FlyingScot
@FlyingScot57
Father, Husband, enjoyer of planes, history, physics, astronomy and learning. This is a diary / blog and I enjoy the relative anonymity of being “no one” on X
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Celebrating the 80th Birthday of not just a superstar artist, but a superstar human being. Dolly Parton. Dolly and Kermit singing Everyday People (1987)
50 years ago tonight, January 17, 1976, the recurring SNL “Killer Bees” sketch accidentally launched the Blues Brothers. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, in full bee gear, tore into the Slim Harpo’s 1957 swamp blues classic “I’m a King Bee”… and Blues Brothers were born.
Douglas A-1E Skyraider The A-1E on display (serial number 52-132649) is the aircraft flown by Major Bernard Fisher on March 10, 1966, a mission... nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-E…
Watch the Ferrari Dino 206 S at full attack at Goodwood, wheels on the grass as it dives off-line to attempt a jaw-dropping overtake #83MM #Ferrari
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I will never get over the fact that @rickygervais was an 80s pop star PS I love this song
We are all mortal, and no one is getting out of here alive
A 1929 Bentley worth €1.8 million, one of just 15 ever made.
today i ran an experiment that exposed what i believe to be one of the biggest threats to America right now in fact, I’ve been running this experiment for the past 7 years i attempted to grow my family’s small manufacturing job shop that I purchased from my dad in 2019 this…
1952 Howard Hughes Sunday's Best! 👔 🏆 🥇!!
Japanese probe Kaguya discovered a cave on the Moon 🌖😳 The diameter of the hole is about 65 meters, and the depth is about 50 meters. This pit leads to a tunnel under the surface.
British program for METROPOLIS, 1927.
The Black Hole concept art, by Peter Ellenshaw (1979)
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra "Snake Charmer" US$2.3m Sold
Remembering Carroll Shelby, born #OnThisDay in 1923. A fine driver - he won Le Mans in ’59 - he’ll be remembered for the awesome Shelby Cobra. Pic: the first made, CSX2000, whose 260-cubic-inch Ford V8 drove it to 60mph in 4.2sec & on to 153mph in a ’62 #RoadAndTrack test.
How about this for a pocket-sized restomod. This first generation Honda Civic has been treated to a K20 Type R engine and a host of modern upgrades. We love it. 🤍 📸 Autoblog #HondaSunday #HondaCivic #firstgenCivic #CivicTypeR #TypeR
Motorsport can be dangerous, but a reminder from Romain of how far safety technology has come 🙏
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