Here are some pictures of the Airbus 380 in Malaysia Airlines colour scheme performing an impressive display at Farnborough Air Show 2012.
The type of maneuvers, the moisty weather and the low cloud base helped creating some nice condensation clouds, similar to those generated by the fast jet fighters.
David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.
Taken by The Aviationist’s Giovanni Maduli in the evening of Jul. 9, the following pictures show the C-130 of the Colombian Air Force, coming from RAF Fairford (where it took part to the Royal International […]
Even if it is too early to have a full explaination of the causes of the Qantas flight QF72 plunge that caused many injuries (see also: “Qantas flight forced to land: is turbulence dangerous?”) the […]
Crosswind landings are quite frequent at military and civil airports all around the world. In such conditions, depending on the type of aircraft, pilots may be required to apply a Wind Correction Angle (WCA) and […]