David Cenciotti is a freelance 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.
F-35A Lightning II fifth generation aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard departed to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. At least eight F-35A stealth aircraft, belonging to the 158th Fighter Wing of the U.S. Air Force […]
A-10 Pilots Say Why Stopping the Russians Outside Kyiv Is a Very Dangerous Mission. In every war, some images become iconic. So far in the Ukrainian war, the MAXAR satellite photos of Russian vehicles lined up […]
The Italian Air Force interceptors, recently joined by the German Air Force Eurofighters, continue to support enhanced Air Policing from Romania. The Italian Air Force detachment, originally made of four Eurofighters, recently increased to eight, […]
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 ?
CUE….Ride of the Valkyries!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30QzJKCUekQ
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 ?