Friday, August 30, 2013

Sarang & Surya Kiran - Indian Air Force's [IAF] Aerial Demonstration Teams

Some cool, hi-res images showing the much acclaimed arms of the Indian Air Force [IAF] in action.

Both, the Surya Kiran & the Sarang, are sought after teams that have performed all over India & abroad. In fact, the Sarang team, flying their specially painted, indigenously developed Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter [ALH] were judged the 'Best looking close formation' aerobatic team at the ILA Berlin Air Show in 2008, which Wikipedia informs happens to be the world's oldest airshow. No mean feat, this winning. They've also given demonstrations in countries like Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and others. Besides being an unadulterated visual treat, such displays also help highlight the capabilities & versatilities of the platform, positively influence prospective buyers towards it - golden egg laying goose.

This, below, might be one of the rare pictures, available on the Internet, where the Surya Kirans have been photographed in action, from the air.

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via www.allaboutbelgaum.com

Found some nicely shot pictures of them, in midst of all others, in this Flickr Account. Posting them here. Feast for the eyes. Wallpaper for the desktop.

click on the images to view them in larger size

  • Sarang Helicopter Display Team
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  • Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team [SKAT]
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Godspeed

Also Read: Indian Light Combat Helicopter [LCH] TD-2 [Photographs]