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Aircraft Carriers

First "naval" JSF lands at NAS Patuxent River

During my visit to the USS Nimitz in the Indian Ocean last month, I had the opportunity to see the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in action. The Super Hornet is…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 21, 2009
Aviation

ECOLUX Airlines: my virtual airline in Airline Manager game

Airline Manager is an addicting Facebook game (http://apps.facebook.com/airline_manager/index.php) developed outside the Social Network, that let you create and manage your own airline; buy aircraft; choose routes according to the aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 18, 2009
F-104

"A special plane": air-to-air video of the special coloured F-104

Between 2003 and 2004, Piercarlo Ciacchi, a former F-104 pilot currently flying with the Frecce Tricolori display team, produced a series of videos he took flying with the Starfighter from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 15, 2009
Airspace violations

Airspace violations – Episode 3 – Swedish Catalina vs. Soviet MiG-15s

Swedish Affair. Are you sure that neutral countries have never been involved in military clashes? In the years following the end of WW2, despite the long-standing neutrality, Sweden began to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 13, 2009
Aviation

Armed Forces Day: close up pictures

Following the article dealing with the Italian Armed Forces Day celebrations, below you can find some close up pictures of the aircraft and equipment displayed at the Circus Maximus exhibition,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 11, 2009
Aircraft Carriers

US Navy flight gear (continued)

Again, Boris Aguilar provided the description of the flight gear worn by CVW-11 during my visit to USS Nimitz: Pilot and NFO in the cockpit of this F-18F from VFA-41…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 11, 2009
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