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Il baronetto dello Yorkshire che inventò l'aeroplano, ma morì prima di poterlo far volare.

In 1799, a 26-year-old Yorkshire baronet engraved a small silver disc with two drawings — one on each side. On one face: a diagram of the forces acting on a wing in flight, showing lift, drag, and thrust as separate vectors. On the other: a sketch of a fixed-wing...

A321XLR: Il piccolo aereo che riscrive la mappa delle rotte transatlantiche.

Mondo dell'aviazione

Quick FactsAircraftAirbus A321XLR (Xtra Long Range)Range4,700 nautical miles (8,700 km) — the longest-range single-aisle airliner everPassengers180–220 (depending on configuration)First Delivery2024 (Iberia received the first aircraft)Key InnovationRear Centre Tank...

Zio Ali Mollicce: il bombarolo di caramelle che cambiò la Guerra Fredda

Storia e leggende

Quick FactsPilot1st Lt. Gail Seymour Halvorsen, USAF (later Colonel)Nickname”Onkel Wackelflügel” (Uncle Wiggly Wings) — for wiggling his wings before each candy dropOperationOperation Little Vittles (September 1948 – May 1949)Candy DroppedOver 23 tons of...

TOPGUN: Nove uomini, un rimorchio e una rivoluzione nel combattimento aereo

Storia e leggende, Aviazione militare

Quick FactsOfficial NameUnited States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (SFTI) programFoundedMarch 3, 1969, NAS Miramar, CaliforniaFounderLt. Cdr. Dan “Yank” Pedersen — the “Godfather of TOPGUN”Why It Was CreatedThe Ault Report revealed Navy kill ratios had...

Mach 2 to Mach 0.85: Why Airliners Slowed Down

Mondo dell'aviazione, Storia e leggende

Quick FactsConcorde’s SpeedMach 2.04 (2,180 km/h) — London to New York in 3.5 hoursConcorde Service1976–2003 (27 years, British Airways and Air France)Modern Cruise SpeedMach 0.78–0.85 — slower than the Boeing 707 cruised in 1958Why We Slowed DownEconomics (fuel...

MiG Alley: dove è nato il combattimento aereo a reazione.

Storia e leggende, Aviazione militare

Quick FactsFirst Claimed Jet-vs-Jet KillNovember 8, 1950 — 1st Lt. Russell J. Brown (F-80C) vs. MiG-15 (disputed by Soviet records)First Confirmed KillNovember 9, 1950 — Lt. Cdr. William T. Amen (F9F Panther) vs. Captain Mikhail Grachev (MiG-15)TheatreNorthwest Korea,...

MiG-25 Foxbat: NATO’s Biggest Scare Was Built on a Lie

Storia e leggende, Aviazione militare

Quick FactsAircraftMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat — high-altitude interceptorMaximum SpeedMach 2.83 (operational limit); Mach 3.2 observedAltitude Record37,650 m (123,524 ft) — still stands as the FAI absolute record for jet aircraftConstruction80% nickel-steel alloy,...

Aloha 243: l'aereo che ha perso il tetto a 24.000 piedi

Mondo dell'aviazione

Quick FactsFlightAloha Airlines Flight 243, Hilo to HonoluluDateApril 28, 1988AircraftBoeing 737-297 (N73711), 19 years old, 89,680 flight cyclesWhat Happened18-foot section of upper fuselage ripped away at 24,000 feetCrewCaptain Robert Schornstheimer, First Officer...

Lost Comm: When Your Radio Goes Silent at 8,000 Feet

Mondo dell'aviazione

Quick FactsWhat It MeansComplete loss of two-way radio communication between pilot and air traffic controlFAA Regulation14 CFR 91.185 — IFR operations: two-way radio communications failureTransponder CodeSquawk 7600 — the universal “lost comm” signal to...

The Impossible Turn: Aviation’s Deadliest Snap Decision

Mondo dell'aviazione

Quick FactsWhat It IsTurning back to the runway after engine failure on takeoff — also called the “turnback manoeuvre”Why It KillsAt low altitude and low airspeed, the turn bleeds energy and often leads to a stall-spin with no altitude to recoverTypical...

Bloccata nella sabbia, fatta a pezzi in Iran

Aviazione militare, Notizia

Related: Behind Enemy Lines: The Most Daring Rescue Since Bosnia Quick FactsEventUS forces destroy own aircraft during F-15E crew rescue inside IranDateApril 4–5, 2026Aircraft Destroyed2 × MC-130J Commando II, 4 × MH-6/AH-6 Little Bird helicoptersEstimated Loss$200+...

Georges Guynemer: il genio fragile che la Francia definì un dio dell'aria.

Storia e leggende, Aviazione militare

Quick FactsNationalityFrench 🇫🇷Aerial Victories54Aircraft FlownNieuport 12/16/23, SPAD VII/XIIIWarsWorld War IBorn / Died24 Dec 1894 – 11 Sep 1917 (age 22)UnitEscadrille N3 “Les Cigognes” Ww guynemer 01 — via Wikimedia Commons France had many heroes in the...

Il baronetto dello Yorkshire che inventò l'aeroplano, ma morì prima di poterlo far volare.

A321XLR: Il piccolo aereo che riscrive la mappa delle rotte transatlantiche.

Zio Ali Mollicce: il bombarolo di caramelle che cambiò la Guerra Fredda

TOPGUN: Nove uomini, un rimorchio e una rivoluzione nel combattimento aereo

Mach 2 to Mach 0.85: Why Airliners Slowed Down

MiG Alley: dove è nato il combattimento aereo a reazione.

MiG-25 Foxbat: NATO’s Biggest Scare Was Built on a Lie

Aloha 243: l'aereo che ha perso il tetto a 24.000 piedi

Lost Comm: When Your Radio Goes Silent at 8,000 Feet

The Impossible Turn: Aviation’s Deadliest Snap Decision

Bloccata nella sabbia, fatta a pezzi in Iran

Georges Guynemer: il genio fragile che la Francia definì un dio dell'aria.

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