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15 Years Ago Today, The Italian Air Force Bid Farewell To The F-104 Starfighter With A Memorable Airshow At Pratica di Mare

May 30, 2019 David Cenciotti

Few months before the retirement from the active service, the Aeronautica Militare organized an airshow to bid farewell to the iconic “manned missile”. The F-104 wrote the final chapter of its extraordinary career within the […]

Military Aviation

Backseat Experience: How You Should Prepare To Fly In A Combat Jet As A Passenger

January 19, 2018 David Cenciotti

I’m often asked what flying in a military jet looks like and how I do prepare for such missions. Here are some tips that might be useful to get the most out of your fast […]

Military Aviation

That Time the Luftwaffe Experimented with a Rocket-Launched F-104G Starfighter

January 12, 2018 Tom Demerly

“Zero Length Launch” Was Tested in Germany on an F-104G. Here’s the Video. Almost every aviation enthusiast has probably seen the famous June 1957 test videos of a North American F-100 Super Saber being launched […]

Military Aviation

Adm. Di Paola is the first military in active service to be named Italy's Defense Minister

November 16, 2011 David Cenciotti

Former Italian Chief of the Defense Staff, Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, has been named Italy’s new Defense Minister as part of a Cabinet named on Nov. 16 and led by Mario Monti, the former European […]

Aviation

Fighter Planes vs Racecars: same tech, same physical laws, same charm

November 11, 2011 David Cenciotti

Hands On Throttle And Stick, Variable Geometry Intakes, Movable Ailerons and Wings, Boundary Layer Control, etc. are only but few technologies common to Military Aviation and Formula One. Aerodynamics is also the same, even if […]

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