THE AEROBATS — THE WORLD'S GREAT AERIAL DEMONSTRATION TEAMS —
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 978-1854221636 |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85422-163-9 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Hardcover ( rounded spine binding ) |
| Special Features | Dust Jacket |
| Condition | Good |
| Author(s) | Bill Yenne |
| Publisher | Magna Books |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Published date | 1991 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 24.5 x 33 x 1.1 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION CIVILE • AVIATION MILITAIRE • LA VOLTIGE OU ACROBATIE AÉRIENNE • LES PATROUILLES ACROBATIQUES |
Description
The boom of thundering turbojets suddenly envelops the crowd, as a half-dozen jets in brilliant colors streak past so low that you can see the pilot's faces. Before you've had a chance to catch your breath they're in a vertical climb, culminating in a parasol break finale that sends jets to nearly every point of the compass with a giant starfish of white contrails framed against the brilliant blue of a summer sky.
Each year tens of millions of people attend airshows throughout the world, making aerobatics one of the most popular live spectator sports. The Aerobats brings the excitement from the skies to the armchair by introducing the reader to the world's great precision teams.
Inheritors of the barnstorming daredevils of aviation's pioneering days, today's aerobats are well-practiced professionals with cool, steady hands who spend more time in rehearsal than they do in performance. Seat-of-the-pants improvisation has given way to exact timing and exacting teamwork. The results are spectacular and often unbelievable displays.
Organized aerobatic teams with proud and exciting traditions are now an integral part of most modern air forces. Among those highlighted in The Aerobats are:
THE BLACK KNIGHTS
THE BLUE ANGELS
ESQUADRILHA DA FUMACA
FRECCE TRICOLORI
JASKA 4
KIWI RED
PATROUILLE DE FRANCE
PATROUILLE SUISSE
THE RED ARROWS
THE RED CHECKERS
THE ROULETTES
THE SILVER FALCONS/SILBER VALKE
THE SNOWBIRDS
THE THUNDERBIRDS