Strizhi (The Swifts) aerobatic team site

February 18, 2008 is the Birthday of Nikolay Dyatel! Congratulations!!!

Guards colonel, deputy head of the 237th Proskurov Guards aircraft demonstration center. Honoured pilot of Russia.

Nikolay Dyatel was born on February 18, 1965. In 1986 he graduated the Chernigov Air Force Academy. During his duty he became familiar with L-39, Mig-23, Mig-29 aircrafts. His total flying time in these types of aircraft is 2,100 hours. He is qualified as a pilot-sniper.

Nikolay is married. He has a son. His hobby is hunting and fishing.

Nikolay Dyatel, since year 1999 until 2007 leader pilot of “Strizhi” aerobatic team and master of single and formation aerobatic flying. Member of team from 1991.
Since year 1992 Nikolay performed complicated aerobatic figures on Mig-29 fighter using extremal flight modes, like stalled turns, low speed passes (slower than 190 kmph), the “Bell” and all the figures of inverted aerobatics.
Inverted aerobatics has all the same aerobatic elements but in inverted plane position. Such flying is far out of the Mig-29 flight manual and not many even ace pilots can do it.

Nikolay Dyatel has left the Strizhi Aerobatic Team at the end of 2007.

Alexander Belov was born in March 12, 1974. He graduated from Kacha Air force High School in 1996. He flew Yak-52, L-39, MiG-29, he had flew aerobatics since 2004 here at Kubinka Air force base, in our Strizhi Aerobatic Team.

Guards lieutenant-colonel Alexander Belov died today at 5 am February 2, 2008.

He left son and daughter.

Guards lieutenant-colonel Alexander Belov have been buried in the morning of February 5 2008, at the Nikolskoye cemetery near Kubinka Air force base.
He have been attended to funeral under the An-30 low level flight, and the fire a salute of three salvoes.

Dear guests and fans, let me introduce you a Sky-Lens’Aviation’ project of François Brévot.

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Strizhi (Swifts) aerobatic team at Wikipedia free encyclopedia pages, direct link.
Thanks to Pavel.

Strizhi Aerobatic Team issued an updated version of official booklet, available again in Russian and in English together on the pages.

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Dear fans and guests,
you can use our forum to ask a questions or to start or participate in discussions. Please don’t afraid to ask in English!

Look at the forum’s most recent topics today.

I’d love to present you our new web services for all the fans of Strizhi Team…
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Today August 7, 2007 at Kubinka air force base, our nine planes formation group of mixed type of aircraft (4 MiG-29 Swifts and 5 Su-27 Knights) have been performed the roll, in the first time of aviation history!
Congratulations to our pilots!

On the 6 of May Strizhi aerobatic team will celebrate their 16s birthday. During 16 years Strizhi are demonstrating the best of the Soviet and Russian Air Forces.

You may pass them your congratulations through the forum here: ‘Strizhi’ (Swifts) aerobatic display team

Please accept the deep condolences to relatives, friends and colleagues of the pilot Kevin Davis for tragedy that’s taken place at aviashow on April 21th, 2007.

Russian Knights and Swifts aerobatic teams.

Congratulations to the Denis Kuznetsov, new member of Strizhi aerobatic team! All the best and clear skies! Be a worthy member of brilliant team!

Today Strizhi team has successfully performed Al Ain (UAE) - Tehran (Iran) flight on their way home.