Italian spare F-16s
In the article about the Italian F-16s published a few days ago (Italian F-16s in details), I mentioned that despite the Aeronautica Militare was expecting 4 F-16B to cannibalize for…
Istrana preserved F-104
On Sept. 8, Matteo Marianeschi visited Istrana where he discovered the following preserved F-104G. According to the information he got during the visit by a pilot, the aircraft had arrived…
Italian F-16s in details!
In order to answer to the many questions people always ask me through the site about the Italian F-16s, together with Pierpaolo Maglio, one of the greatest Viper's expert, I've…
Spanair 5022 crash video published by Elpais.com
The Spanish newspaper El Paìs has just published on his website a video of the Spanair 5022 crash, recorded by the airport' surveillance camera. Unfortunately the video is not clear…
Varazze Airshow
A few days ago I discussed about airshows performed above the surface of the water (see Air displays above the water: a “risky business”?). A really interesting air display is…
Spanair 5022: flaps theory confirmed
I'm now pretty sure that one of the best techniques to be used to analyse the aviation crashes is to think to the "deadly precedents". On Aug 23 I provided…
