Thunderbirds rehearsing for Jesolo Air Extreme 2011: Prandtl-Glauert Singularity and condensation clouds on display
On Jun. 10, 2011, I attended the Thunderbirds's rehearsal at Jesolo for the Air Extreme 2011 airshow. Pictures I've taken show plenty of condesation clouds being generated by the USAF…
A video game revealed the shapes of the Stealth Black Hawk of Osama Bin Laden raid well before pictures were taken at Abbottabad
Have a look at the following screenshots: Don't you think that the above helicopter recalls the possible shape of the Stealth Black Hawk (at least of the modified MH-60 that…
Argentine Air Force IA-63 Pampa crazy flyby uncensored cockpit video: an example of poor airmanship
Few days ago I commented the Blue Angels' almost crash at Lynchburg Regional Air Show, Va, when team's leader CDR Dave Koss led the diamond formation too low at the…
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 68 – 80)
Previous debriefings: Archive As reported in the previous Debriefs, although not being as intense as one might expect, NATO air campaign may be slowly paying off. Thanks also to the…
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…
Tornado reheat (and fuel dumping)
If you look for pictures of Italian Tornados taken few seconds after take off you'll find a few showing what appears to be a fuel leakage (similar to the one…
