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Parachute jumping from inside a C-130J

Stefano Romito (who I met for the first time during a flight inside a P-180 of the 71° Gruppo - his previous unit), a C-130J pilot of the 46^ Brigata…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 26, 2009
Aviation

Tornado ECR’s aggressive take off with ultra-low level turn

Des Barker recently sent me the above picture. It depicts a Tornado, in a clean configuration, perfoming an aggressive left turn at ultra low level, most probably immediately after take-off.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 25, 2009

FedEx MD11 crashes in Narita

On Mar. 23, a FedEx MD-11F with registration N526FE crashed during landing on the runway 34L/16R in Narita International, Tokyo, at 06.50 AM LT. Unfortunately both pilots died in the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 23, 2009
Aviation

Flying with the Frecce Tricolori in the training season

Even if the Giornata Azzurra, the annual Open Day of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) held in Pratica di Mare, was cancelled because of budget constraints, the Frecce…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 21, 2009
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311° Gruppo / Reparto Sperimentale Volo – Pratica di Mare – 11.03.09

On Mar. 11, 2009, I visited the flight line of the 311° Gruppo of the Reparto Sperimentale Volo, the Test unit of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force, ItAF),…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 13, 2009
Aviation

The M-346 Master for UAE

On Feb 25, during IDEX 2009 (International Defence Exhibition Conference) in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates Government announced the acquisition of 48 M-346 "Master" advanced lead-in fighter trainer. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 1, 2009
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