The 1st roll in Big Diamond formation!
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!
Congratulations to the Swifts on a composite Mig 29 and Su-27 roll. An impressive feat considering the size and weight of the respective aircraft. I’m certain that you and the Russian Knights team fly the heaviest jets of any national display team.
I haven’t personally seen you in action but hope you might be attending the Al Ain Show in January 2008? As I’m planning to go there for the show [I attended in 2006 but had to miss 2007].
Note that the record number of jet aircraft in a loop at an airshow is held by the RAF’s 111 Squadron ‘Black Arrows’ display team who at the 1958 Farnborough airshow managed to loop and barrel roll 22 Hawker Hunter jets - which to date is still the world record and unlikely to be beaten. **
Very best wishes to the team and their support crew.
Thanks also for having part of your website in English.
Best wishes
James Shine
London
UK
** for information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrows
Comment by James Shine — November 5, 2007 @ 6:02 am