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Manc AvGeek<p>Photo of the Day 13th February 2025.</p><p>G-BNNI, Boeing 727-276ADV, Sabre Airways, lining up on Runway 24 by the Airport Hotel pub at Manchester Airport, some time after November 1995.</p><p>3 photos behind the link.<br><a href="https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of-the-day-13th-february-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of</span><span class="invisible">-the-day-13th-february-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Manchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manchester</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Man" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Man</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EGCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EGCC</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Runway24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Runway24</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/AirportHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirportHotel</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boeing</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/B727" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>B727</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Sabre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabre</span></a><br><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Jan ŽegklitzHelsinki Longsword Open MMXV, diēs prīmus (quae herī erat) - acīnacēs. In circulō vīcī III ex IV certāminibus et post omnēs circulōs vīcēssimus quīntus fuī. XLVIII proeliatōrēs in ēlīminātiōnem prōgressī sunt, ergō ferē in mediō fuī. Victus sum in gradū dē XVI, ergō in summā inter gradūs IX et XVI sim, vērī similē proximē XVI.<br> Paenitēre mē ob qualitātem imāginum, ea ē pellīculīs capta sunt.<br> <br> Helsinki Longsword Open 2025, day one (which was yesterday) - saber. In pool I won 3 out of 4 fights, and after all pools I was 25th. 48 fighters advanced to the elimination, I was therefore about in the middle. I lost in the round of top 16, therefore in the end I am 9th to 16th, likely close to 16.<br> I'm sorry for the quality of the pictures, they are taken from videos.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hema?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hema</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/historicalfencing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#historicalfencing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fencing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fencing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/saber?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saber</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sabre?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sabre</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sword?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sword</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/martialarts?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#martialarts</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sport?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sport</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tournament?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tournament</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/competition?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#competition</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lingualatina?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lingualatina</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/latin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#latin</a>
Elektra<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Priyajsridhar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Priyajsridhar</span></a></span> <br>Has writing brought any sabre-tooth tigers or unsolvable problems to my pen and paper, keyboard or typewriter? How did I solve them? </p><p>Mostly, when I hit those unsolvable problems in my writing, I park things for a while and work on a different project or a different chapter (thank you Scrivener!).</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writephant</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sabre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sabre</span></a>-toothTigers <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/scrivener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scrivener</span></a></p>
9 Wind Studios<p>One of the biggest mysteries I am having right now is the <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mixtec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mixtec</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/sabre" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sabre</span></a> </p><p>Every <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mesoamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mesoamerica</span></a> or <a href="https://historians.social/tags/aztec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aztec</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> person I ask have either never seen this thing or only seen it shown in Mixtec codices and certain papers call it a sabre.</p><p>Mexicolore has a panel of experts and said they know nothing about it.</p><p>Codices often represent real weapons in them, but they can also be symbolic of something else.</p><p>Does anyone know more about this design of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/sword" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sword</span></a> ?</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <br /><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span></p>
Infinity Counter 🟦<p>TIL about the 1972 Sacramento Farrells Canadair Sabre accident. Not only that I learned the F-86 had a problem with dangerous takeoffs AND that Bob Hoover wrote about it. <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/F86" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F86</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Sabre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabre</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Farrells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farrells</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/BobHoover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BobHoover</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/F86Sabre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F86Sabre</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Sacramento" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sacramento</span></a><br><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Sacramento_Canadair_Sabre_accident" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_S</span><span class="invisible">acramento_Canadair_Sabre_accident</span></a></p>
9 Wind Studios<p>On the topic of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mixtec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mixtec</span></a> there is also a very interesting weapon design found in their codices. This is called the mixtec <a href="https://historians.social/tags/sabre" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sabre</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/aztec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aztec</span></a> Experts at <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mexicolore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mexicolore</span></a> were completely confused by this thing. This would be a red flag, but <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mesoamerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mesoamerican</span></a> history has always had a strong central <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mexico</span></a> in its coverage.</p><p>The answer comes in the paper &quot;Mixtec Militarism&quot; that can be found free on the internet.</p><p>(1/2)</p>