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The show for the 2011 season is completely new. The show demonstrates the limits of the F-16 and of the pilot flying it. The figures the pilot flies with the F-16 are standard figures which every F-16 pilot within the Belgian Air Component masters. The difficulty concerning this show is to perform all those figures in a fluent composition as well as low altitudes of around 500 ft (150m).
Two routines are flown. One for the nice summer days (which lasts 11.5 minutes and contains 18 figures) and a somewhat reduced version for the typical European summer days (which lasts about 2 minutes less and contains 2 figures less, accompanied by some adapted routines for low cloud cover).
| Good weather routine: |
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Manoeuvre |
Alt (ft) |
Speed (kn) |
| 1. |
Straight take-off with delayed gear up. |
500 |
250
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| 2. |
A 60° climb at 2/3rd of the runway with 45° out. |
2500 |
140 |
| 3. |
A high G barrel roll. |
1800 |
300
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| 4. |
A 270° roll. |
500 |
349 |
| 5. |
An inverted half clover turning to datum.
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3500 |
300 |
| 6. |
A half Cuban eight. |
3500 |
300 |
| 7. |
A split-S with a double four point roll. |
3500 |
349 |
| 8. |
An roll 45° back. |
500 |
400 |
| 9. |
A looping. |
3500 |
349 |
| 10. |
A climbing split-S. |
500 |
349
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| 11. |
An inverted flight with a roll on datum. |
500 |
380
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| 12. |
A climb over the top with 45° out and acceleration. |
500 |
420 |
| 13. |
A high speed pass. |
200 |
M 0.95
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| 14. |
A climb and spiralling descent. |
12000 |
300 |
| 15. |
A low speed pass from 2/3rd of the runway with 90° out. |
500 |
280 |
| 16. |
A half Cuban eight turning to datum. |
3000 |
300 |
| 17. |
A high speed slice with 45° out and rolls. |
500 |
M 0.85
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| 18. |
Landing. |
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Time: 11'30'' |
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| Bad weather routine: |
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Manoeuvre |
Alt (ft) |
Speed (kn) |
| 1. |
Straight take-off with delayed gear up. |
500 |
300 |
| 2. |
A climb 45° out with 270° back. |
1500 |
300 |
| 3. |
Three aileron rolls with 270°out to 45° in. |
500 |
420 |
| 4. |
A roll with 45° out to datum. |
500 |
300 |
| 5. |
A level turn with derry on the axis. |
500 |
300 |
| 6. |
A horizontal half Cuban eight. |
500 |
300 |
| 7. |
A knife edge pass with 270° to datum. |
500 |
420 |
| 8. |
An inverted pass with roll. |
500 |
420 |
| 9. |
A slow speed pass with climb. |
500 |
110 |
| 10. |
A high G barrel roll with double four point roll. |
1500 |
300 |
| 11. |
A roll with 45° out and acceleration. |
500 |
420 |
| 12. |
A high speed pass with climb. |
200 |
M 0.95 |
| 13. |
A high G turn. |
1500 |
300 |
| 14. |
A low approach with extended gear and climbing to datum with a double roll. |
1500 |
280 |
| 15. |
A half Cuban eight turning to datum. |
500 |
300 |
| 16. |
Landing. |
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Time: 9'30'' |
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