Typhoon display: High Alpha Roll and High-G turns from inside the cockpit
I created the following image (using Photoshop) stitching 5 pictures of the F-2000A Typhoon of the Italian Air Force I took at Jesolo Air Show rehearsal on Jun. 10, 2011…
15-tonne plane's roll: an evasive maneuver rather than an airshow stunt
The tonneau, or roll, is an acrobatic maneuver in which the aircraft performs a complete 360 degree rotation around its longitudinal axis. Although it is usually performed by fighter jets,…
Jesolo Air Extreme 2011 airshow
After publishing a post about the Thunderbirds condensation clouds induced by high-G maneuvers and high-AOAs (Angle Of Attack) during and a post about the rehearsals, below you can find some…
Jesolo Air Extreme 2011 rehearsals (Jun. 10 and 11, 2011)
Yesterday I've published some pictures of the Thunderbirds performing a demo flight at Jesolo on Jun. 10 to explain the origin of condensation clouds generated by maneuvering aircraft. Here's a…
Thunderbirds rehearsing for Jesolo Air Extreme 2011: Prandtl-Glauert Singularity and condensation clouds on display
On Jun. 10, 2011, I attended the Thunderbirds's rehearsal at Jesolo for the Air Extreme 2011 airshow. Pictures I've taken show plenty of condesation clouds being generated by the USAF…
A video game revealed the shapes of the Stealth Black Hawk of Osama Bin Laden raid well before pictures were taken at Abbottabad
Have a look at the following screenshots: Don't you think that the above helicopter recalls the possible shape of the Stealth Black Hawk (at least of the modified MH-60 that…
