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The UK Utterly Butterly display team perform an aerobatic maneuvre with their Boeing Stearmans
The UK Utterly Butterly display team perform an aerobatic maneuvre with their Boeing Stearmans
Red Arrows Hawks in Concorde formation
Red Arrows Hawks in Concorde formation
Indian Air Force's Surya Kiran during an aerobatic demonstration.
Indian Air Force's Surya Kiran during an aerobatic demonstration. Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting Aircraft in unusual attitudes in Air shows Dog fights or Competition aerobatics. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the Aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force, based at RAF Scampton WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Indian Air Force (Devanāgarī भारतीय वायु सेना IAST Bhartiya Vāyu Senā is the air arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the Surya Kiran ( Sanskrit: सूर्य किरण - Sun Rays) is an Aerobatics demonstration team of the Indian Air Force
Aerobatics by Sarang helicopter formation display team.
Aerobatics by Sarang helicopter formation display team. Sarang ( Sanskrit: सारंग - Peacock) is the Helicopter formation display team of the Indian Air Force.

Aerobatics is the demonstration of flying maneuvers for training, recreation or entertainment. Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the Air (or movement beyond Earth's atmosphere, in the case of The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge skills and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's Body or Mind. See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people

Many aerobatic maneuvers involve rotation of the aircraft about its longtitudinal axis (rolling) or the pitch axis (looping). Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting Aircraft in unusual attitudes in Air shows Dog fights or Competition aerobatics. Some complex maneuvers, such as a spin, also require that the aircraft be displaced around a vertical axis, known as yawing. In aviation a spin is an aggravated stall resulting in rotation about the center of gravity wherein the aircraft follows a downward corkscrew path Maneuvers are often combined which demands a higher level of skill from the pilot, but greatly increases the spectacle of an aerobatic flight sequence.

Aerobatics is also practiced as a sport. Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying Some pilots fly solely for recreation, while a smaller number (several hundred world wide) choose to compete in aerobatic competitions. Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying Competitions start at Primary, or Graduate level and proceed in complexity through Sportsman, Intermediate and Advanced, with Unlimited being the top competition level. Unlimited pilots perform much more complex figures and sustain higher g levels (+/-10g's). g-force (also G-force, g-load) is a measurement of an object's Acceleration expressed in g s

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In the early days of flying, some pilots used their aircraft as part of a flying circus to entertain. Barnstorming was a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s in which Stunt pilots would perform tricks with airplanes, either individually or in groups called Maneuvers that had no practical purpose were flown for artistic reasons or to draw gasps from onlookers. Maneuver, manoeuvre (or seldomly manoeuver) may be Military or naval movement Military maneuver aka Military exercise In due course some of these maneuvers were found to allow aircraft to gain tactical advantage during aerial combat or dogfights between fighter aircraft. A dogfight or dog fight is Aerial combat between Fighter aircraft.

Aerobatic aircraft usually fall into two categories—specialist aerobatic, and aerobatic capable. Specialist designs such as the Pitts Special, the Extra 200 and 300, and the Sukhoi Su-29 aim for ultimate aerobatic performance. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This comes at the expense of general purpose use such as touring, or ease of non aerobatic handling such as landing. At a more basic level, aerobatic capable aircraft can be dual purpose—equipped to carrying passengers and luggage, easy to land, as well as being capable of basic aerobatic figures.

Flight formation aerobatics are flown by teams of up to sixteen aircraft, although most teams fly between four and ten aircraft. A formation is a disciplined flight of two or more aircraft under the command of a flight leader Some are state funded to reflect pride in the armed forces whilst others are commercially sponsored. For the military meaning see Armed forces. For the Soviet sports society see Armed Forces (sports society Armed Forces Coloured smoke trails may be emitted to emphasise the patterns flown and/or the colours of a national flag. Usually each team will use aircraft similar to one another finished in a special and dramatic colour scheme, thus emphasising their entertainment function. Teams often fly V-formations—they will not fly directly behind another aircraft because of danger from wake vortices or engine exhaust. Aircraft will always fly slightly below the aircraft in front, if they have to follow in line.

Aerobatic maneuvers flown in a jet powered aircraft are limited in scope as they cannot take advantage of the gyroscopic forces that a propeller driven aircraft can exploit. Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting Aircraft in unusual attitudes in Air shows Dog fights or Competition aerobatics. Jet powered aircraft also tend to fly much faster which increases the size of the figures and the length of time which the pilot has to withstand increased g-forces. Jet aerobatic teams often fly in formations which further restricts the maneuvers that can be safely flown.

Training

Aerobatics are taught to military fighter pilots as a means of developing precise flying skills and for tactical use in combat. Aerobatics and formation flying is not limited solely to fixed wing aircraft, helicopters are also used—the British Army, Royal Navy, Spanish Air Force and the Indian Air Force have helicopter display team. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Spanish Air Force ( Spanish: Ejército del Aire; literally "Army of the Air" is the Air force of Spain. The Indian Air Force (Devanāgarī भारतीय वायु सेना IAST Bhartiya Vāyu Senā is the air arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the The Indian Air Force helicopter display team is known as Sarang or peacock. The Indian Air Force (Devanāgarī भारतीय वायु सेना IAST Bhartiya Vāyu Senā is the air arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the Sarang ( Sanskrit: सारंग - Peacock) is the Helicopter formation display team of the Indian Air Force. All aerobatic maneuvers demand training and practice to avoid accidents. Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting Aircraft in unusual attitudes in Air shows Dog fights or Competition aerobatics. An accident is a specific identifiable unexpected unusual and unintended external event which occurs in a particular time and place without apparent or deliberate Such accidents are rare but can result in fatalities; safety regulations are such that there has not been an airshow spectator fatality in the USA since the 1950s. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Low-level aerobatics are extremely demanding and airshow pilots must demonstrate their ability before being allowed to gradually reduce the height at which they may fly their show.

There are many aerobatic training schools in the U. S. and other countries. A detailed list is available at http://www.iac.org/begin/schools.html

Patty Wagstag show at JeffCo Airport
Patty Wagstag show at JeffCo Airport

Performance

Aerobatics are most likely to be seen at a public airshows. Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport is a public-use Airport located near Broomfield, Colorado, United States. Famous teams include:

Former teams

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aerobatics

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  1. Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
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