Sonic booms and condensation clouds (explained)
Here's a primer on condensation clouds, sonic booms and Prandtl-Glauert Singularity. Pictures taken at Axalp always rise the same question: people want to know if the condensation clouds surrounding the…
Another supersonic scramble
Even if in the F-104 age there were many scrambles, I remember that only a few times the interceptor "broke" the sound barrier during the mission. Even in the post…
More from the GEA Reunion
I have been receiving more pictures about the first GEA Reunion held in Cervia on Oct. 4. The following ones were provided by Matteo Marianeschi; noteworthy the image depicting the…
Qantas flight forced to land: is turbulence dangerous?
On Oct. 7, an A330-330 "VH-QPA", flying from Singapore to Perth as Qantas 72 with 303 passengers and 10 crew members on board, made an emergency landing in Learmonth Western…
Largest ItAF F-16 formation for the GEA reunion
On Oct 4, the Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (GEA) of the 5° Stormo, at Cervia, celebrated its first Reunion. The "Primo Raduno GEA" was celebrated by a formation of 9 F-16s…
Flight checks at Pratica di Mare
On Sept. 30, Giovanni Maduli went to Pratica di Mare to spot some of the aircraft operating on the largest Italian airbase. He then sent me the following pictures. Interestingly…
