Brazilian Smoke Squadron coming to Dayton Air Show
Thursday, January 18, 2007 Categories: Air Shows
and aerobatics
Not a jet team, you say? I saw this team perform at its first Dayton air show in 1986 and again in 1993. I enjoyed it as much as the military jet teams, in part because its members fly with the same crisp precision as the jet teams. The propeller-driven Tucanos may lack the ear-shattering roar of jets, but the slower-flying Embraers can fly more compact maneuvers that keep them in front of the crowd, instead of roaring in and out of sight every minute.
But the air show will have a jet team, too. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are scheduled to fly here as part of the Air Force’s “Heritage to Horizons” 60th anniversary celebration. It will be the team’s first visit to Dayton since gaining female pilots, with two in the formation this year.
Other popular acts on the air show bill are the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, aerobatic champions Jim LeRoy and Skip Stewart, daredevil wing walking Double Trouble, the ShockWave triple-engine jet truck and more. Officials say they will announce more features in the coming months.
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