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Russian Knights at the air show in Bahrain.
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Unfortunately, our aircraft have not recently often gives us a reason to be proud of its achievements. No, of course, success is there, but not as much as we would like. Almost the only thing we are proud of for many years in a row, and who is the best in the world, so it's Russian Knights aerobatic team.

When they are in the sky, there is hardly a person able to calmly watch their flight. For SU-27 - it's not something legenky training planes, which serves the majority of aerobatic teams. SU-27 - it's a huge and heavy machine of. Making it flutter in the sky could only our aces.

Russian Knights became the highlight of the Bahrain air show. Many visitors come to the salon only in order to see our guys in the air and take pictures with them on the ground. When the Knights went on the air show exhibition, all parted in front of them and respectfully welcomed. They respected. They were afraid.

Within three days, while there was an air show, I watched them on the ground and in the air. Today, under the cut pictures of aerobatics, and tomorrow see photos from the ground. I'll show you everything that is usually behind the scenes ...



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Take off Knights pairs:



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The first half performance fly rhombus:



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Flying at low speed. To slow down on top of the SU-27 brake pads are raised:



Flying over the flag of Bahrain:



Span dense diamond:



All vehicles are approaching each other at a minimum distance of:



Flight controls radioed Flight Director (RP). He stands with a walkie-talkie on the ground and tells the boys what maneuver and when do:



Speech Knights lasts about 40 minutes. Somewhere they do dissolve, ie scatter in different directions:



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Then begins an individual aerobatics and acrobatics in pairs:



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Flying at low altitude over the Vzletka:



The most spectacular maneuver - a movement on a collision course. That is, two aircraft flying at high speed toward each other and the last roll moment 90 degrees apart and disperse in the air, almost Chirkov each other head:



From spectator stands it looks very impressive:



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Thereafter Knights return to earth:



To quench rate again used brake pads:



Toward the end of the strip SU-27 fires a brake parachute. First, a little:



He already draws 2 large parachute. By the way, note the size of the SU-27 and Aermacchi MB339A, where flying aerobatic team "Arabian Knights» Al Fursan UAE. As they say, feel the difference:



At the end of the band and their parachutes shoot take technology:



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A Knights slowly return to base:



In the next post read about themselves Russian Knights. We met and became friends at the air show. Stay Tuned!



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