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Aviation

A very rare bird!

Giovanni Maduli sent me the extremely interesting picture of a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 aircraft with a modified nose section and wearing ATK and Vitrociset markings that you can…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2009
Aviation

E-3 AWACS contrails over Northern Italy

On Apr. 30, around 10.00AM LT, Fabrizio Berni noticed some contrails above Brescia and took the following interesting pictures. As the aircraft was orbiting, the shape of the contrails was…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 3, 2009
Aviation

Air-to-air photo sessions: when better communication would prevent panic

During my career as a journalist, I've had some chances to chase other aircraft and take interesting air-to-air pictures. It happened when I took the a/a pics of the F-104s,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 1, 2009
Aviation

Frecce Tricolori season's opening and Rome International Airshow

With the mini-airshow that will be held in Rivolto, home of the Frecce Tricolori, on May 1, the airshow season of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) will officially…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 30, 2009
Aviation

Boeing KC-767A delay and the compromised Italian air-to-air refueling capabilities

On Apr. 3, 2008, the last of 4 B.707TT of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) equipping the 8th Gruppo of the 14° Stormo based in Pratica di Mare…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 29, 2009
Hacking

About the hack into the F-35 Lightning II JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) project

In the last couple of days, I was asked by many friends and colleagues about the recent Wall Street Journal news that top secret details about the Lockheed F-35 JSF…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 23, 2009
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