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Hyderabad is acceptable for a high-octane aerial spectacle arsenic the Suryakiran aerobatic squad of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Mark Jefferies Global Stars aerobatic squad from the United Kingdom hole to execute astatine Wings India 2026. Short aerobatic displays volition beryllium held from January 28 to 31 astatine Begumpet Airport, promising 4 days of precision flying and melodramatic entity choreography.
The Suryakiran aerobatic team, wide known arsenic the ‘Ambassadors of the Indian Air Force’, is the lone nine-aircraft aerobatic squad successful Asia. Flying the distinctive red-and-white Hawk Mk-132 jets, the squad is known for its choky formations and synchronised manoeuvres that bespeak the precision and professionalism of the IAF.
“ From the graceful loop and the thrilling tube rotation to the gravity-defying inverted flying and the crowd-favourite DNA manoeuvre, each show volition showcase the pilots’ unmatched expertise and coordination,” a subordinate of the squad said.
Adding an planetary magnitude to the flying show volition beryllium the Mark Jefferies Global Stars aerobatic team. Speaking to The Hindu, a subordinate of the UK-based squad said India has go a acquainted and much-loved destination for the pilots, who person been performing successful the state since 2014.
Mark Jefferies Global Stars aerobatic squad acceptable for Wings India 2026 astatine Hyderabad’s Begumpet Airport. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
“We person been to India successful 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024 and present 2026,” helium said, underscoring the team’s long-standing relation with Indian aerial shows.
The squad volition diagnostic Mark Jefferies arsenic squad leader, on with Chris Burkett, Peter Wells and Chris Heames. They volition alert the Extra 330SC, a high-performance aerobatic craft known for its agility and precision, making it a preferred prime for precocious show flying.
Describing their routine, the squad subordinate said the show is compact and features their trademark “dotty” fume effect. During the performance, the pilots volition gully 2 hearts much than 1,000 feet precocious successful the sky. The enactment volition besides see a melodramatic series successful which 2 craft abstracted earlier executing a bid of absorption crosses, closing successful astatine speeds exceeding 400 miles per hour.
