What's the name of the Russian air show team?

At present, the Russian Air Force has three internationally renowned air show teams: Warriors, Swifts and Air hussars. They have only been established for 11 years and the annual flight training time is only 5 hours; The performance teams in the United States and Britain mostly have a history of 3-4 years, and the annual training time is as high as 3 hours; However, the performance skills of the Russian aerobatic team are not inferior to those of the American and British flying teams, and in some respects, the latter is far behind.

Russian Warriors, founded in 1991, is a diplomatic performance team of the Russian Air Force. Unusually, the "Russian Warriors" air show team is the only one in the world that uses heavy fighter to perform. It uses Su -27UB fighter jets, and the six air show planes have weighed 15 tons. The performance planes are painted in the color of the Russian flag, and the flying team has its own symbol-a diamond shield on a sky blue background. The leading edge of the aircraft's machine and tail wing is decorated with red arrows, and the main engine is very dynamic. The red star and the golden sunrise on the vertical tail are the patterns of the Russian Air Force. Generally, it is not sprayed on the tail on combat aircraft, but only decorated on performance aircraft.

The Su -27 is considered to be the best fighter in the world today, while the "Russian Warriors" air show team has brought its excellent maneuverability into full play. On the group stunt program of Russian Warriors, there are Nesterov somersault, afterburner, jump and half-roll inversion, head-to-head fall and sudden drop, and Yu Jinhua blossom, all of which are breathtaking. It is particularly worth mentioning that in recent years, stunts have been done at a low altitude of 8-9 km/h and a height of 6-15 meters. No wonder a NATO general exclaimed after watching the thrilling performance of "Warriors": "I don't want to meet these pilots in future air battles." However, some other air show teams cannot meet this requirement due to the limitations of aircraft performance. What is even more surprising is that the training time of "Russian Warriors" is only about 5 hours per year, and the number of performances is only dozens. The air show teams in most countries, such as the British Red Arrow, the American Der Blaue Engel and the French Patrol, have a history of 3-4 years. They have to complete 3 training hours and perform 1-15 air shows every year. Nevertheless, the "Russian Warriors" conquered foreign audiences with their exquisite skills.

However, the "warrior" sometimes falls into trouble. On December 12, 1995, on this cold winter day, five Su -27 fighters of the "Russian Warriors" air show team mysteriously disappeared over the Cam Ranh Bay military base in Vietnam on their way back from Malaysia International Air Show. The tragedy in Cam Ranh Bay claimed the lives of four outstanding aerobatics pilots of the Russian Air Force. This is a painful day in the history of the Russian Air Force and a sad day in the history of aerobatics in the world.

The Swift Air Show Team of the Russian Air Force was established in 1991. The predecessor of Swift Air Show Team is the Air Force of Moscow kubinka Base. Kubinka base is a sacred place in the hearts of Russian fighter pilots and an aviation school to improve their flying skills. For a long time, this flight group has shouldered the dual tasks of completing normal flight training, performing flight performances for foreign delegations and demonstrating the performance of new aircraft. In 1991, a special flight show center was established on the basis of the regiment. In 1995, in the military parade to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War, Swift flew over Moscow with two other air force air show teams, Russian Warriors and Air Hussars, winning bursts of applause and being praised as the pride of the Russian Air Force.

"Swift" Air Show Team uses a real modern fighter: MiG -29 instead of a sports plane or trainer specially used for performance. This excellent fighter makes Swift more agile, and one of the main tasks of Swift Air Show Team is to show its aircraft to the world and attract foreign buyers. In recent years, many countries, especially Southeast Asian countries, have taken a keen interest in Russian advanced MIG -29 fighters and ordered them in succession, among which the Swift Air Show Team played an important role.

The 6-plane performance is the specialty of Swift Air Show Team. In the 28 minutes left blank, they arranged a large number of stunt programs of various formations. Their stunts include "pyramid", "hammer", "star", "arrow" and "cross". All the air programs of Swift Air Show Team are the crystallization of the collective wisdom of pilots. Each new stunt is simulated and calculated by computer in advance, and then trained for a long time. Only then will it be possible to enter the performance program. One of the unique skills of Swift Flying Team is that six MIG-29s complete the thrilling somersault in the air with the landing gear unfurled and the landing lights on. It is said that this was inspired by a flight accident. At that time, a pilot forgot to retract the landing gear when he took off, only to find that it was a "wrong flight" after returning to the ground, but practice proved that MIG-29 had the performance to complete this super-dangerous action. Later, "Swift" decided to add this performance to his performance list.

The superiority of Swift Air Show Team lies in their amazing ability of great changes. Once, the "Swift" air show team flew to Thailand. After refueling and taking off at the midway airport, the pilot found that the newly added fuel was another type, which burned faster than the usual aviation fuel. When they finally landed, due to the exhaustion of fuel, the Swifts had to land under abnormal conditions and could only succeed once. It happened that the weather over the airport did not match the forecast, and the visibility was less than 5 meters. Knowing neither the airport nor the nearby terrain, all the Swifts calmly landed the plane safely, showing superb driving skills.