Month: January 2011

S.79 Sparviero Torpedo Bombers Versus Royal Navy In The Mediterranean Sea in WWII

Nicknamed "Gobbo Maledetto" (Italian for "Damned Hunchback" - although it's not clear…

Fighter generations comparison chart

The appearance of the new J-20 (unofficially dubbed "Black Eagle") raised many…

Clear to land, runway 18…..sorry….runway 19

When I landed in Tampa in 2005 I couldn't imagine that the…

Modern fighters: why so similar?

Let's make it simple. According to aircraft designers (often accused of copying…

Italian troops in Afghanistan need air support AMXs can’t provide

As details about the recent fighting in the Gulistan area, in Afghanistan,…

Airspace violations – Episode 7 – Korean Air Lines Flight 007

Tragedy on the way home. On Sept. 1, 1983, a civilian B-747…