TT-1 Pinto

Ancora sul malumore .... http://www.difesa.it/Sala_Stampa/rassegna_stampa_online/Pagine/PdfNavigator.aspx?d=13-04-2013&pdfIndex=10 http://www.difesa.it/Sala_Stampa/rassegna_stampa_online/Pagine/PdfNavigator.aspx?d=13-04-2013&pdfIndex=11

Ieri, 12 Aprile, cadeva il 52° anniversario del volo di Gagarin .... ma, in quella stessa data, 32 anni fa, aveva inizio un'altra non meno importante fase dell'esplorazione spaziale .... La NASA ricorda entrambe le imprese ....

Edit .... l'ultimo post era stato caricato due volte ....

Il comunicato di AgustaWestland .... http://www.agustawestland.com/news/agustawestland-unveils-aw169-aas

Facocero?

Arriva lo AW169 AAS (Armed Aerial Scout) .... Fonte .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3ae6d262e1-df61-4fa9-826e-47ecb6ab6520

Colpevole .... il processo di fusione .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mroam-f135-blade-crack-traced-to-casting-process-pw-384624/

Malumore .... http://www.difesa.it/Sala_Stampa/rassegna_stampa_online/Pagine/PdfNavigator.aspx?d=12-04-2013&pdfIndex=10 COCER Difesa .... http://www.dirittierovesci.it/Comparto%20Difesa/CASO%20FUCILIERI%20DI%20MARINA%20(1).pdf

Non riesco proprio ad immaginare dove stia andando .... Fonte .... http://fleetstandard.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/stennis-strike-group-operates-in-the-south-china-sea/

Oggi è il 12 Aprile .... Uno sguardo a un futuro che non c'è stato ....

Fulmini a ciel sereno .... ancora a proposito dei "fulmini" della Nellis AFB .... Fonte .... http://www.nellis.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123343761 U.S. Air Force Capt. Brad Matherne, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron pilot, conducts pre-flight checks inside an F-35A Lightning II before a training mission April 4, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The F-35A will be integrated into advanced training programs such as the USAF Weapons School, Red Flag and Green Flag exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

I Servizi Navali reclamizzano i progressi nel programma F-35 .... Fonte .... http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1108

La cerimonia della consegna si è tenuta ieri alla Casa Bianca .... Dal "Daily Report" dell'AFA di questa mattina .... Link .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2013/April%202013/April%2012%202013/Korean-War-Chaplain-Awarded-Posthumous-Medal-of-Honor.aspx President Barack Obama holds Chaplain (Captain) Emil Kapaun's Easter stole in the Oval Office during a greet with Kapaun's family in the Oval Office, April 11, 2013. The President and First Lady Michelle Obama met with members of Chaplain Kapaun's family before awarding him the Medal of Honor posthumously during a ceremony in the East Room. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Un'altra vittima .... la "Weapons School" della Nellis AFB .... Dal "Daily Report" dell'AFA di questa mattina .... Link .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2013/April%202013/April%2012%202013/Weapons-School-is-Another-Sequester-Casualty.aspx USAF Weapons School .... http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=19837

A confronto con lo UH-60 (in verde) .... secondo Bell .... AFGHANISTAN REGION .... Comparable Mission Radius at 6K/95° .... ASIA-PACIFIC REGION .... Comparable Mission Range at Sea Level , ISA .... Fonte .... http://www.scribd.com/doc/135276053/20130409-FVL-AAAA-Media-Brief-Final

Una nuova vittima del "sequestro" .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/f-22-helmet-display-demonstration-casualty-of-sequestration-384575/ LOOK > DESIGNATE > SHOOT .... http://www.gentexcorp.com/default.aspx?pageid=2768

Un "Arpione" per il "Tifone" .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bae-checks-harpoon-fit-for-anti-ship-typhoon-384566/

L'interessamento di Boeing .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/laad-boeing-looks-to-establish-kc-390-logistics-system-384552/

La cassetta degli attrezzi .... A cart full of more than 280 tools and equipment was previously required to complete brake and tire maintenance on a 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A. The new blue box created by the Airmen of the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit's Support Section reduces the amount of tools required by 81 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr. Fonte .... http://www.eglin.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123342857

Il radar RACR (Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar) è stato scelto dalla Corea del Sud per l'aggiornamento dei propri F-16 .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/south-korea-picks-racr-radar-for-f-16-upgrade-384514/

Ecco chi (e come) sta monitorando, secondo il blog "The Aviationist", la Corea del Nord .... Link .... http://theaviationist.com/2013/04/11/spyplanes-nk/#.UWZ3eX5H6M8

Fonte .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_04_01_2013_p42-562742.xml Inoltre .... http://www.aviationweek.com/blogs.aspx?plckblogid=blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckpostid=blog%3A27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7post%3Aedc366bc-344f-432d-a03c-0dbaeaf2cd57 http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_01_28_2013_p18-540116.xml Quanto ai prolifici anni 60-70 .... e non solo quelli .... qui c'è che di sbizzarrirsi .... http://www.vstol.org/wheel.htm

La tentazione ....

Bell ha rivelato oggi il concetto di un nuovo "tiltrotor" da combattimento .... definito di terza generazione .... che sarebbe destinato alla sostituzione di Apache e Black Hawk .... AW&ST .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_04_10_2013_p0-567246.xml Blog Ares .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:085f3884-fb49-4997-a479-7cd3a38af7d7 Video ....

Il blog "The Aviationist" ritorna sull'argomento della 'misteriosa' missione 'Dark' effettuata da un certo numero di bombardieri B-1 .... Link .... http://theaviationist.com/2013/04/10/bones-training-mission-dyess/#.UWW_kn5H6M8