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Frecce 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...
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Who are the best aerobatic team?
As I have already explained in my previous post about the airshow held in Rivolto on Sept. 11 and 12, 2010, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori, in the last weeks I was...
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The Pagani Zonda Tricolore and the MV Agusta F4: the guest stars of the...
The various display teams and solos that attended the 50th Anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori airshow, were not the only stars of the two day event (Sept. 11 and 12, 2010). The VIP area hosted two...
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A "near miss" wildlife strike
People usually thinks that aircraft are subject to “bird strikes” collisions between airborne animals (usually birds) with flying aircraft. However, until the aircraft is on the ground, taxiing or...
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The 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...
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Read Airplanes 12/2010 online!
If you click on the image below, you will be able to read the entire 12/2010 issue of Airplanes with articles dealing with the Frecce Tricolori’s 50th Anniversary airshow in Rivolto, the Ex. Vega 2010...
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Italy celebrates 150th Anniversary of its unification
On Mar. 17, 2011, Italy celebrated the 150th Anniversary of its unification as a single state. One of the most important events planned around the country to commemorate the proclamation of the Kingdom...
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Blue Angels' almost crash: the risk of Controlled Flight Into Terrain during...
On May 22, 2011, the US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron was performing at Lynchburg Regional Air Show, Va, when the diamond formation went too low at the end of the “Barrel Roll Break” maneuver. As...
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Jesolo Air Extreme 2011 rehearsals (Jun. 10 and 11, 2011)
Yesterday I’ve published some pictures of the Thunderbirds performing a demo flight at Jesolo on Jun. 10 to explain the origin of condensation clouds generated by maneuvering aircraft. Here’s a...
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Jesolo Air Extreme 2011 airshow
After publishing a post about the Thunderbirds condensation clouds induced by high-G maneuvers and high-AOAs (Angle Of Attack) during and a post about the rehearsals, below you can find some more...
View ArticleImpressive video: behind the scenes of world’s largest aerobatic display...
Even while most people like to attend air shows to see aerobatic display teams performances, they usually don’t know what happens inside the formation, which are the main roles of the team, which are...
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Some special colors and kill markings at the airshow for the 60 years of the...
The Patrouille de France celebrated its 60th anniversary on May 26 with a beautiful air show at the Base Aèrienne 701 Salon-de-Provence.The air show was attended by some of the most important European...
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The Frecce Tricolori, world’s largest military aerobatic display team, to get...
Based at Rivolto, in NE Italy, the Frecce Tricolori is the Italian Air Force aerobatic display team, the world’s largest one and the only that can claim credit for five records unmatched by any other...
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M-345 HET in new Frecce Tricolori display team livery unveiled
On Sept. 24, 2013, the Italian Minister of Defense announced that the Frecce Tricolori, Italian Air Force’s aerobatic display team will replace their MB.339s with the Alenia Aermacchi M-345 HET (High...
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Royal International Air Tattoo 2014 highlights
Here are some of the highlights of RAF Fairford’s Royal International Air Tattoo 2014.Even though the F-35B Lightning II aircraft could not cross the Pond to take part in the world’s biggest military...
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Frecce Tricolori MB.339PAN sports brand new livery to celebrate 55th...
It’s the first time the Frecce Tricolori paint one of their aircraft with a special color scheme.The “Frecce Tricolori” display team, the only one in the world to perform a display with 10 jets, is...
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The Italian Air Force has just unveiled two Eurofighter Typhoon jets with...
Two Italian Typhoon sport an interesting tail color scheme. Among the several highlights of the Rivolto Spotter Day organized by the Italian Air Force on Sept. 4, ahead of the air show (Sept. 5 and 6)...
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The Italian Air Force showcases its most advanced aircraft and capabilities...
Typhoons, KC-767, T-346, HH-101 and much more among the highlights of the largest Italian airshow this year. Last weekend, the Italian Air Force celebrated the Frecce Tricolori‘s 55th anniversary with...
View ArticleImpressive video: behind the scenes of world’s largest aerobatic display...
Even while most people like to attend air shows to see aerobatic display teams performances, they usually don’t know what happens inside the formation, which are the main roles of the team, which are...
View ArticleSome special colors and kill markings at the airshow for the 60 years of the...
The Patrouille de France celebrated its 60th anniversary on May 26 with a beautiful air show at the Base Aèrienne 701 Salon-de-Provence. The air show was attended by some of the most important European...
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