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Military Aviation

AV-8B+ Harrier walk around

A recent visit to Decimomannu airbase provided the opportunity to perform a quick walk around of the AV-8B+ and TAV-8B Harrier of the Marina Militare (Italian Navy, ItNy) deployed there…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 16, 2011

Fire fighting with the Fire Boss

Take a ride on board an Air Tractor AT-802F Fire Boss as it flies as number 2 of a flight of 3 AT-802Fs involved in a fire fighting operation in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 16, 2011
Aviation

Capo Teulada range (from the Naval Landing Forces point of view)

Capo Teulada firing range was established by NATO in 1956 in south west Sardinia and it is now in size, the second largest Italian range. The +7,000 acres of territory…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 14, 2011
Aviation Safety

Time to tighten the fuel cap? Typhoon fuel leak

The following picture was taken by Giovanni Maduli on Feb. 10, 2011. It shows a Eurofighter Typhoon of the local based 4° Stormo leaking some fuel from the tail tank…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 14, 2011
Italian Air Force

A multi-role Italian Eurofighter Typhoon?

When the following pictures (courtesy of zetamimmo) appeared on the Italian Vipers forum someone thought that, finally, the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF), had begun thinking to the Eurofighter…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 13, 2011
Italian Air Force

F-16 MLU vs Eurofighter Typhoon

Last year I published the pictures taken at Decimomannu airbase during Starex exercise, of the kill markings on two MB.339CDs clearly showing the silhouettes of three (2+1) F-2000 Typhoons (virtually)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 11, 2011
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