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Aviation

Wittmund: home of the last GAF Phantoms

Located in the northern part of Germany, Wittmundhafen (or Wittmund) is the homebase of the Jagdgeschwader 71 (JG71) equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom. The unit, that made its…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 28, 2010
Italian Air Force

Read Airplanes 12/2010 online!

If you click on the image below, you will be able to read the entire 12/2010 issue of Airplanes with articles dealing with the Frecce Tricolori's 50th Anniversary airshow in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 23, 2010

The first M-346 "Master" and its future in the Frecce Tricolori display team

On Dec. 21, 2010, the first  Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainer from the first batch of six aircraft for the Italian Air Force rolled out at Alenia's factory at Venegono…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 23, 2010
Aircraft Carriers

How to Fly the Harrier Jump Jet | Danger Room | Wired.com

A few days ago, I published a post to explain how the F-35 JSF flies in both conventional and STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) Harrier-like mode. The following article…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 22, 2010
Aviation

Aircraft carriers with no aircraft…..

The following defense news article deserves a read: RAF: Harrier Retirement Won't Hurt F-35C Skills By ANDREW CHUTER Published: 17 Dec 2010 08:55 One of Britain's senior Royal Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 22, 2010

How does the F-35 JSF fly and fight?

In May 2006, I wrote an article about my experience flying with the F-35 using the Lockheed Martin's JSF Cockpit demonstrator. Since the article was written only in Italian and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 21, 2010
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