Rome International Air Show (Ostia Air Show): 30.05.09 (rehearsals)
The following pictures represent a selection of all the images taken during the rehearsals of the Rome International Air Show. Full collection of pictures taken on May 30 and 31 is available at the...
View ArticleRome International Air Show (Ostia Air Show): 31.05.09
I’ve already discussed the Eurofighter low passage in a dedicated post. Here are the pictures I took from both the small dock located to the left of the display area and from the top of the Plinius...
View ArticleZeltweg Air Power 2009
On Jun. 26 and 27, Matteo Marianeschi attended the Zeltweg Air Power 2009, in Styria, Austria. Here’s a selection of pictures he took at the airshow (that saw the first official appearance of the...
View ArticleFirst Italian KC-767 (not) delivered to the Italian Air Force
On Feb. 26, 2010, FlightAware Alert Service sent me an automatic mail as the aircraft with registration N764TT had filed a Flight Plan (FPL) from KIAB (McConnel AFB) to LIRE (Pratica di Mare). I...
View ArticleA day with the RSV
On May 25, 2010, Giovanni Maduli visited the RSV (Reparto Sperimentale Volo, Flight Test Wing) along with the ARSV association (friends of the RSV) and took the following images of some of the aircraft...
View ArticleFrecce Tricolori's 50th Anniversary airshow
I recently visited Rivolto airbase, in NE Italy, during the rehearsals (Sept. 10) and the airshow (Sept. 11 and 12) that was held at the Frecce Tricolori homebase to celebrate the 50th Anniversary...
View ArticleThe first M-346 "Master" and its future in the Frecce Tricolori display team
On Dec. 21, 2010, the first Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainer from the first batch of six aircraft for the Italian Air Force rolled out at Alenia’s factory at Venegono Superiore, during a...
View Article15-tonne plane's roll: an evasive maneuver rather than an airshow stunt
The tonneau, or roll, is an acrobatic maneuver in which the aircraft performs a complete 360 degree rotation around its longitudinal axis. Although it is usually performed by fighter jets, few...
View ArticleTyphoon display: High Alpha Roll and High-G turns from inside the cockpit
I created the following image (using Photoshop) stitching 5 pictures of the F-2000A Typhoon of the Italian Air Force I took at Jesolo Air Show rehearsal on Jun. 10, 2011 (the 2nd one being the famous...
View ArticleThe Italian Air Force has rolled out a Tornado in brand new, awesome special...
An eye-catching special colored Tornado IDS for the 60th anniversary of 311° Gruppo. On Oct. 27, the Italian Air Force officially rolled out a Tornado IDS in a special livery at Pratica di Mare...
View ArticleGet up close and personal with one of the coolest special colored Tornado...
An excellent clip shows the Special Color Tornado IDS rolled out last year by the Italian Air Force. On Oct. 27, 2016 the RSV (Reparto Sperimentale Volo), the Italian Air Force Test Wing responsible...
View ArticleItalian Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon, T-346A and Frecce Tricolori Display...
The tour brought the Italian jets belonging to the Reparto Sperimentale Volo (Italian Air Force Test Wing) and the Frecce Tricolori display team to Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. With the display of the...
View ArticleRome International Air Show (Ostia Air Show): the scary Eurofighter flyby
On May 30 and 31, 2009, I’ve attended the Rome International Air Show 2009, held at Ostia. I’ve shot many interesting pictures and I will publish them on this website in the next days. In [...]
View ArticleTales From The Cockpit: First Flight In A Eurofighter Typhoon Prototype
First hand account of a test pilot’s first flight in a Eurofighter Typhoon prototype, 25 years ago. Editor’s note: Fabio Consoli is a former Italian Air Force test pilot and USAF Test Pilot School...
View ArticleTales From The Cockpit: The “Pad of Shame”
How to shame a wannabe test pilot. 41°39’31.9068”N 12°26’31.8372”E: these are the geographic coordinates of the infamous “Pad of Shame”. If you plot them on Google Map, they will take you right smack...
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