Qantas uncontained engine failure
The recent Qantas B747-400 engine failure that compelled the QF74 on Aug. 31, 2010, to land only 41 minutes after departure from San Francisco (with destination Sydney), has already made…
Tilt-shift examples
By showing me some of the attempts he had made, Riccardo Braccini of the Aviopress team, recently introduced me to the tilt-shift post-precessing using Photoshop, to turn normal pictures in…
ItAF stopovers in Lajes, Azores
Strategically located in the Atlantic Ocean, some 3.700 chilometers from New York City and about 1.600 chilometers from Lisbon, Lajes airbase, in the Azores (Portugal), is one of the most…
Last German Phantoms detachment in Decimomannu
14 F-4 Phantom belonging to the JG71 of the German Air Force have been operating from Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia from Aug. 2, 2010. Most probably, this will be the…
A microcamera mounted on the MB.339A/PAN MLU to shoot footage for the 50th Anniversary promo
In the last few days, the new Frecce Tricolori's 50th Anniversary promo was unveiled. The video, was recorded and produced entirely in Rivolto Airbase by the Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale, with…
Can malware cause an aviation disaster?
The answer is of course yes. Let's change the question: did a malware cause the Spanair 5022 crash? According to a recent article: (most probably) yes. An interesting article was…
