An Italian AF Falcon 900 overshoots at Ciampino
On Oct. 14, a Falcon 900 belonging to the 31° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force, ItAF) overran the runway at Ciampino airport on landing and came…
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…
