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Italian Air Force

The "break"

  This is not a composite picture showing the same aircraft during a turn. It is a photo taken in 2004 at Grazzanise airbase and depicting the first section of the Frecce Tricolori…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 27, 2006
Military Aviation

Axalp 2006 report (in English)

In the age of Google Earth and satellite pictures freely available on the Internet, hiding military installations or denying their existence is at least anachronistic. "Confusing and camouflaging", favoring the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 21, 2006
Aviation

Condensation clouds & bang supersonici

Spesso chi guarda le foto che ho scattato ad Axalp mi chiede se le nuvole di condensazione che circondano i velivoli in manovra siano la manifestazione del "bang sonico" o di…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 19, 2006

Bambini code

L'amico Boris Comazzi, pilota dei P-3 flyers (www.p3flyers.ch), mi ha inviato un'interessante descrizione del "Bambini Code". Ecco cosa mi ha scritto circa il codice utilizzato fino ai primi anni '90…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 10, 2006
Military Aviation

Axalp 2006 report

Nell’epoca di Google Earth e delle foto satellitari disponibili gratuitamente su Internet, nascondere le installazioni militari o addirittura negarne l’esistenza è una precauzione a dir poco anacronistica. Piuttosto che “celare”…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 26, 2006
Military Aviation

Axalp 2006 (parte 2)

Ancora qualche scatto relativo all'Axalp Fliegerdemo e alla base di Meiringen. Almeno una volta nella vita vale la pena andare a dare un'occhiata a quello che i piloti svizzeri riescono…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 19, 2006
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