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Military Aviation

Photo: flying with bent propeller blades or mobile phone's camera oddity?

These pictures were shot by a friend of mine who was flying a two ship formation with another SF-260EA. The images are beautiful but what make them more interesting is…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 17, 2011
Aviation

S.79 Sparviero Torpedo Bombers Versus Royal Navy In The Mediterranean Sea in WWII

Nicknamed "Gobbo Maledetto" (Italian for "Damned Hunchback" - although it's not clear whether this nickname was genuine or created by the Fascist propaganda) for its distinctive fuselage “hump”, the S.79…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 14, 2011
China

Fighter generations comparison chart

The appearance of the new J-20 (unofficially dubbed "Black Eagle") raised many questions about the Chinese stealth fighter. Some experts think it will be more capable than the F-22; others…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 13, 2011
Aviation

Clear to land, runway 18…..sorry….runway 19

When I landed in Tampa in 2005 I couldn't imagine that the runway 18 that was used our Song Airlines B757 would be renumbered in a matter of a few…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 10, 2011
Military Aviation

Modern fighters: why so similar?

Let's make it simple. According to aircraft designers (often accused of copying from other projects....), modern fighters are similar one another because computers model more or less in the same…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 10, 2011
Aviation

Italian troops in Afghanistan need air support AMXs can’t provide

As details about the recent fighting in the Gulistan area, in Afghanistan, that cost the life of another Italian soldier on Dec. 31, 2010, surface, the reason why the Italian…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 8, 2011
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