Caproni Ca.1
On May 27, 2010, 100 years after its first flight, the only preserved Caproni Ca.1 performed an engine start-up and made a short taxied for a few meters at Volandia…
A day with the RSV
On May 25, 2010, Giovanni Maduli visited the RSV (Reparto Sperimentale Volo, Flight Test Wing) along with the ARSV association (friends of the RSV) and took the following images of…
New images from the ItAF Museum
On Jun. 18, 2009, the Skema was opened again after 2 years of works. I visited the pavilion, that is now fully air conditioned to provide the most suitable temperature…
F-35C first flight (and heat and noise concerns…)
On Jun. 6, 2010, piloted by Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Jeff Knowles', a retired Naval Aviator and test pilot who flew F-14As and F-14Ds operationally' and who was also chief…
The Nike Hercules of the Italian Air Force Museum
A recent visit to the Italian Air Force Museum in Vigna di Valle provided the opportunity to take some close up pictures of the MIM-14 Nike Hercules missile that was…
June 2: Italian Republic Day
On Jun. 2, 2010, to celebrate the Republic Day, with the traditional flypast of the Frecce Tricolori over Rome. I have already explained my opinion on the flypast here. Noteworthy…