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F-104

F-104 Graffiti Art update

Yesterday I made a second inspection of the MM6833. I took some more pictures and had a better look at the cockpit. I was looking to the right console when…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 3, 2007
F-104

F-104 Graffiti Art

Today I visited this scrapped F-104 next to Warner Village cinemas, in Rome. For those interested it is located at 41°49'01,49''N 12°24'49,07''E but don't waste time looking for it in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 31, 2007
Aviation

Air-to-Air photography

Una versione in italiano di quanto descritto in questo post può essere letta sul forum "Italian Vipers" cliccando qui. Many aircraft enthusiasts and photographers have noticed that the majority of the air-to-air pictures I took depict…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 30, 2007
Aviation

Panoramic photography – part 4

Many have asked which is the workflow I use to create my panoramics pictures. First of all I work on the "photographer side": this means I choose the right subject…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 27, 2007
Aviation

Airborne pickup (rejoining with an F-104)

There are basically 2 ways to rejoin a chasing aircraft with another aircraft of a different type: the interception and the so-called "airborne pickup". Since I'm talking about dissimilar aircraft, I'm not considering the formation take-off, something…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 13, 2007
Aviation

Baucau and Australia's invasion anxiety

During my recent travel to Australia I was given from Gianni, my local guide, some interesting information concerning Aussie's fear of an invasion. He explained that at the end of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 13, 2007
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