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Starfighter Pilot Narrates Full ‘Black Beauty’ Test Flight Out Of KSC In This Must Watch Video

August 3, 2022 David Cenciotti

This is probably the most interesting and detailed cockpit video with audio ever shot in an F-104 Starfighter: from start-up to landing and shut down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Piercarlo “Capone” Ciacchi is […]

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Enjoy This Walkaround Of The TF-104G-M “Black Beauty” at Kennedy Space Center

June 10, 2021 Stefano D'Urso

Piercarlo Ciacchi, Starfighters’ Director of Flight Operations and former Italian Air Force F-104 pilot, introduces us to the two-seater TF-104 (with many interesting, little-known details). Back in January, we reported about the stunning black paintjob […]

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Tales From The Cockpit: First Flight In A Eurofighter Typhoon Prototype

January 19, 2021 Fabio Consoli

First hand account of a test pilot’s first flight in a Eurofighter Typhoon prototype, in 1996. Editor’s note: Fabio Consoli is a former Italian Air Force test pilot and USAF Test Pilot School distinguished graduate […]

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Vintage Video Shows F-104 Using “Tossing” Technique To Drop A Nuclear Bomb And Escape The Blast Effects

December 24, 2020 David Cenciotti

Footage shows the tactical nuclear weapon delivery technique used by the F-104 Starfighter (and many other aircraft). Although some of our readers may already have seen it, I still think the video of a tactical […]

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This Awesome Video Of A General Electric J79 Engine Shows The Theory Behind Afterburners And Variable Exhaust Nozzles

September 14, 2019 David Cenciotti

This is how one of the most famous jet engines works. Videos like the one below are interesting for several different reasons. They show the raw power of a jet engine working at different throttle/thrust […]

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