Aviation
Could a satellite falling to Earth hit an airplane?
If you live below the red line in one of the two images below, please consider the 0,9% probability that one of the 26 pieces of debris (from 0,6 to 158 kg) from a satellite […]
non-military aviation
Aviation
Air India 101 conspiracy theory update: debris pictures
On Apr. 21, 2009 I’ve published an article about the Air India 101 that crashed into the Mount Blanc in 1966. Quite surprisingly, that post remains one of the most commented of this blog. Since […]
Aviation
Utøya island attack: another example of news helicopters faster to the scene than police choppers
Yesterday, a friend of mine sent me a message after seeing images taken from a helicopter of Anders Behring Breivik shooting people at Utøya island during the so-called 2011 Norway attacks. He couldn’t understand why […]
Aviation
First Airbus A380 lands at Rome Fiumicino airport
On Jun. 6, 2011, the first (long awaited) Emirates Airbus 380 landed at Rome Fiumicino. It was a one-off trip to celebrate Fiumicino airport’s 50th anniversary, along with 150th anniversary of Italian unification. The Super […]
Aviation
State flights at Rome – Ciampino airport for the beatification of John Paul II
On May 1, 2011, I had the opportunity along with Giovanni Maduli to visit Ciampino airport that was the hub for the vast majority of State flights bringing to Rome authorities attending the beatification ceremony […]