Strizhi

Strizhi

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237 TsPAT (237th Centre for Display of Aviation Equipment)


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dates= May 6, 1991 to the Present
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The Strizhi (Swifts ( _ru. Стрижи)) are a Soviet and later Russian aerobatic performance demonstrator team connected with the Russian Air Force.

In July 1983 the 234 Guards Fighter Regiment based in Kubinka air base was among the first regular aviation regiments to receive 4th generation fighters Mig-29. Regiment started tailoring a team of military pilots, boasting perfect aerobatic techniques, to carry out demonstration flights on Mig-29s in the mid-1980s, when the Air Force was just embarking on mastering aircraft of this type. Military pilots, headed by Lieutenant Colonel A.N. Kutuzov, an Honorary Military Pilot of Russia, were tasked with perfecting aerobatics in a formation of six aircraft sometimes spaced three metres apart.

The team is considered to have officially been established on May 6, 1991, when it carried out demonstration flights under the name of Swifts or Strizhi ( _ru. Стрижи) for the first time. After the show Air Marshal Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub personally decorated pilots of the aerobatic team with medals "For Strengthening Combat Commonwealth Between States"

In October 1991 the Strizhi aerobatic team carried out its first demonstration flights abroad, when it paid a visit to the Swedish Uppsala airbase. The Strizhi first public foreign demonstration took place in France in May 1992 during the air show, devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Normandy-Neman squadron. The aerobatic team's airmanship amazed experienced western public. The tight six-aircraft formation carried out almost every aerobatic stunt: oblique loop, loop-the-loop, barrel roll, etc. The flight formations constantly changed as well: the echelon formation transformed into the "envelope", the "cross", the "pyramid", the "wing", and the "star" formations. The demonstration flight ended with a spectacular break-up of aircraft to various directions, the so-called "tulip" break-up, followed by a volley of flares, fired by fighters.

In 1993 the Strizhi took part in the LIMA'93 air show on the island of Langkawi in Malaysia, as well as air shows in Belgium and Thailand. At the Thailand air show the team's aircraft mechanics set something of a record in assembling aircraft: four Mig-29s were dismantled and delivered to Thailand aboard an An-124 air transport, and Russian aircraft technicians and mechanics managed to get them operational within only three days. In 1995 the Strizhi visited Sweden once again, and in 1997 the team paid a visit to Finland.

The Strizhi aerobatic team has conducted 50 demonstration flights on an annual basis since 1991. Its pilots have visited in excess of 28 foreign states. The team traditionally participates in Tushino air parades and Zhukovsky air shows. The team's pilots have repeatedly carried out demonstration flights during numerous celebrations, devoted to anniversaries of various cities, including the 850th anniversary of Moscow.

In 1993 the Strizhi aerobatic team merited the title of the World's Best Aerobatic Team, while in 1997 Nikolay Dyatel won the first prize in solo flying at the international air show in Finland.

Team today since 2008

Selutin Viktor Markovich: Guards colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team commander. Tail wingman, team leader.
Morozov Valeriy Anatolyevich: Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot. Team leader.
Sokolov Igor Evgenevich: Guards lieutenant colonel, aerobatic team deputy commander. Left wingman.
Osyaikin Sergey Ivanovich: Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot. Right wingman.
Koposov Dmitriy Alexandrovich: Guards lieutenant colonel, aerbatic team deputy commander. Right wingman, single aerobatic, extreme flying.
Prohorov Aleksey Vladimirovich: Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot, left wingman.
Vasiliev Sergey Alekseevich: Guards lieutenant colonel, “Strizhi” aerobatic team master pilot.
Kuznetsov Denis: Captain, “Strizhi” aerobatic team pilot.

External links

* [http://www.strizhi.ru Strizhi.Ru] Official Strizhi support team website (Russian language)
* [http://www.strizhi.info Strizhi.Info] Official Strizhi support team website (English language)


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