9 June 2008
Aerobatics Sport
Aerobatics is the skillful demonstration of flying maneuvers for recreation or entertainment. Aerobatics is also a famous and well known sport. The pilots fly the aeroplane in different aerobatic maneuvers such as rotation, looping and different styles of flying. The aerobatic aircrafts usually fall under two categories namely specialist and capable. The famous aerobatic teams in India and abroad which perform excellent aerobatic public air shows are the following, namely - Sagar Pawan (Indian Navy), Surya kiran (Indian Air Force), Sarang (Indian Air Force), Blue Angels (US Navy), Thunderbirds (US Air Force), Blue Eagles (UK), Rouletters (Royal Australian Airforce), the Blue Diamonds (Philippine Air Force), Sherdils (Pakistan Airforce), Partrouille da France (French Airforce). International and national aerobatic air shows competitions have become a popular sport today across the world.