Rus' (aerobatic team). Believe in a dream: aerobatic team "Rus" Air Group Rus

I just want to say thank you so much for this!
In general, the aviation theme is very attractive to me, yes, I'm afraid of heights and at the same time I "get sick" with airplanes, I don't even know more as a photographer or just as an average person, so I try to "touch" this world as often as possible.
Scene: Pushkin airfield,

Harbor Lenexpo - demonstration performances at the closing of the Naval Salon.

Time of action: July 4-5
Characters: aerobatic team"Rus", Liza Kovganova (press secretary of the aerobatic team), Masha mitrofanova_m , Alexei alekoz , Victor viktardzerkach and Andrey dandy_jr , later Maxim also joined us meteo .

The sky that day pleased not only with the sun, but also with beautiful clouds! .. And while we were waiting for the arrival of the aerobatic team, a pleasant bonus of staying on the airfield was the opportunity to shoot and communicate with other aerobatic teams - "Swifts" and "Knights", but I will talk about this next time .... but for now, look at what SKY!!

Aerobatic team "Rus" - the oldest aviation aerobatics team in Russia.
The squadron was formed in 1987 on the basis of the Vyazemsky Aviation Training Center, where it is still based.
The history of the group began with a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on the celebration of the 70th anniversary October revolution, in honor of which it was decided to arrange a grandiose aviation and sports festival at the airfield in Tushino. The Vyazemsky UAC was given the task of assembling and training a squadron of aerobatic pilots in record time. It was then that ten L-39 Albatross were transferred to the Center from the Air Force, on which they were to perform in front of the audience. But the pilots had neither piloting schemes nor experience, all this had to be worked out in just three months .. And they did it! On June 3, 1987, a formation of 9 aircraft was built in the air for the first time.. This day we consider the day of creation aerobatic team "Rus".
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Well, in the meantime, we are waiting for the "X" time ... you can chat and, of course, take pictures of the planes that have already arrived in Pushkin and are waiting for their "brothers"
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Historical reference: Vyazemsky educational aviation center DOSAAF was founded on June 2, 1960 for the training and retraining of flight and engineering personnel of the Armed Forces. Over the entire period, about 5,000 pilots were trained to serve in the Air Force and form a reserve, first on MIG-15, MIG-17 aircraft, and then on L-29 and L-39 aircraft. Many distinguished pilots and cosmonauts were trained at the Center, including Svetlana Savitskaya.
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It seems that this day will be remembered for a long time ... the field, the sun, the planes ... Here you understand that these planes and this group really suit their name - "Rus".
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Reflections .. reflections everywhere .. we and the planes!
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and finally, we were informed that they were arriving! Hooray!
Before landing, the group broke up and sat down one by one. You feel just the same delight when you can see these steel birds up close!
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Since 2011, the Vyazemsky UAC and the Rus aerobatic team have been led by pilot-instructor and team leader Anatoly Marunko. The engineering and technical staff is led by Viktor Gurchenkov and Alexander Kotov. The pilots of the squadron "Rus" are the only pilots in our country who perform on airplanes L-39 "Albatross".
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The wait is so long, and the arrival is so fast .. they are already taxiing to the parking lot, where we are waiting for them!
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The group includes: leader of the group - Anatoly Marunko, followers - Nikolai Zherebtsov, Mikhail Kolle, Nikolai Alekseev, Yuri Lukinchuk, soloists - Stanislav Dremov and Igor Dushechkin. All pilots of the group have the qualification of a first-class pilot-instructor and have more than 3.5 thousand flight hours on various types of aircraft. This is a well-coordinated team of people who love their job and truly create in the air.
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And now it's my turn .. I was sitting in the cabin of the Swifts, but here I just looked in, I could not resist, because it's interesting!
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Well, how can you resist and not take a photo for memory ... Thanks to Masha mitrofanova_m for saving history :)
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41. And then everyone rushed to shoot reflections and take selfies .. it was funny to watch it all "from the inside" :)


42. Thanks again to Masha for these photos.

In the meantime, the planes are undergoing technical inspection and refueling. Tomorrow is the performance.
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Pilots of the "Rus" squadron are the only pilots in our country flying L-39 "Albatross". These light jet attack aircraft are used by the Russian Air Force as trainers. Modest, in comparison with fourth-generation fighters, the flight performance of this aircraft (wing span - 9.46 m, maximum speed- 750 km / h, maximum takeoff weight - 4700 kg) determine the style of piloting. After all, each group is unique. The pilots of "Rus" first of all demonstrate the national school of flying skills and flying skills.

Today the aerobatic team "Rus" is a team of masters of synchronized aerobatics of the highest international level. In the arsenal of Smolensk aces the most complex elements aerobatics, and a rich program of performances invariably delights even the most demanding spectators. The "highlight" of the group can be called the color accompaniment of each air show. The colored smoke generation system that each aircraft is equipped with makes it possible to present well-known aerobatic maneuvers in a new light. The pilots literally paint the sky in the colors of the Russian tricolor, and the golden train, which stretches behind the soloist's plane when performing the most complex cascade of barrels, invariably gives the audience a "sunny" mood.
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And this "fan" turned out to be especially good against the background of seagulls that fly in the harbor.
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And the final chord!!!
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And the most exciting thing is that anyone who wants adventure, adrenaline and just to visit the sky, pay attention to the fact-finding flights:

About the history and news can be found on the website of the aerobatic team: http://russ-pilot.ru
and also find them on Instagram using the #ruspolet tag (and tag them when you shoot), and here is their account on this network: https://instagram.com/ruspolet1
And once again, thanks to the aerobatic team RUS and our community for a wonderful opportunity to touch the dream and for communication.

And yes .. to be continued, because at the airport while waiting, other aerobatic teams had so many interesting things, and the next day I didn’t just watch their performance over St. Petersburg, of course I filmed!

I could not get accreditation in time, I had to go by transfer with the "Golden Barrel". And I didn't regret it.
On August 30, the day of my visit, the premiere of the aerobatics figure took place, named after the official partner of MAKS-2013, a premium beer brand.

2. In the program of the aerobatic team "Rus" of the Vyazemsky aviation training center DOSAAF, several figures were announced, which eventually became a kind of warm-up before the climax of the performance: Classical barrel - axial rotation of the aircraft by 360 degrees, Fixed barrel - barrel with fixation in various phases of rotation, and, finally, the Golden Barrel.

3. Solo on L - 39.

4. Aerobatic team "Rus" is the only aerobatic team in Russia that uses colored smoke in their performances. The color smoke generation system, which is equipped with all aircraft of the group, allows you to diversify each performance with unique patterns that make the performance more spectacular.

5. The pilots of the squadron "Rus" performed the figure without a single hesitation, but, unfortunately, due to low cloud cover, I could not make a decent shot.

6. The press secretary comments on the performance of the group "Rus".

7. After the premiere of the aerobatics for journalists accredited at MAKS-2013, a press conference was held with the participation of the brand's management and representatives of the Rus aerobatic team.

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10. Journalists and pilots were offered to try premium Russian beer "Zolotaya Bochka" (non-alcoholic).

The pilots said that after Serdyukov's reforms, the Rus aerobatic team survived only thanks to businessmen and enthusiasts.

12. L-39 "Albatross" aerobatic team "Rus".

Story

Soon, at the end of 1987, Colonel Yuri Dmitrievich Bykov was appointed head of the Vyazemsky Aviation Training Center and leader of the aerobatic team. The program of the aerobatic team was improved, and was repeatedly demonstrated at various solemn events.

Composition of the group

Leading groups(at various times): in 1987 - Farid Akchurin, in 1987-1991 - Yu. D. Bykov, in 1991-2002 - Evgeny Burchanov.

Initial line-up groups: Farid Akchurin (head of the aviation center), Valentin Selyavin, Sergei Borisovich Bondarenko, Sergei Petrovich Bondarenko, Nikolai Zhdanov, Kazimir Noreika, Alexander Pryadilshchikov, Nikolai Chekashkin, Vladimir Arkhipov, Nikolai Zolotarev, Viktor Aleinikov (from 1991 to 1994 inclusive - leading link). Separately, a solo performance was prepared by Nikolai Pogrebnyak.

The composition of the group in 2000:

Group line-up in 2007(flight director Evgeny Burchanov):

Currently Squadron "Rus" performs flights as part of 6 aircraft:

• Leader of the group - Anatoly Mikhailovich Marunko;
• Tail wingman - Nikolai Mikhailovich Zherebtsov;
• Left wingman - Mikhail Alekseevich Kolle;
• Right wingman - Nikolai Yegorovich Alekseev;
• Solo aerobatics - Stanislav Lvovich Dremov;
• Solo aerobatics - Igor Anatolyevich Dushechkin.

At the Day of the City in Saransk on June 12, 2011, "Rus" performed as part of 5 aircraft. 4 aircraft in the "branded" coloring performed group aerobatics, 1 aircraft in camouflage and insignia of the Russian Air Force performed individual figures. On June 25, 2011, at the Wings of Parma festival in the city of Perm, Rus performed with 5 aircraft, group aerobatics was performed both in a group of 5 aircraft and 4 aircraft. On June 29 and 30, 2013 in the same Perm on the "Wings of Parma" group aerobatics were performed on 4 and 5 aircraft, solo aerobatics was performed by Stanislav Lvovich Dremov.

Speeches

1987

• August 18 - performance at the air parade in Tushino

1992

• International Aviation and Space Exhibition "Mosaeroshow-92" (August 11-16, 1992)

1993

• I International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-1993 (August 31 - September 5, 1993)

1995

• II International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-1995 (August 22-27, 1995)

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2005

• June 11 - performance at City Day in Kirov
• August 16-21 - VII International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2005

2009

• June 26 - performance at the Youth Day in Naberezhnye Chelny
• June 28 - performance at the City Day in Arkhangelsk

2010

• July 25 - performance at the Day of the Navy in Severodvinsk
• August 12 and 15 - performance at the InterAeroCom 2010 Air Show in St. Petersburg
• September - performance at the Hydroaviasalon in Gelendzhik
• October 2 - performance at the Aeromir-XXI air show (ukr. Aviasvit-XXI listen)) in Gostomel, Ukraine

2011

• June 12 - performance at the City Day in Saransk
• June 25 - performance at the Sokol airbase in the city of Perm. The performance was held as part of the White Nights project
• June 30 - performance at the V International Naval Show in St. Petersburg
• August 16-21 - X International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2011
• September 11 - performance at the City Day in Nizhny Novgorod

2012

• May 12-13 - performance in honor of the opening of the port-museum "Lennusadam" in Tallinn, Estonia
• July 7 - performance at the rock festival NASHESTIE
• August 10-12 - performance at the Common Sky air show, timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Russian Air Force
• September 15 - performance at the bottom of the city of Penza
• September 22 - performance in Veliky Novgorod at the celebration of the 1150th anniversary of Russian statehood
• September 27-30 - performance at the 8th International Aviation and Space Salon "AVIASVIT-XXI" in Kyiv (Gostomel settlement, Kyiv-Antonov airfield)
• October 14 - performance at the military-historical holiday "Moscow is behind us: 1941"

2013

• June 20 - performance at the graduation in Ulyanovsk (" Runway 2013")
• June 29-30 - performance at the Wings of Parma festival in Perm, at the Sokol airbase and the Frola airfield
• July 4 - performance at the opening of the Naval Salon in St. Petersburg
• July 28 - Navy Day, Arkhangelsk and Severodvinsk
• August 2 - performance at the corporate party of Wargaming.net (in honor of the 15th anniversary of the company) over the Stalin Line (Republic of Belarus)
• August 30-September 1 - XI International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2013

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2015

2016

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2018

• August 2 - performance in Ufa at the celebration of the Airborne Forces Day.
• August 4 - performance in Omsk at the bottom of the city
• August 5 - performance in Novosibirsk at the celebration of Aviation Day.
• August 10 - performance in Kazan at the festival "I choose the sky"
• August 25 - performance in Voronezh on the territory of the airport on the day of open doors.

Aerobatics elements

Aerobatics team "Rus" has its own program of performances, containing various elements of group and single aerobatics. G-loads experienced by pilots range from -4 to +8. The minimum distance between aircraft during flight is one meter.

Formation aerobatics

• "Pass Through"- an element of oncoming aerobatics. One plane passes through a formation of six planes.
• "Fan"- a single plane rolls around five planes flying in a diamond formation. Initially, it was carried out by only two aircraft - one rolls around the trajectory of the other.
• "Mirror"- the passage of a pair of aircraft with lowered landing gear, the leader makes a half-roll and begins an inverted flight. When flying in front of the audience, the impression is briefly created “ specular reflection» wingman aircraft.
• "Cross"- a group of aircraft flies in the "cross" formation (Christian). This figure is performed by a group of 6 or 9 aircraft. In a group of 6 aircraft, the aerobatics element is performed as follows: four aircraft line up behind each other, and two more - symmetrically on the sides at the level of the second aircraft in the row; in a group of 9 aircraft - five aircraft line up sequentially in a row, the remaining four - symmetrically in pairs on the sides of the second in a row.
• Dissolution of the "Fountain"- carried out by four aircraft.
• Dissolution "Tulip"- carried out by six aircraft.
• "Heart"- Two planes (or two links - six planes) draw a figure in the shape of a heart with a white train, a single “arrow” plane “pierces” it.
• "Barrel Four"- four planes roll around their trajectory (in this case, a “flip” of the formation occurs, and then return to their original positions).
• "Steam barrel"- similar to the "Barrel Four", but it is performed by two aircraft.

Single aerobatics

• Flight to WWI- the aircraft flies over the runway with the landing gear extended, after which it removes them and continues flying at an extremely low altitude equal to one meter. The speed of the aircraft is 400 km/h.
• "Bell"- see bell.
• "Rising Corkscrew Barrel"- a barrel with a climb. For the first time on the L-39, it was performed by the soloist of the Rus group Valery Sobolev.
• "Drunken Pilot Landing"- when approaching for a landing, the aircraft begins to perform abrupt maneuvers with climb and loss of altitude.

1. Any journey begins with a harsh checkpoint: concrete blocks, a caponier with a machine gun and how The Last Frontier- a rolling barrier with spiked teeth capable of stopping at least an armored personnel carrier or a medium tank. Somewhere in the distance, a Mi-8 helicopter is hiding behind a hill

2. Mi-8, Mi-24 helicopters of the Russian Air Force, as well as the 20th Aircraft Repair Plant of the RF Ministry of Defense, are based at the Pushkin military airfield.

3. In the morning, helicopters take off from the airfield and leave for the planned exercise area.

5. We were invited to the shooting of the "Rus" aerobatic team, to get acquainted with the crew and look at the planes on which

The squadron was formed in 1987 on the basis of the Vyazemsky Aviation Training Center. The Vyazemsky Aviation Training Center DOSAAF was founded on June 2, 1960 to train the flight and engineering staff of the Armed Forces. Many distinguished pilots and cosmonauts were trained at the Center, including Svetlana Savitskaya.

To perform at the traditional parade in Tushino, the DOSAAF Center received ten L-39 light aircraft. The pilots made their first performance - a formation of 9 aircraft on June 3, 1987, and this day is considered the birthday of the Rus aerobatic team.

6. The group performs on Czech-made aircraft L-39 Albatross.

These light aircraft are used in the Russian Air Force and in 30 other countries as trainers. The characteristics of the car are very modest: the wingspan is 9.46 m, the maximum speed is 750 km / h, the maximum take-off weight is 4700 kg. Now L-39s are gradually being replaced by more modern Yak-130s.

7. The group flew to St. Petersburg as part of five L-39s and an L-410 escort aircraft to perform at the seventh International Naval Show in the harbor of Vasilyevsky Island. Aerobatic team "Rus" performs at the opening and closing ceremonies of the cabin.

8. The demonstration program of the group "Rus" is a colorful aerial performance, consisting of the most spectacular elements of group and single aerobatics. The invariable adornment of the program are such figures as the oncoming passage of a group of six and a single aircraft, the passage of the "five" in a rhombus with the performance of a single aircraft "barrels" around the trajectory of the "five" ("fan"), the passage of a pair with lowered landing gear, the lead - in the return flight ("mirror"), "dissolution".

9. Peculiar calling card squadron was the execution of the figure of the "heart", pierced by an arrow-plane. During the execution of some elements, the distance from wing to wing in the group is reduced to 1 meter.

10. We had the opportunity and we hung the entire cabin with video cameras

11. Technicians prepare the car for departure.

13.9 aircraft were recently repainted in black and gold livery. One solo car was left in the original white and blue color.

14. The aircraft engine develops 1800 kgf. Protruding tubes - smoke escort hoses.

16. The main source of funding for the group is piloting training, performances at holidays and rides for those who wish.

17. At the opening of the International Naval Salon, in addition to the Vyazma "Rus", they invited the "Swifts" on the MiG-29 and the "Russian Knights".

18. "Swifts" and "Knights" constantly fly together, and are based on the same airfield.

20. At 11:30, the Knights were the first to take off

22. Lined up in formation and went towards the Harbor

23. "Swifts" are based in Kubinka, and next year, 2016, will celebrate its 25th anniversary.

24. A few minutes later, the Swifts took off

25. Chadit MiG-29 fairly, almost like Tu-134

26. Escort aircraft L-410

28. Preparation for the performance, final checks of aircraft technicians

29. The group includes: leader of the group - Anatoly Marunko, followers - Nikolai Zherebtsov, Mikhail Kolle, Nikolai Alekseev, Yuri Lukinchuk, soloists - Stanislav Dremov and Igor Dushechkin. All pilots of the group have the qualification of a first-class pilot-instructor and have more than 3.5 thousand flight hours on various types of aircraft.

30. All elements of the future program are repeatedly run on the ground

31. Round dance

32. And complete immersion in the future flight. And what emotions!

34. Closing brief

35. The plane is ready to take off

37. Pilots put on G-suits

43. Warming up engines

44. To take off - there!

47. Group at the executive start. Haze does not allow you to remove the takeoff.

48. Immediately after the takeoff of the group, the Knights return to the airfield

49. Whirlwinds of burnt rubber curl Dali's mustache

50. After landing, the drag parachute is dropped and specially trained soldiers pick it up.

51. Today "Knights" program finished

52. Symmetric tails

53. Return of the "Swifts"

54. Having completed the program, "Rus" also returns

56. Throw me up?

59. Debriefing. Again emotions!

60. The future generation of pilots takes an autograph and phone from the squadron commander Anatoly Marunko

61. One of the spare MiGs is dragged to the parking lot

63. Technicians hang hanging tanks, because it's time for the group to fly home for the next performance.

You can find the schedule of performances of the aerobatic team at

I like airplanes. They have something alluring, unattainable. The aerobatic team "Rus" flew to the opening of the seventh International Naval Show in St. Petersburg to perform, and I wanted to tell you more about this unique aerobatic squadron.

1. Any journey begins with a harsh checkpoint: concrete blocks, a caponier with a machine gun and, as the last frontier, a rolling barrier with spiked teeth that can stop at least somewhere in the distance, hiding behind a hill

2. Mi-8, Mi-24 helicopters of the Russian Air Force, as well as the 20th Aircraft Repair Plant of the RF Ministry of Defense, are based at the Pushkin military airfield.

3. In the morning, helicopters take off from the airfield and leave for the planned exercise area.

5. We were invited to the shooting of the "Rus" aerobatic team, to get acquainted with the crew and look at the planes on which

The squadron was formed in 1987 on the basis of the Vyazemsky Aviation Training Center. The Vyazemsky Aviation Training Center DOSAAF was founded on June 2, 1960 to train the flight and engineering staff of the Armed Forces. Many distinguished pilots and cosmonauts were trained at the Center, including Svetlana Savitskaya.

To perform at the traditional parade in Tushino, the DOSAAF Center received ten L-39 light aircraft. The pilots made their first performance - a formation of 9 aircraft on June 3, 1987, and this day is considered the birthday of the Rus aerobatic team.

6. The group performs on Czech-made aircraft L-39 Albatross.

These light aircraft are used in the Russian Air Force and in 30 other countries as trainers. The characteristics of the car are very modest: the wingspan is 9.46 m, the maximum speed is 750 km / h, the maximum take-off weight is 4700 kg. Now L-39s are gradually being replaced by more modern Yak-130s.

7. The group flew to St. Petersburg as part of five L-39s and an L-410 escort aircraft to perform at the seventh International Naval Show in the harbor of Vasilyevsky Island. Aerobatic team "Rus" performs at the opening and closing ceremonies of the cabin.

8. The demonstration program of the group "Rus" is a colorful aerial performance, consisting of the most spectacular elements of group and single aerobatics. The invariable adornment of the program are such figures as the oncoming passage of a group of six and a single aircraft, the passage of the "five" in a rhombus with the performance of a single aircraft "barrels" around the trajectory of the "five" ("fan"), the passage of a pair with lowered landing gear, the lead - in the return flight ("mirror"), "dissolution".

9. A kind of visiting card of the squadron was the execution of the figure of the "heart" pierced by an arrow plane. During the execution of some elements, the distance from wing to wing in the group is reduced to 1 meter.

10. We had the opportunity and we hung the entire cabin with video cameras

11. Technicians prepare the car for departure.

13. in black and gold livery. One solo car was left in the original white and blue color.

14. The aircraft engine develops 1800 kgf. Protruding tubes - smoke escort hoses.

16. The main source of funding for the group is piloting training, performances at holidays and rides for those who wish.

17. At the opening of the International Naval Salon, in addition to the Vyazma "Rus", they invited the "Swifts" on the MiG-29 and the "Russian Knights".

18. "Swifts" and "Knights" constantly fly together, and are based on the same airfield.

20. At 11:30, the Knights were the first to take off

22. Lined up in formation and went towards the Harbor

23. "Swifts" are based in Kubinka, and next year, 2016, will celebrate its 25th anniversary.

24. A few minutes later, the Swifts took off

25. Chadit MiG-29 fairly, almost like Tu-134

26. Escort aircraft L-410

28. Preparation for the performance, final checks of aircraft technicians

29. The group includes: leader of the group - Anatoly Marunko, followers - Nikolai Zherebtsov, Mikhail Kolle, Nikolai Alekseev, Yuri Lukinchuk, soloists - Stanislav Dremov and Igor Dushechkin. All pilots of the group have the qualification of a first-class pilot-instructor and have more than 3.5 thousand flight hours on various types of aircraft.

30. All elements of the future program are repeatedly run on the ground

31. Round dance

32. And complete immersion in the future flight. And what emotions!

34. Closing brief

35. The plane is ready to take off

37. Pilots put on G-suits

43. Warming up engines

44. To take off - there!

47. Group at the executive start. Haze does not allow you to remove the takeoff.

48. Immediately after the takeoff of the group, the Knights return to the airfield

49. Whirlwinds of burnt rubber curl Dali's mustache

50. After landing, the drag parachute is dropped and specially trained soldiers pick it up.

51. Today "Knights" program finished

52. Symmetric tails

53. Return of the "Swifts"

54. Having completed the program, "Rus" also returns

56. Throw me up?

59. Debriefing. Again emotions!

60. The future generation of pilots takes an autograph and phone from the squadron commander Anatoly Marunko

61. One of the spare MiGs is dragged to the parking lot

63. Technicians hang hanging tanks, because it's time for the group to fly home for the next performance.

You can find the schedule of performances of the aerobatic team at