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Italian Air Force

AWTI 50th Anniversary – Decimomannu

On Sept. 25, Decimomannu airbase in Sardinia, Italy, hosted the 50th Anniversary of the AWTI (Air Weapons Training Installation) that was established the NATO partnership of Italy, Germany, Great Britain…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 8, 2009
Military Aviation

Close encounters….not so close

A nice picture, made by Giovanni Maduli, during the approach phase at Cagliari-Elmas airport with the Garibaldi aircraft carrier sailing below towards Cagliari harbour.

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 8, 2009
Aviation

Beware of some old flight and navigation instruments!

This post is addressed to the many visitors of this site who repair, restore or simply collect old instruments like altimeters, turn and slip indicator, compasses, etc. However, former pilots…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 7, 2009
Military Aviation

How to take pictures of your flight helmets, militaria and collectibles

Each time I took pictures of my pieces, flight helmets, navigation instruments, radios, fuel gauges, aircraft antennas, etc, I always faced with the problem of getting a blank, clear background…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2009

RFID at Luke AFB

As I explained in a previous post (Helicopter and the risk of RFID hacks) RFID applications are spreading also within the world of aviation. The article I propose below deals…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 5, 2009
Airspace violations

Airspace violations – Episode 2 – U.S. PB4Y-2 Privateer vs. Soviet La-11s

Cold Baltic Sea, hot Baltic skies In the years of Cold War, the usual crossroads of the International spying was the Baltic Sea, a narrow part of sea overlooking the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 28, 2009
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