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Fighter Planes vs Racecars: same tech, same physical laws, same charm

Hands On Throttle And Stick, Variable Geometry Intakes, Movable Ailerons and Wings, Boundary Layer Control, etc. are only but few technologies common to Military Aviation and Formula One. Aerodynamics is…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 11, 2011
Aircraft Carriers

Is the F-35 stealth jet so advanced that it can be flown using one hand only? Picture raise question

Do you remember HOTAS (Hands On Throttle And Stick)? Ok, forget it. As the following  Lockheed Martin picture shows, the F-35B, the (most costly) Short Take Off and Vertical Landing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 10, 2011

Mini-Drones, SAMP/T, Storm Shadow and a Lotus "Evora" at the Italian Armed Forces Day

The Italian Armed Forces Day exhibition, held each year in Rome inside the Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo), always provides an interesting opportunity for a close look at the most interesting…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 7, 2011
Aviation

Italian Navy AV-8B+ Harrier 20th anniversary special colour

On Oct. 27, 2011, the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) celebrated the 20th anniversary of the GRUPAER (Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati), the squadron flying the Italian AV-8B+ Harriers. During the ceremony held…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 3, 2011

Israeli Air Force "long range training": getting ready for Iran?

As happened in 2010, once again Decimomannu airbase hosted the "Vega" (VEX), a small-scale multinational exercise that this year was attended by 20 aircraft belonging to the Italian, Israeli and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 3, 2011

Special feature: the most interesting pictures of the aircraft involved in Libya air war

On Oct. 31, at 23.59 Libyan Time, exactly 7 months after it began, NATO Operation Unified Protector has come to an end. Since the beginning of the Uprising and especially…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 31, 2011
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