January 2001 The owner of a newlyimported Russian Mi2 helicopter has had his aircraft grounded at Californias Hayward Airport while the FAA looks into. United States Air Force Thunderbirds. The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force USAF. The Thunderbirds are assigned to the 5. Wing, and are based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Created in 1. 95. USAF Thunderbirds are the third oldest formal flying aerobatic team under the same name in the world, after the United States Navy. Blue Angels formed in 1. French Air Force. Patrouille de France formed in 1. The Thunderbirds Squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked aircraft. The squadrons name is taken from the legendary creature that appears in the mythologies of several indigenous North American cultures. On 1 March 2. 01. 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USAF announced that due to budget cuts, aerial demonstration team performances would cease indefinitely, effective 1 April 2. On 6 December 2. 01. Thunderbirds announced their 2. Overview. The Thunderbirds Squadron is a named USAF squadron, meaning it does not carry a numerical designation. It is also one of the oldest squadrons in the Air Force, its origins dating to the organization of the 3. Aero Squadron, formed at Kelly Field, Texas on 1. June 1. 91. 7. 3Officers serve a two year assignment with the squadron, while enlisted personnel serve three to four years. As the squadron performs no more than 8. In addition to their air demonstration responsibilities, the Thunderbirds are part of the USAF combat force and if required, can be rapidly integrated into an operational fighter unit. Since 1. February 1. Thunderbirds have been a component of the 5. Wing at Nellis AFB. Since 1. 95. 3, they have flown in front of more than 3. Cd Crack Key more. F 1. 6 Fighting Falcon. The Thunderbirds performing the crossover break. The Thunderbirds perform aerial demonstrations in the F 1. C Fighting Falcon, and they also fly two F 1. D twin seat trainers. The F 1. 6 has been the demonstration aircraft for the Thunderbirds since the 1. In January 1. 98. Diamond Crash of T 3. Talon aircraft which the squadron had flown since 1. Partially as a result of that accident, the squadron switched to the F 1. A, and sat out the 1. The F 1. 6, however, had been considered for transition prior to the accident. In rebuilding the Thunderbird Team, the Air Force recruited previous Thunderbird pilots, qualified each in the F 1. A, and had them begin by flying two ship maneuvers, then expanded the program one airplane at a time up to the full six airplanes. Beginning in June 1. F 1. 6 Thunderbirds were led by Major Jim Latham. The team continues to fly the F 1. F 1. 6A to the F 1. C in 1. 99. 2. 4 Only a few minor modifications differentiate a Thunderbird from an operational F 1. C. These include the replacement of the 2. Thunderbirds glossy red, white, and blue polyurethane paint scheme. All of the modification work is performed at the maintenance depot at Hill AFB near Ogden, Utah. Other than those modifications, the aircraft are taken from the standard USAF inventory as production fighters, and can be returned to an operational squadron in short order without any major modification. General Dynamics F 1. AB Fighting Falcon. During the switch to the F 1. A the Thunderbirds acquired new block 1. USAF units flying the older F 1. As before transitioning into new Cs. They also operated the two seat F 1. B during this time for training new pilots and for VIP flights, these being replaced by the F 1. D when the rest of the squadron transitioned to the F 1. C. Two F 1. 6s demonstrate a Reflection Pass. Lockheed Martin F 1. CD Fighting Falcon Block 3. The block 3. 2HJ aircraft currently assigned to the Thunderbirds were built in 1. Thunderbirds from 1. At their retirement, they were some of the oldest operational F 1. Air Force. Lockheed Martin F 1. CD Fighting Falcon Block 5. In the 2. 00. 9 show season the Thunderbirds transitioned to an updated version of the F 1. The Block 5. 2s have an upgraded avionics package that brings the Thunderbird fleet into alignment with the rest of the worldwide F 1. Additionally, the more powerful Pratt Whitney F1. PW 2. 29 engine adds an additional 3,6. This in turn increases the maximum allowable gross weight for ground handling, taxi, takeoff and in flight maneuvers by nearly 5,0. Support aircraft. Demonstration routine. The Thunderbirds performing their signature bomb burst maneuver. From the end of the runway the 4 ship Thunderbird team get ready to begin their take off roll with the words Thunderbirds, lets run em up being retransmitted from the team leaders mic through the PA system for the crowd to hear. Diamond Historically, as Thunderbirds 1 through 4 lift off, the slot aircraft slips immediately into position behind 1 to create the signature Diamond formation. Thanks to the 2. 00. Block 5. 2, the Diamond now has more than enough thrust to continue to climb straight up into their first maneuver, the Diamond Loop. Solos Thunderbird 5 takes to the air next performing a clean low altitude aileron roll followed by 6 who performs a split S climbing in a near vertical maneuver rolling over and diving back toward show center pulling up just above the runway and exiting in the opposite direction. Two Thunderbirds perform a calypso pass. Much of the Thunderbirds display alternates between maneuvers performed by the diamond, and those performed by the solos. They have a total of 8 different formations The Diamond, Delta, Stinger, Arrowhead, Line Abreast, Trail, Echelon and the Five Card. The arrowhead performs maneuvers in tight formation as close as 1. Fuselage to Canopy separation. They perform formation loops and rolls or transitions from one formation to another. All maneuvers done at speeds of 4. TB4 slot pilot flies as close as 1. TB1, during the arrowhead loop. The opposing solos usually perform their maneuvers just under the speed of sound 5. F 1. 6s by doing maneuvers such as fast passes, slow passes, fast rolls, slow rolls, and very tight turns. Some of their maneuvers include both solo F 1. F 1. 6s being flown back to back in the calypso pass or belly to belly. In mirror formations, one Thunderbird must be inverted, and it is always Thunderbird Number 5. In fact, the 5 on this aircraft is painted on upside down, and thus appears right side up for much of the routine. There is also an extra amount of humor regarding the inverted performance of Thunderbird Five the pilots all wear tailored flight suits with their name and jet number embroidered on the left breast. The 5 is sewn inverted. Nearing the end the Diamond pulls straight up into the vertical to perform the signature Bomb Burst, where all 4 aircraft break off in separate directions while a solo goes straight up through the maneuver and performs aileron rolls until 3 miles above the ground. At the end of the routine, all six aircraft join in formation, forming the Delta. One of the Thunderbirds standing engagements is the annual commencement ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. The jets fly over Falcon Stadium at the precise moment the cadets throw their hats into the air at ceremonys end. History. On 1. 9 September 1. USAF Air Demonstration Squadron was consolidated by Air Force Historical Research Agency AFHRA with the 3. Bombardment Squadron, a unit which was organized on 1. June 1. 91. 7. 7During its operational history, the 3.