Military Aviation
Axalp 2010
In 2006 I went to Axalp, Switzerland, and wrote a detailed report (in both Italian and English) that provided all the “tips and tricks” to reach the Axalp Ebenfluh range at 2.300 meters above sea […]
Swiss Air Force
Aviation
Contrails or chemtrails?
In the last years I watched the proliferation of pictures showing aircraft flying at high altitudes followed by the characteristic white trails (I discussed this thing in Italian in this post: Scie di condensazione o […]
Italian Air Force
International Fighter 2008
On Nov. 5 and 6, the Istituto di Scienze Militari Aeronautiche (ISMA), Italian Air Force Institute of Military Aeronautical Sciences in Florence, as part of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the institute, will […]
Military Aviation
Sonic booms and condensation clouds (explained)
Here’s a primer on condensation clouds, sonic booms and Prandtl-Glauert Singularity. Pictures taken at Axalp always rise the same question: people want to know if the condensation clouds surrounding the aircraft represent some kind of […]
Military Aviation
Axalp 2006 report
Nell’epoca di Google Earth e delle foto satellitari disponibili gratuitamente su Internet, nascondere le installazioni militari o addirittura negarne l’esistenza è una precauzione a dir poco anacronistica. Piuttosto che “celare” è meglio senz’altro “confondere e […]
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