Russian Knights aerobatic crews arrive in China for international air show
According to the ministry, the Russian Knights crews held qualification flights and aerial training ahead of their aerobatics show, which will be held at Zhuhai airfield in China
MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. Crews of the Russian Knights aerobatics team flying their Su-35S and Su-30SM multi-role fighter jets arrived in China for the international Airshow China 2024, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"Crews of the Russian Knights aerobatics team flying their Su-35S and Su-30SM multi-role fighter jets arrived in the People's Republic of China to take part in the international Airshow China 2024," it said.
According to the ministry, the Russian Knights crews held qualification flights and aerial training ahead of their aerobatics show, which will be held at Zhuhai airfield in China. At Airshow China, the Russian Knights will show off performance and technical capabilities of the ultra-maneuverable, state-of-the-art Russian Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets.
The ministry said the Russian Knights pilots will for the first time demonstrate aerobatics by a single Su-35S aircraft and a group of six of them. The audience will be shown such maneuvers as the loop-the-loop, oblique loop, barrel roll, and the bell maneuver.