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"Tracking Concorde & Emirates Takes On DHL: 2025's Best Airline April Fools" by Simple Flying (#FPNF Fediverse presence not found - if you know them, invite them) - Overview of some aviation-related #AprilFools gags. The big one was FlightRadar24's display of "live" tracking for two fictitious Concorde flights, which fooled a few despite the date. (Concordes have not flown in over 20 years. 18 of 20 airframes built are now in museums.) simpleflying.com/tracking-conc #aviation #travel #avgeek #humor

Simple Flying · Tracking Concorde & Emirates Takes On DHL: 2025's Best Airline April FoolsThere have been several stories today that have left readers second-guessing themselves.

"China Practicing ‘Dogfighting in Space,’ US Space Force Says" by Air & Space Forces Magazine (#FPNF Fediverse presence not found - if you know them, invite them) - USSF presentation pointed out commercial public data which showed China experimenting with close maneuvering between military satellites. airandspaceforces.com/china-pr #military #space #spacegeek

Air & Space Forces Magazine · China Practicing ‘Dogfighting in Space,’ US Space Force SaysChina has been using experimental satellites to practice “dogfighting” in space, the Space Force officials said on March 18.
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"X-37B Spaceplane Showed New Techniques in Latest Flight" by Air & Space Forces Magazine (#FPNF Fediverse presence not found - if you know them, invite them) - #Boeing #X37B uncrewed #military spaceplane returned from 435 days on orbit to land at Vandenberg in California. This flight demonstrated orbital aerobraking capability. At less than half the previous mission's length, it was the first time a flight was not longer than previous ones. airandspaceforces.com/x-37b-sp #USSF #space #aviation #avgeek

Air & Space Forces Magazine · X-37B Spaceplane Showed New Techniques in Latest FlightX-37B, the secretive Space Force spaceplane, returned to Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 7 after more than a year in orbit.
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"Phillipine Mars making her final approach at Lake Pleasant" video by Todd Rooker (#FPNF Fediverse presence not found - if you know him, invite him) - Video shows approach by #PhilippineMars, the last flying WWII Martin JRM Mars flying boat, to Lake Pleasant AZ today on it final flight, escorted by multiple planes including the last airworthy WWII Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer. youtube.com/watch?v=clD5RDiEAg #aviation #avgeek