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Frank Van Haste

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PP-ASEL IR Busily retired. Ashburn, VA. I'm a docent at a large aerospace museum located in DC.

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Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 5m

I don't watch television. At all.

Amytiville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 1d

i have never, not once, listened to a song on spotify unless it was playing at somebody else's place

what are you a luddite about

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 19h

Thinking that's a '64 or a '65. But yes, def off to winter quarters abot now.

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 20h

Concur!!

Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 20h

Just finished this. An entirely entertaining account of post-war record setting distance flying, and its impact on commercial aviation.

Highly recommend for aviation buffs.
@jimleeke.bsky.social

THE TURTLE AND THE DREAMBOAT
The Cold War Flights That Forever Changed
the Course of Global Aviation
JIM LEEKE

Book cover

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 1d

Wouldn't it be interesting to extend that from 50 to 100 years? Would the obvious #1 indeed ensue? And what would be #2 through #5?

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 1d

Only 97 years old, a 31st(!) impression from 1928 of Lindbergh's "We" published the year before by Putnam.

The front of a copy of We by Charles A. Lindbergh is blue and features a silhouette of the Spirit of St. Louis embossed in gold.

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 1d

Amb. Hererick had Lindy collected from LeBourget and brought to the embassy for a much-needed sleep, then found him a suit that fit so the fetes & galas could begin. He acted like he understood how big a deal Lindbergh was about to become - impressive in itself!

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 2d

Indeed, this is how to do it.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 2d

Notable that the accusation of recklessness originated with Mr. P.T. Veliotis. You might look him up in assessing the report's credibility.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 2d

First Man (2018): Moon surface

Anton Borisov: "I was responsible for the moon surface creation in these shots. Full CG approach. Blocked out in Maya. Sculpted in Zbrush. Lookdev, Scattering in Clarisse. Light Rig tweaks to enhance looks of the surface."

Moon surface

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 3d

When the Curtiss racer was changed from wheels to floats for the Schneider race it shed its -1 designation and became the R3C-2.

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 3d

Later, Cy Bettis would be fatally injured in a crash in western PA where a small airport was renamed as Bettis Field in his honor. Many yrs on, after the field close, Westinghouse built their Bettis Atomic Power Lab on the site. 2/2

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 3d

The airplane is displayed in the Pioneers of Flight gallery at NASMs museum on th Mall in DC. It is shown on floats in its Schneider Trophy race config (later in 10/25 J. Doolttle would win the Schneider in the same plane.) 1/2

Black racing biplane on floats; race number white-3 on fuselage. P.o.v. from 9 o'clock low.

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 3d

Orv is about 54 in that picture...and about 2 yrs shy of sending the '03 Flyer to London. (P.S., all of his recommendations came to pass.)

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 3d

The 2nd World War gallery at NASMs museum on the Mall in DC opening next summer will have our newly-restored Il-2 Stormovik on display for visitors for the 1st time. Downed by AA, it crash landed on ice & sank into the lake to be pulled out decades later and restored in Russia. Plan to come see it!

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 3d

Mr. Lambert's book (quoted, above) is really quite excellent. Gives great insight into Capt. Mahan and his message(s). Highly recommended!

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 3d

Uh huh...I shudder when I recall the TJ's lot in Fairfield CT.

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 3d

Note that in the personnel listing for the Giants, the rhb is listed as "Thorpe". Likely that is the famous Jim Thorpe who spent part of the '25 season with New York.

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 3d

Any ideas on who we should short?

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 4d

Clearly a touchy business, and always has been. The historic duPont gunpowder plant on the Brandywine in DE is interesting to visit. During the Civil War they became the 1st powder plant to run a night shift (think about it). Only family members had authority to light the lights.

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 4d

The interior will once again be accessible. Lots of lessons about living on orbit were learned in that space (including that the shower was not a good idea).

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 4d

Yep.

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 4d

I believe that's the sole DC-4E prototype. Triple vert stabs give it away.

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 4d

Start of an interesting🧵...

Dr. M.A. Davis @mikedavis.bsky.social · 4d

Perhaps the most personally admirable Presidential offspring was Theodore Roosevelt "Jr" (actually TR the III, but since his father did not use II or Jr in his name he is usually remembered as Jr) - (1887-1944)

In many ways, his life was much like his father's - a man of business,

Portrait photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (1887-1944);

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 5d

So who should we short?

Frank Van Haste @vanhaste.com · 5d

MDAC built 2 Skylabs. One was orbited by the 1st 2 stages of a Saturn 5. The 2nd was placed in the Air and Space Museum on the Mall in DC where its public display is scheduled to resume next July.