AirSafety #OTD by Francisco Cunha

2025-10-08: REX Saab SF-340 (VH-ZPN, *1996) rejected the take-off at high speed on runway 05 at Adelaide-Intl AP(YPAD), Australia, after left engine #1 failure. Flight #ZL3818 to Broken Hill came to a safe stop in a taxiway with flames came out of the left engine exhaust.
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@ondisasters.bsky.social Looking at this photo from the Delta Air Lines 100 archive, I notice that DC-9 registration.
N3323L - asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/330...

#OTD 2006 Atlantic Airways BAe 146-200 OY-CRG leaves the runway at Stord (Norway), 4 of 18 POB die. Spoilers did not deploy. Rubber reversal occurred when braking. aviation-safety.net/database/rec... #flightsafety #aviationsafety #accident

Accident British Aerospace BAe-146-200A OY-CRG, Tuesday 10 October 2006 Atlantic Airways flight 670, a BAe-146-200, went down a rocky slope following a runway excursion after landing at Stord Airport, Norway, killing 4 occupants; 12 survived the accident. At...

#OTD 2006 Atlantic Airways BAe 146-200 OY-CRG leaves the runway at Stord (Norway), 4 of 18 POB die. Spoilers did not deploy. Rubber reversal occurred when braking. aviation-safety.net/database/rec... #flightsafety #aviationsafety #accident

Screenshot from an archival color film showing a B-29 bomber in flight at the airshow in Harlingen, Texas.

Screenshot from an archival color film showing the simulated explosion of an atomic bomb at the airshow.

Screenshot from an archival color film showing a mushroom cloud rising from the ground following the simulated explosion of an atomic bomb at the airshow.

A black and white, undated (circa October 11, 1976) Associated Press wirephoto of the simulated atomic explosion at the air show: "Mushroom Cloud A mushroom-shaped cloud rises above Rebel Field at Harlingen, Tex., home of the Confederate Air Force, during a re-enactment of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in World War II. The re-enactment of the first A-bomb use in war came over the weekend during an air show."

Today in 1976, Gen. Paul Tibbets (USAF, ret.) re-enacted the bombing of Hiroshima he led on August 6, 1945, at an air show sponsored by the private Confederate Air Force in Harlingen, Texas. As Tibbets flew a B-29 overhead, conventional explosives were detonated on the ground to simulate the bomb.

Great story here

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) in the surf at Ormond Beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

Fair sir ;) thanks for your imput

@atomicanalyst.bsky.social have you ever tweeted on this one ?

Greek Prosecutor Accuses Pilot Of Negligence in Swissair Crash (Published 1979)

#Thread The two pilots were later charged with manslaughter by a Greek court. They were set free following an appeal and the jail time was eventually replaced by monetary fines. www.nytimes.com/1979/10/10/a...

#Thread The airliner was carrying plutonium on the cargo compartment, which briefly disappeared in the aftermath but was recovered shortly afterwards. news.google.com/newspapers?i...

#Thread BAAA ACRO Entry baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-...

Runway excursion Accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 HB-IDE, Sunday 7 October 1979 Swissair flight 316, a DC-8-62, overran the runway on landing at Athens Airport, Greece, killing 14 occupants; 140 survived the accident. Swissair flight SR316 originated at Genève-Coin...

#Thread ASN Entry aviation-safety.net/database/rec...

#Thread Period News report news.google.com/newspapers?i...

#OTD in 1979: Swissair Flight 316, a DC-8, crashes on landing in Athens (Greece), 14 of 154 aboard die. Jet left runway, was damaged, caught fire. Inquiry noted crew actions - touched runway too far, too fast after non-stabilized approach, incorrect application of brakes and T/R.

This reminded me of the Indiana Jones 3 segment

The mounting bracket can be seen in this photo.

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"De Havilland Mosquito TT 39"
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Report: Scoot B789 at Guangzhou on Sep 6th 2024, severe turbulence on approach causes 11 injuries #B789 #9V-OJD #TR-100
http://avherald.com/h?article=52e14dd0

One of the possible benefits of getting put on a flight with an instructor; extra long breaks!

#avgeek

Great read here

Keep an eye on this.

Excerpt: The Rise and Fall of Boeing and the Way Back

Oct. 7, 2025, (c) Leeham News: Boeing's decline into the existential crisis that befell the company in March 2019 was decades in the making. The 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas Corp. is pegged as the tripping point. But the foundation…

From the aviation community on Reddit: Video of LGA ground collision earlier this week Explore this post and more from the aviation community

@airmainengineer is not the original uploader. This guy from Reddit was the first to show it. Airman´s research is stealing other people´s content without giving credits www.reddit.com/r/aviation/c...

A lot of clouds are gathering as storm Amy builds, but we're doing our very best to clear them.

How Britain royally messed up its world advantage in jet engines.

I’m not an aviation historian but as a defence analyst there are clear lessons in this tale, which may repeat themselves

Everyone knows Frank Whittle invented the jet engine (?)

Grumman S-2E Trackers of CVGS-55 (Carrier Antisubmarine Warfare Air Group 55) landing on USS Yorktown (CVS-10). 1968

"USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) OPERATIONS IN TONKIN GULF"
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They are in shape

(Being round/heavy is a sort of shape)

A real life hero

A3J Vigilante - the gold plated, titanium giraffe🧵

The North American Aviation A3J (first flight 31 August 1958) was one of the most advanced aircraft of its time, especially in terms of manufacturing technologies.

Flight demonstration of the Mirage G (single-engine) and Mirage G8 (twin-engine) in the early 1970s.
This was a series of experimental variable-geometry aircraft.
The G8 remains the fastest Western European aircraft in history, with a speed of Mach 2.34.