Battle History (World War II - No. 52).

Odd One Out Quiz. I.D. all four to name the OOO. Plus, who is putting top right through its paces? REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. It's an easy one so the AGSC is BARRED till 09:00 BST tomorrow (Saturday).

This is very funny. Except that it's not. #Climate #Heatwave

I've just had the strangest experience. I popped to Lidl for a few bits of top up shopping, when I got home, my wife found this model kit in the bag. I'm completely mystified and told my wife so. Has anyone else had this experience? Very odd.

Exactly 10 years since the Brexit vote, the verdict is in.

Ten years ago today the whole country and its future were sacrificed on the altar of Boris Johnson’s ego, David Cameron’s stupidity and Nigel Farage’s prejudice. A decade thrown away and a nation left angrier and poorer. Thanks, you absoute pricks.

We love this story: @noaa.gov is using specially configured versions of Black Swift's S0 fixed-wing drone, dropped from the P-3, to increase the detail and accuracy of hurricane data, while keeping humans at a safer distance. More with link. | 🛩️ 📡 ⚡️ 📹 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 www.aoml.noaa.gov/new-drone-da...

Kerch (Crimea) 🤩🤩🤩

Monoplane Madness. I.D. all four. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. #Aviation #AvGeeks.l

Hurel-Dubois HD-10 was an experimental aircraft built in 1948 as a single prototype to test Maurice Hurel’s theories on high-aspect-ratio wings. The lessons learnt from this project formed the basis for the development of much larger aircraft such as the HD.31, HD.32 and HD.34.

Russian freight traffic on the “alternative land routes” to Crimea be like:

@oleksa79buzko.bsky.social I'd like to add you to the Av Geek Rebels tag list if you're happy with that. I should say, this is not a group for being very serious or snobby, we like to have some fun with our shared interests and it can get quite silly at times.

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This is a 15-year-old female tiger living her best life as a giant kitty playing with a cardboard box. That's fun, no matter what age you are!🐅📦

Thinking of the women of Iran, enduring so much www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

The Kawasaki C-2 is mad powerful. At MTOW, it has a thrust-to-weight ratio of ~0.38, better than most 1st-gen jet fighters. Normal for a modern transport? NO! That’s ~1.3×–1.5× higher than C-17, A400M, C-5M, and C-130J

A fully loaded F-14 weighed a tonne more than the heaviest B-17. Think about that for a second. One is an entire four-engine heavy bomber carrying a crew of 10. The other a carrier-capable fighter capable of 7.5 G and Mach 2+.

Speed Demons. Easy one for you so the Av Geek Security Council is BARRED till 20:00 BST tomorrow (Sunday) I.D. all four. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. #Aviation #AvGeeks #AirRacing

What genuine military target should I bomb in retaliation for the Ukrainian strikes on my Moscow oil terminals? School Hospital Museum Cathedral

Moscow 🤩🤩🤩

There are not petrol shortages on the Moscow - Saint Petersburg highway. It is a Special Queuing Operation.

Quick Quiz: ID all *accurately* to name the (German built) Odd One Out. Judge's decision final 😎

Bomber Boys. Odd One Out Quiz. I.D. all four. State the OOO and why. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. #Aviation #AvGeeks #WWI

Quick Quiz: ID all accurately to Number the Odd One Out. Judge's decision final 😎

Floating Fridays. Straight I.D. quiz. I.D.all four. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. #Aviation #AvGeeks Bringing you aeroplanes you never knew about is my mission.

Okay, we'll cop to being total suckers for the yellow-green primer colour. 😍 We also love a milestone achieved, which is what @brittennorman.bsky.social reports: « First UK-Built Islander Passes 75% Completion at Bembridge, on Schedule for Delivery » | 🛩️ 📰 🥇 | 🔗 britten-norman.com/first-uk-bui...

😌 Beautiful footage of the attack on the oil terminal in St. Petersburg A large number of FP-1 UAVs calmly fly over the second most populous city in Russia.

The Air Wibault 100 was a double-deck aircraft capable of carrying 70 passengers fairly for 1939. It should have contained all the luxury of a hotel with a bar, restaurant, showers and sleeping facilities. The unfinished aircraft was destroyed during a German bombing raid in 1940.

Bargain 👍

Perfect Pushers (with pulling power). Straight I.D. quiz. I.D. all four. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH IS BANNED. All other research allowed. #Aviation #AvGeeks

☠️ "Russia’s actions are increasingly desperate. Russia is losing about 30,000 soldiers a month. That is, it is losing more in one month than the Soviet Union lost in 10 years of its time in Afghanistan. The numbers are extraordinary," — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

The Blériot 110 'Joseph Le Brix' was a record plane. It broke several world records for distance, in 1931, then in 1933, with Codos and Rossi, who broke the world record for straight-line distance, having flown 9,100 km from New York in the USA to Rayak in Syria after 55 flying hours