An unusual sight: hook down landing on runway
Arrested landings on aircraft carrier require a tailhook to catch one of the four deck's wires but almost all military planes, even the ground based ones have a hook, that…
F-16B Israeli Air Force: an interesting detail
The following picture taken at Decimomannu airbase on Nov. 17, 2010, unveils an interesting detail: the Israeli F-16B Nezt just taken off from runway 35 for a Vega 2010 sortie…
Exercise Vega 2010 @ Decimomannu airbase – part 3
More pictures about Vega 2010 exercise in Decimomannu. Part 1 Part 2
Exercise Vega 2010 @ Decimomannu airbase – part 2
Below, more shots by Giovanni Maduli during Exercise Vega 2010 at Decimomannu airbase. Pictures were taken on both Nov. 24, and Nov. 25, 2010, during the Media Day that was…
Exercise Vega 2010 @ Decimomannu airbase – part 1
Around 50 aircraft belonging to the Aeronautica Militare and the Israeli Air Force have been attending, since Nov. 15, 2010, the Exercise Vega 2010 in Decimomannu, Sardinia. The Vega, is…
The F-35B heating problems
In the last few days, I've often written about the F-35B. I have explained that the STOVL concept could not be abandoned and that, hopefully, USMC, Italian Air Force and…
