Civilian Precision

Perhaps it is due to the considerable financial expenditures or the fact that pilots tend to be individualists who are very much reluctant to get subordinated to synchronized flight maneuvers: Reality shows that there are not many civilian aerobatic teams. At AirPower09, however, you will be able to see even four of them:

- The Breitling Jet Team is the largest civilian aerobatic team in Europe. Anyhow, the aircraft they use are military ones: The seven pilots fly Aero L-30 Albatros, which are military jet trainers of Czech origin.

- The Flying Bulls Aerobatic Team belongs to the elite of the European aerobatics scene and will present its incredibly precise formation flight by means of four Zlin 50 LX.

- The T-6 Formation is a family enterprise: Walter Eichhorn and his son Toni Eichhorn will demonstrate in their display the aerobatic fitness of the North American T-6 Texan, which is the most built military trainer so far.

- Finally, the Styrian Blanix team will show that gliders also can be used for formation flight.