Members of the PC-7 Team aerobatics team of the Swiss Air Force displaying at the 2015 Royal International AirTattoo (RIAT).
The PC-7 Team is an aerobatics team of the Swiss Air Force. It derives its name from the airplane used, nine Pilatus PC-7 trainers. The team was established in 1987, but did not return next season. In 1989 it was re-established for the 75th birthday of the Swiss Air Force. Most displays are in Switzerland, but since 1992 the team has occasionally performed abroad. Since the establishment the team flies with Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer. In October 2006, it was replaced by the NCPC-7, which is a PC-7 equipped with a new cockpit. The PC-7 Team is flying nine Pilatus PC-7 in the standard configuration of the Swiss Air Force's PC-7. The PC-7 Team still uses the unique Swiss Air Force Bambini-Code for its radio communication. The PC-7 Team's homebase is Dübendorf Air Base, but they often operate from Militärflugplatz Emmen or Locarno Airport. All Pilots of the PC-7 Team are full-time military pilots and usually fly the F/A-18. The show program is made from 23 different elements. In 2014 the nine aircraft were fitted with smoke generators, it was publicly used for the first time on 1 August 2014 at Buochs Airport at the roll-out of the Pilatus smoke system was built and financed by the company Pilatus Aircraft. Currently are 7 smoking systems available who can be mounted in the luggage compartment of the PC-7. The diesel-oil mixture is injected into the right exhaust of the PC-7. For large airshows like RIAT the PC-7 Team often flies in the opening of the flight demonstration with the Super Puma Display Team in a joint flyover formation, as it did here at RIAT 2015.
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Location: RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire UK
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: aerobatic, air, aircraft, airtattoo, display, flying, international, pc-7, pilatus, riat, royal, show, swiss, team
