--- title: "Aerobatic teams of the world: history, aircraft and displays — OnlyPlanes" description: "Russian Knights, Swifts, Blue Angels, Red Arrows and other aerobatic teams around the world. Browse by country and aircraft type, explore their history and discover their air show appearances." canonical_url: "https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams" locale: en meta: keywords: "aviation, aircraft, airlines, airports, flight" "og:description": "Teams from around the world, their aircraft and the art of formation flying." "og:image": "https://onlyplanes.ru/images/aviation/aircraft/boeing-787.webp" "og:title": "Aerobatic teams — OnlyPlanes" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://onlyplanes.ru/llms.txt) Skill in formation # Aerobatic teams of the worldAerobatic teams of the world Precise formations, synchronised turns and trails of smoke. Meet the teams that turn flying into a spectacle: their history, aircraft and displays. [Air show appearances](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/schedule) Found: 14 of 14 [Russia1991

Russian Knights

A Russian aerobatic team based at Kubinka. It performs formation and solo demonstrations in heavy Sukhoi fighters.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/russian-knights) [Russia1991

Swifts

A Kubinka-based aerobatic team flying MiG-29s. It is known for joint displays with the Russian Knights, including the Kubinka Diamond formation.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/swifts) [United States1946

Blue Angels

The US Navy’s flight demonstration team. Its blue and gold Super Hornets perform tight formations and opposing passes in a programme of formation and solo aerobatics.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/blue-angels) [United States1953

Thunderbirds

The US Air Force’s demonstration squadron. Its red, white and blue F-16s showcase the aircraft’s capabilities and its pilots’ skill at public air displays.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/usaf-thunderbirds) [United Kingdom1964

Red Arrows

The Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team. Its red Hawks and smoke in the colours of the British flag make its displays recognisable around the world.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/red-arrows) [Italy1961

Frecce Tricolori

The Italian Air Force’s national aerobatic team. Its programme combines formation manoeuvres, solo aerobatics and smoke trails in the colours of the Italian flag.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/frecce-tricolori) [France1953

Patrouille de France

The French Air and Space Force’s aerobatic team. Its Alpha Jet displays combine formation changes, synchronised manoeuvres and smoke in the colours of the French flag.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/patrouille-de-france) [China1962

August 1st (Bayi)

The Chinese Air Force’s aerobatic team, also known as Bayi. It performs demonstrations in Chengdu J-10 fighters and represents Chinese aviation at international air shows.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/august-1st-china) [India1996

Surya Kiran

The Indian Air Force’s demonstration team. Its name means “Sun Rays”; its programme in Hawk training aircraft includes nine-aircraft formations.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/surya-kiran) [Canada1971

Snowbirds

The Royal Canadian Air Force’s 431 Air Demonstration Squadron. It performs formation aerobatics and synchronised formation changes in CT-114 Tutors.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/rcaf-snowbirds) [Saudi Arabia1998

Saudi Falcons

The Royal Saudi Air Force’s aerobatic team. It flies Hawk training aircraft in a green and white colour scheme.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/saudi-falcons) [Spain1985

Patrulla Águila

A Spanish aerobatic team whose history is linked to CASA C-101 trainers and San Javier Air Base. It is known for formation flying and formation landings.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/patrulla-aguila) [Switzerland1964

Patrouille Suisse

The Swiss Air Force’s aerobatic team, flying red and white F-5E Tiger IIs. It demonstrates precise formation aerobatics in jet fighters.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/patrouille-suisse) [Russia2004

Falcons of Russia

A team from the Lipetsk aviation centre. Its display programme combines aerobatics with demonstrations of manoeuvring air combat.](https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/falcons-of-russia) Aerobatic teams · News and displays ## There is more sky on TelegramThere is more sky on Telegram Fresh news, photographs and videos without waiting for the next website update. [Visit the channel**@legkoenebo****](https://t.me/legkoenebo) new posts every dayphotos and videosanswers to your questions ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ItemList","name":"Aerobatic teams of the world","numberOfItems":14,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Russian Knights","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/russian-knights"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Swifts","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/swifts"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Blue Angels","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/blue-angels"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Thunderbirds","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/usaf-thunderbirds"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Red Arrows","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/red-arrows"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"name":"Frecce Tricolori","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/frecce-tricolori"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"name":"Patrouille de France","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/patrouille-de-france"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"name":"August 1st (Bayi)","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/august-1st-china"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"name":"Surya Kiran","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/surya-kiran"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":10,"name":"Snowbirds","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/rcaf-snowbirds"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":11,"name":"Saudi Falcons","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/saudi-falcons"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":12,"name":"Patrulla Águila","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/patrulla-aguila"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":13,"name":"Patrouille Suisse","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/patrouille-suisse"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":14,"name":"Falcons of Russia","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams/falcons-of-russia"}]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en#website","@type":"WebSite","description":"News, stories and rare images from the world of aviation","inLanguage":"en-GB","name":"OnlyPlanes","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en","publisher":{"@id":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en#identity"},"translationOfWork":{"@id":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en#website"}},{"@id":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams#webpage","@type":"WebPage","description":"Russian Knights, Swifts, Blue Angels, Red Arrows and other aerobatic teams around the world. Browse by country and aircraft type, explore their history and discover their air show appearances.","name":"Aerobatic teams of the world: history, aircraft and displays","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aerobatic-teams","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en#website"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://onlyplanes.ru/aerobatic-teams"]}],"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en#logo"}},{"@id":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en#identity","@type":"Organization","name":"OnlyPlanes","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en","logo":{"@id":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en#logo"},"sameAs":["https://t.me/legkoenebo"]},{"@id":"https://onlyplanes.ru/en#logo","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"OnlyPlanes","contentUrl":"https://onlyplanes.ru/search-logo.png","inLanguage":"en-GB","url":"https://onlyplanes.ru/search-logo.png"}]} ``` ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](https://onlyplanes.ru/sitemap.md) for all pages.