F-104
Flying the TF-104G-M Starfighter
“Mix 153, Grosseto Tower, line up and wait runway 03”. It is Nov. 27, 2000, I’m strapped in the backseat of the TF-104G-M MM54554 “4-48” of the 20th Gruppo (Squadron) piloted by Capt. Andrea Truppo, […]
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Aviation Safety
Hydrazine emergency
Italian version available here Hydrazine is a colorless liquid (for more info click here) that feeds the electrical systems and the EPU (Emergency Power Unit) in case of engine failure. Should a flame-out occur, hydraulic […]
Emergenza idrazina!
L’idrazina è un liquido incolore altamente tossico che alimenta i sistemi elettrici e la turbina EPU (Emergency Power Unit) in caso di avaria motore. In caso di piantata motore, gli impianti elettrici del velivolo ed […]
Italian Air Force
The "break"
This is not a composite picture showing the same aircraft during a turn. It is a photo taken in 2004 at Grazzanise airbase and depicting the first section of the Frecce Tricolori performing the “break” over the […]
Military Aviation
Axalp 2006 report (in English)
In the age of Google Earth and satellite pictures freely available on the Internet, hiding military installations or denying their existence is at least anachronistic. “Confusing and camouflaging”, favoring the osmosis of the base with […]