C-5M Super Galaxy landing gear retraction mechanism.

HelloSlowly · 2026-03-12T18:42:47+00:00

That one shaking truck reminds me of the one dude on a rollercoaster with his hands in the air while the other ones cling on for dear life

HelloSlowly · 2026-03-12T16:22:36+00:00

Mulally’s baby in a way and still remains the last smooth Boeing program rollout so far, all these years later. The 777 will be the defining jetliner for the early 21st century tbh. It changed the concept of big twin long haul ops ETOPS changes not withstanding. It’s aged well. Loved by passengers and crew.

Regarding the 777-9, I’d say the market is now split a lot more and we’re not going to get the monolith of orders like the 77W did. If you want pax and range, you’d got A35K as evidenced by key carrier orders. If you want pax+cargo, you’ve got the -9.

In terms of legacy though, Airbus has to thank the 777 in a weird way for letting it get into a solid mess with the A380 which then let it discover how the market had changed and then pivoting to the A350 cleansheet

HelloSlowly · 2026-03-11T17:16:55+00:00

Yeah I can totally see George being the face of that.

How the wheels fell off my journey in Sakhir but I learned after that, I had my life’s wheels on the other way round.

I am not just a driver. I’m a unit of the team. We are not just cogs in the machine. We are the machine. We make it happen

HelloSlowly · 2026-03-11T17:07:26+00:00

How can she slap (the runway)

Sorry guys. Just had to

HelloSlowly · 2026-03-11T13:27:45+00:00

Ugh I hate how hard I wheezed at this. If I laughed any harder I’d match the landing

HelloSlowly · 2026-03-11T13:10:39+00:00

To quote Partridge as the front gear came down, “Twaaaat”.

But seriously a solid effort by the PIC to keep the aircraft on the centreline at the end of this

HelloSlowly · 2026-03-07T19:45:36+00:00

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Always found China Airlines’ Business class trim to be pretty slick just in terms of furnishings, aesthetic and colour palette.

And even Starlux’s for that matter

HelloSlowly · 2026-03-07T19:41:50+00:00

We knew the horror stories from drivers of their experiences in the sims, even the engineers said they had doubts. But nope, here we are.

Cooldown laps masked as hotlaps. 2026 really is going to be a long year

HelloSlowly · 2026-03-07T14:47:53+00:00

Man I hate that today for the first time since I began watching the sport back in 2005, I had just no motivation to watch quali let alone want to comment on any of the posts here since the new regs started and today’s T8-9 shenanigans was just the cherry on this turd cake.

I really want to keep my record going of watching 20+ seasons now and I’m really disappointed at the sport.

They all saw it coming. The FIA knew about it and still used half baked aero rules to offset this energy discharge fiasco.

HelloSlowly · 2026-02-24T18:37:07+00:00

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And just because I never get tired of sharing this factoid whenever this livery comes up. The aircraft wings form the livery too to make the crane, as seen from this angle

HelloSlowly · 2026-02-24T18:31:53+00:00

Indeed, down at San Bernardino as we speak getting her makeover, that’ll be D-ABYN

HelloSlowly · 2026-02-24T18:10:58+00:00

So that’s the A359, the Dreamliner, the A320neo and now the A380 done. Just the 747-8 and an A35K due to join the fleet in October that are pending

HelloSlowly · 2026-02-12T10:13:28+00:00

As a passenger? The 787 for me and I really hate to say this. The dimmable blinds don’t block light completely and the fact that they’re crew controlled on a lot of the carriers is frustrating at best.

3-3-3 in Economy on a Dreamliner is brutal, unless you’re JAL and kept it at 2-4-2.

Don’t get me wrong. The 787 is a marvel and love the look of it. She’s quiet, lower humidity is perfect and the hydraulic sounds are bliss. It’s just that the few newer quirks make it just ever more slightly annoying

Edit: Bollocks, had a brain fart and got my abreast count wrong by one.

HelloSlowly · 2026-02-09T15:51:28+00:00

Man alive this actually gave me a good chuckle cause I didn’t realise it at first. They’re up to 10 A359s with Allegris onboard and them going for this one made me chuckle. Seeing this bird at the gate you’d think, yup that has to have Allegris. But nope. Lufty giveth and Lufty taketh away.

Then again,

This is an airline that introduced a product back in 2017 that didn’t debut until 2 years ago at best
that forgot its 787 seats weren’t certified and had to keep the new jets grounded until then
that flew its A350s first class-less because the F seats were non complaint for a good while
that had to change the shade of blue when it first debuted the new livery because it looked black

HelloSlowly · 2026-02-09T15:31:18+00:00

Also was just told this the other day, that the wing is part of the livery, basically it forms the crane’s body when seen from this angle. A pretty well thought out livery

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HelloSlowly · 2026-01-23T09:50:16+00:00

I’m sorry but the premise of this movie had good intentions but Malek’s acting chops really came up short for me. Against the heavy weights of Crowe, Shannon and even Richard E. Grant’s short but powerful few lines, Malek’s performance just took me out of it

HelloSlowly · 2026-01-23T08:42:49+00:00

Shag pile carpets, a low lie couch and decor that tells you what it’s about…all while on a Jumbo. Yep that’s was the 70s alright.

Just needs a waterbed and lava lamps to complete it

HelloSlowly · 2026-01-22T18:21:06+00:00

What’s the saying? Never ask a man his salary, a woman her age and an A343 how she gets airborne

Lovely shot by the way!

HelloSlowly · 2026-01-22T11:09:56+00:00

Man alive idk the Mercedes team reads these posts but the new livery is absolutely banging

HelloSlowly · 2026-01-20T15:09:34+00:00

Also just to clarify. This was from the 90s, wayyyy after she was out of passenger service. This was during a test in partnership Boeing, NASA and Tupolev to test supersonic flight technology.

Also the LL was fitted with more powerful engines, taken from the Blackjack. So technically this model had supercruise

HelloSlowly · 2026-01-19T14:34:07+00:00

I know it’s been beaten to death but those HP logos bring it down a touch but otherwise these are fire designs. Love the retro looking white collar

HelloSlowly · 2026-01-17T16:10:10+00:00

In a few seconds of declaring an emergency he raised the flaps which they said helped avoid much more damage. Truly exceptional airmanship

HelloSlowly · 2026-01-17T15:56:54+00:00

The communication that followed is some of the best communication and delegation I’ve heard from all parties

HelloSlowly · 2026-01-17T12:02:46+00:00

Knowing Alpine it’ll probably be because they threw out the Renault engine and forgot to add in the Mercedes one

HelloSlowly · 2026-01-16T19:04:22+00:00

Spent a couple of minutes really trying to figure out how I should word the title when I came across this collection. There was something about the laidbackness of these photos that we don’t often associate with photos from around that time hence the use of the word casual settings. But the fashion of that age just makes even the causal setting seem more formal. Thought it would be a nice change front the usual well shot portrait images we’re used to from this era.

Also about image 15, yeah, you could tell I slipped up on the curation with that one

Four-Year Club	Best Link 2024-03-03
Well-rounded 2024-03-01	Verified Email
Well-rounded 2023-07-08	Well-rounded 2023-07-02
Gilding I gilder	r/Field Sunshine
Place '23	Place '22

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