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.
The Russian military build up continues as six Su-34 Fullback attack planes arrive in Syria. Six Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft have eventually arrived at Latakia to join the Russian contingent already there. Images allegedly shot around […]
A new clip from the cockpit again shows Russian Aerospace Forces attack helicopters turned into airborne MRLS and using unguided rockets, in a quite indiscriminate way. Few weeks ago we reported about a video coming […]
MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) are a serious threat in Ukraine and elsewhere. Reportedly filmed near Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, the following footage shows an Ukrainian Ilyushin Il-76 releasing plenty of flares during the […]
One question … in this and other vids showing russian choppers invading all the Mi-24 (or whatever variant) have the gear down … Is there a reason for this ?
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One question … in this and other vids showing russian choppers invading all the Mi-24 (or whatever variant) have the gear down … Is there a reason for this ?