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Italian Air Force

The (un)certain future of the F-35B

Just a few days ago I wrote that, should Italy be forced to choose a single F-35 variant because of budget costraints (as happened in the UK), the hypothesis of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 21, 2010
Aviation Safety

An interesting aircraft for an unbelievable story

I had almost forgotten this picture of the Boeing 747-400 A6-HRM I photographed in Paris Le Bourget airport on Oct. 2, 2010, while visiting the Musée de l’Air et de…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 21, 2010
Military Aviation

Departures from Circus Maximus (in bad weather)

Below, the pictures of the departures from the static display at the Circus Maximus for the Armed Forces Day, taken on Nov. 10, 2010, by Giovanni Maduli.

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 14, 2010
Aviation

Circus Maximus exhibition (for the Armed Forces Day 2010)

The Italian Armed Forces celebrated the 92nd Anniversary since the end of WWI and the Armed Forces Day with the traditional exhibition in the Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo) in Rome…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 12, 2010

The mysterious missile launch off the California coast

On Nov. 9 the images of a mysterious missile launch off the coast of Los Angeles made the news. The footage, shot by a KCBS news helicopter, shows what seems…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 10, 2010

Landing at Cagliari Elmas – video

The following video, taken from seat 8F of the Airbus 320 EI-DSH flying from Rome Fiumicino to Cagliari airport as AP 5494, shows the final phase of the approach to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 9, 2010
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