Dominic Ward

Features Editor of AEROSPACE, the magazine of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Views my own.

[Dominic Ward @RAeSDomW]

Some days are worse than others.

Great to be down at Goodwood today watching our illustrious Editor-in-Chief @RAeSTimR get thrown about the skies in a Top Gun style dogfight.

Now for the fun of editing the video!

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A heads up for those in the area.

[Space Launch Delta 45 @SLDelta45]

UPDATE: Debris from the 28 May 2026 anomaly could wash ashore along publicly accessible areas over the coming days or weeks, report debris to 911. Launch vehicle debris is potentially hazardous, direct contact poses a risk to personal health and welfare.
https://t.co/LAvUsRdK4H

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Yikers…

[Scott Manley @DJSnM]

Sound synchronized from @NASASpaceflight footage

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The Rafale hooning it around La Ferté-Alais followed by a spirited ATR 72-600 display.

Unreal!

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A shameless piece of self-promotion, but at the weekend I took part in the London Moonwalk to raise funds for breast cancer research.

Walking the Half Moon (15.1 miles) was a great laugh, but the legs and feet don’t half ache today!

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40 years since the world was introduced to the greatest opening sequence in cinema history, followed by F-14s doing F-14 things.

Great to see it on the big screen once more.

[Dominic Ward @RAeSDomW]

From the heat of yesterday to the Baltic of today.

The @ShuttleworthTru account is open for 2026.

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Just incredible. What a sight to have all these beautiful Chipmunks - including three from the Portuguese.

Stunning day.

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The first Merlins of spring.

A glorious day at @IWMDuxford, basking in sunshine, complete with Spitfires (and a Hurricane) beating up the airfield.

The airshow season is almost upon us!

#aviation #avgeek #duxford #spitfire #aeroplanes #vintage #heritage

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The human body is not designed to fly and at times can conspire against the pilot. Today's blog from Emma Lewis for the @AeroSociety investigates some of the strange sensory illusions pilots experience and how technology is fighting back.

https://t.co/8XW2LfwSSy

#avgeek

[Dominic Ward @RAeSDomW]

Really interesting words from @rookisaacman.

Very refreshing to have this level of transparency, something which I'm sure we can all appreciate.

As he says below: "Transparency is not a weakness. It is a strength." A great message to send from the @NASA Administrator.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Below is the note that I sent to the NASA workforce today as we release the report on the Starliner Crew Flight Test Investigation.

We will achieve success through extreme ownership, immense competence, and decisive action.

[Dominic Ward @RAeSDomW]

Today's Insight blog post on the @AeroSociety is from me!

This week's blog post sees me reporting from @TEKEVER's site at West Wales Airport, where the UAV manufacturer demonstrated its AR3 EVO platform.

Check it out at the link below!

https://t.co/G0WQ0ZmoRE

[Dominic Ward @RAeSDomW]

Whoa.

[Starship Gazer @StarshipGazer]

The entire Starbase pad 2 water deluge system including the top deck was tested for the first time today.

2/16/26

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Another video of the @ulalaunch Vulcan nozzle burn through courtesy of @_MaxQ_ and @NASASpaceflight.

[Max Evans @_MaxQ_]

Tracking footage from this morning's launch of @ulalaunch's Vulcan rocket & the USSF-87 mission for @USSpaceForce - filmed from a perspective 3.9 miles to the west of SLC-41.

SRM nozzle burn through plainly visible on the right-hand side of the vehicle, protruding in the direction of the twin BE-4 engines on the core booster.

As alarming as this was, it's promising to see that the vehicle held a nominal trajectory as the flight progressed, per ULA's latest update. Standing by for additional word.

📸 - @NASASpaceflight

Live Coverage Replay - https://t.co/v5lBDzdx6k

[Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow]

Roughly 20 seconds after the liftoff of ULA's Vulcan rocket on the USSF-87 mission, there appeared to be a possible burn through of at least one of the solid rocket booster nozzles. We've reached out to ULA for comment. Video shot by @ABernNYC for Spaceflight Now

Watch:

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...it'll buff out!

Glad to see everyone on the ground safely after such an ordeal.

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

WATCH: Arik Air Boeing 737-700 descends into Benin for an emergency landing following a contained engine failure.

This resembles United Airlines Flight 328 (Boeing 777-200, February 20, 2021, Denver to Honolulu), only without fire.

[Dominic Ward @RAeSDomW]

So we have a new trend doing the rounds on socials: turning ourselves into cartoons.

I’ve jumped on said trend, and whilst I like my cartoon image I think you’ll all agree AI has done some superb work with my beautiful Isla (and you’ll only be here for the dog pics, naturally).

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Düsseldorf Drift.

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

This remains one of the hardest landings ever recorded on an Airbus A380.

The 2017 Emirates Airbus A380 crosswind landing at Düsseldorf (EDDL) during Storm Xavier.

📹: Cargospotter

[Ryuma_JPN @RJTTJA8958]

@flightradar24 I was so confused when I shot this A350 without single wheel earlier today but now I know why