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DiscussionsATR-72: new evidences on the last moments of Tuninter
Rome, Italy - Where did we leave off?
On August 6, 2005, about 20 miles off Palermo, an ATR-72 Tuninter landed on water killing 16. There were 39 people onboard: 5 crew-member and 28 passengers. The investigations of Palermo Prosecutor’s O... more
DiscussionsThe massacre of Cermis... to not forget (2)
Rome, Italy - A crime gone unpunished
Italian prosecutors wanted the four Marines to stand trial in Italy, but an Italian court determined that NATO treaties gave jurisdiction to U.S. military courts. Initially, all four men on the plane... more
DiscussionsThe massacre of Cermis... to not forget (3)
Rome, Italy - Sooner or later you’ll be found out
By February 1999, the victims' families had received little compensation (USD 65,000 per victim) as immediate help by the Italian government, which was reimbursed by the U.S. government. In May 1999, the... more
DiscussionsThe massacre of Cermis... to not forget
Rome, Italy - In remembrance of the 20 victims
On 3 February 1998, an EA-6B Prowler, an electronic warfare (anti-radar) aircraft belonging to the U.S. Marines, piloted by Captain Richard J. Ashby, left from Aviano Base, struck a cable supporting a... more
DiscussionsAmerica suspends the sale of the spare parts for F-14 Tomcat (2): Iranian Air Force today
Tehran, Iran - The air fleet of IRIAF
Following up the embargo imposed by USA since 1979, Iran made a virtue of necessity, that is, it expedited the development of the internal aeronautical industry, both as regard new aircraft and helicopters,... more
DiscussionsAmerica suspends the sale of the spare parts for F-14 Tomcat (3): the helicopters in Iran
Tehran, Iran - In the IRIAF's fleet
Iran developed and continues to develop also the helicopter industry, no less important than aircraft. The helicopter fleet of IRIAF is composed by: - Shabaviz 206: is an Iranian-produced helicopter... more
DiscussionsThe history of the Zeppelin (2)
Rome, Italy - During the World War I 88 Zeppelin were built
Zeppelins were used as bombers during World War I but were not notably successful. At the beginning of the conflict the German command had high hopes for the craft, as they appeared to have compelling... more
DiscussionsThe history of the Zeppelin
Rome, Italy - Disaster from birth
Zeppelin is a type of dirigible, more specifically a type of rigid airship pioneered by German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century and based in part on an earlier design by Croatian... more
DiscussionsWho was Andrej Dmitrievi? Sakharov?
Rome, Italy - From the hydrogen bomb to the civil rights
Andrej Dmitrievich Sakharov (Russian: ??????? ??????????? ????????) was an eminent Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist, famous in the world for his contribute to the creation... more
Discussions100th anniversary of the Sputnik father, Sergej Korolyov, celebrations get started in Moscow
Moscow , Russia - Cargo Progress spacecraft will be launched on January 18
Last January 12 started the centenary dedicated at the cosmonautics' father, Sergej Pavlovich Korolyov, the engineer who projected and completed the Sputnik, launched on October 4, 1957, from the base... more
DiscussionsWhat is the "Start Treaty"?
Rome, Italy - International agreement on the weapons of the mass destruction's reduction
"START", officially the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, is a treaty, originally signed by the United States and the Soviet Union, that barred its signatories from deploying more than 6000 warheads atop... more
DiscussionsWhat is the "START Treaty"? (2)
Rome, Italy - Today it celebrates the anniversary of the "START II Treaty"'s signature
"START II", the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was signed by George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin in January 1993, which banned the use of MIRVs and hence often cited as De-MIRV-ing Agreement. It followed... more
DiscussionsWhat is the "Torino Scale"? (3)
Rome, Italy - The colors scale
The "Torino Scale" also uses a color code scale: white, green, yellow, orange, red. Each color code has an overall meaning. 0 - White: no hazard - The likelihood of a collision is zero, or is so low... more
DiscussionsWhat is the "Torino Scale"? (2)
Rome, Italy - The value scale
The "Torino Scale" uses a scale from 0 to 10. A 0 indicates an object has a negligibly small chance of collision with the Earth, compared with the usual "background noise" of collision events, or is too... more
DiscussionsWhat is the "Torino Scale"?
Rome, Italy - A few of notes
The "Torino Scale" is a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets. It is intended as a tool for astronomers and the public to assess... more
DiscussionsWhat was the "Oplan Bojinka"?
Rome, Italy - A terrorist conspiracy of 1995
"Oplan Bojinka" was a planned large-scale attack on airliners in 1995. The term, possibly from Arabic "????? " – slang in many dialects for explosion, can refer to the "Airline bombing plot" alone, or t... more
DiscussionsLockheed Martin (2): the F-35 Lightning II
Washington, Usa - And its versions
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the winner of the race for programme JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) for the research of an airplane that could replace different USAF's (US Air Force) airplanes type, of... more
DiscussionsThe Eurofighter update
London, United Kingdom - According to the R2 program
R2 is the name of the program that will take the 115 Eurofighters in service today to the Block 5 standard of the first lot's Final Operational Capability (FOC). The first two airplanes to be updated will... more
DiscussionsThe "Buran" Soviet space program (3)
Moscow, Russia - The project's development
The first and only orbital launch of the (unmanned) shuttle Buran on November 15, 1988. It was lifted into orbit by the specially designed Energia booster rocket. The life support system was not installed... more
DiscussionsThe "Buran" Soviet space program (2)
Moscow, Russia - Main differences with the Space Shuttle
The "Buran" was projected to realize missions with or without human crew and so ables to autonomously land. In reality the ship did not fly with crew. The orbiter had not a main system of a jet propulsion.... more
DiscussionsThe "Buran" Soviet space program
Moscow, Russia - Today is the anniversary of the first and last flight
The Buran spacecraft, in Russian means snowstorm, was the only space shuttle to come out of the Buran program that was completed. It only flew in space once, in 1988, before the program was cancelled in... more
DiscussionsItalian Navy-Confitarma against the mercantile piracy (5): the air and naval means
Rome, Italy - Also as warranty of the navigation security and the free employment of the commercial traffics
The piracy is a phenomenon of global and international criminality, presents in the seas of the whole world, therefore new measures for the navigation's security and free employment of the commercial traffics... more
DiscussionsItalian Navy-Confitarma against the mercantile piracy (4): signed a deal by the Navies of 15 States
Rome, Italy - From the Virtual-Regional Maritime Traffic Centre a propulsive thrust to the international cooperation
15 Navies: Albania, Cyprus, France, Jordan, Israel, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, United Kingdom, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and USA signed in Venice, a deal for the Virtual-Regional Maritime... more
DiscussionsItalian Navy-Confitarma against the mercantile piracy (3): essential the control of the maritime spaces
Rome, Italy - For the criminal organizations the Mediterranean is an ideal place for their traffic
The modern criminal organizations, really thanks to globalization, exploit the benefits result from the freedom of navigation to develop their illegal traffics. To the the Naval Forces has requested,... more
DiscussionsItalian Navy-Confitarma against the mercantile piracy (2): maritime communication networks more and more strategic
Rome, Italy - Cooperation and integration forms more and more wide and articulated
The event of September 11, 2001 have determined a net acceleration in the evolution of the international geostrategic landscape and a deep changeover of the menace's forms, today greatly characterized... more
DiscussionsItalian Navy-Confitarma against the mercantile piracy (6): piracy's actions in the Horn of Africa
Rome, Italy - The Italian events
On July 20 2005, the "Jolly Marrone" Italian merchant ship of the Ignazio Messina&C Society in route from Mombasa towards Gibuti, at 105 miles from the coasts was attacked from two little ships with aboard... more
DiscussionsItalian Navy-Confitarma against the mercantile piracy
Rome, Italy - Press conference in Palazzo Colonna
In the memorable "Hanging Room" of Palazzo Colonna, Confitarma (Italian Shipowners Confederation) headquarter, a press conference on the "Cooperation for the free employment of the maritime communication... more
DiscussionsAir crashes (3): human mistakes and unlucky circumstances
Rome, Italy - The Linate disaster in 2001 was caused by a unlucky conjunction
The human mistake has caused also many air disasters in Italy. In 2001, a month after the tragic attack at World Trade Center, the worst air incident of all times in Italy: a MD-87 plane of the airline... more
DiscussionsAir crashes: the rules to survive
New York, USA - Professor Ed Galea made a list of rules to follow in order to increase the possibilities to survive a plane crash
"It is not impossible to survive to a plane crash and it is not only a matter of luck, there are many things you can do to increase your possibilities", stated Ed Galea who said he is sure there are many... more
DiscussionsAir crashes (2): the worst incidents in the history
Rome, Italy - The worst happened in 1977; according to the data there are bout 25 air incidents every year
It is currently the safer way to travel according to statistics. However everybody becomes quite ansious if during a flight a violent turbulenc disturb hit the plane or if an emergency landing is needed.... more