Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire (@hushkit.bsky.social)

@hushkit.bsky.social Jul 28, 2026, 3:29 PM Pinned

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@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 9:58 PM

Lighter and generally better.

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 9:57 PM

The Jaguar GR3 upgrade went well

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 9:56 PM

The CAC Avon Sabre 🇦🇺🔥26% more thrust than the F-86F, 30% greater climb rate, mad acceleration and two 30mm ADEN cannon replacing six .50 cals. Add Sidewinders and four hardpoints. Australian Sabres were absolute beasts

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 8:53 PM

Indeed. You’re thinking of the 30mm ADEN and first gen Harriers, I’m talking the 25mm and second gen

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 8:46 PM

Afghan

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 8:16 PM

You’re talking about the earlier gun

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 8:15 PM

The 30mm was on first gen Harriers - the 25 was intended for the 5 onwards

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 8:14 PM

That was the earlier gun.

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 8:07 PM

The UK spent years developing the Harrier’s ADEN 25mm cannon. It malfunctioned, shed parts, and threw ammo links at the aircraft. After thousands of rounds, they binned it in '99. 24 years of trying. That’s why British Harriers went to war without guns. 🇬🇧🤦‍♂️

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 8:07 PM

Ha ha ha.

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 7:50 PM

“Ok, anyone else have any ideas?” Convair: “We do.” “Is it completely mental?” Convair <bashfully>: “Ermmm, would a Mach 4 attack hydro-ski seaplane count as mental?”

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 18, 2026, 12:49 PM

A Tu-28

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 17, 2026, 4:29 PMReposted by @hushkit.bsky.social

If you're crazy enough to follow me here but not the actual blog, you're missing out on the best stuff. You can sort that out now. The next article will dive deep into some long-held WWII fighter myths. Mind-blowing stuff.
I suppose I should give you the link: hushkit.net

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 17, 2026, 4:29 PM

If you're crazy enough to follow me here but not the actual blog, you're missing out on the best stuff. You can sort that out now. The next article will dive deep into some long-held WWII fighter myths. Mind-blowing stuff.
I suppose I should give you the link: hushkit.net

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 17, 2026, 12:37 PM

interesting choice of deco for the kid’s bedroom in Slow Horses. Swift Mk 7!

@normandy661944.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:00 AMReposted by @hushkit.bsky.social

Adjusting rockets on jets, 77 Squadron, Korea, by Ivor Hele, 1952. AWM ART40325

@normandy661944.bsky.social Oct 16, 2026, 7:00 AMReposted by @hushkit.bsky.social

A Glider Pilot at the Controls, by Leslie Cole, 1942. IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 2644)

@tamslick.bsky.social Oct 16, 2026, 7:21 PMReposted by @hushkit.bsky.social

My absolute favorite biplane fighter, from an aesthetic standpoint. Just what a gorgeous aircraft…

@asherelbein.bsky.social Oct 16, 2026, 2:59 PMReposted by @hushkit.bsky.social

It's #fossilfriday! Meet Cotylorhynchus, your sumo-shaped distant cousin from Permian Oklahoma and Texas! Huge body! Vegetarian habits! Teeny-tiny head!

Survival Verdict: MAYBE. You don't want to catch a bodyslam from this guy.

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A very large, powerful, round Cotylorhynchus rests on a desert rock, whisps of steam emerging from its nostrils in the cold morning. Somehow its tiny head doesn't look quite as comedic as in other depitctions. Art by Stieven Van Der Poorten.

@hushkit.bsky.social Oct 16, 2026, 12:19 PM

Ha ha ha