Because the F-16 is faster due to a higher thrust-to-weight ratio, the Thunderbirds put on faster shows. However, the Blue Angels team tends to fly in tighter formations. In terms of plane numbers ...

Dayton Air Show gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday on the east side of Dayton International. While there will be plenty of static displays on the ground, look for aerial ...

The pilots flying for the Thunderbirds – who almost exclusively call one another by their position number on the team or their call signs – are based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

The team moved to its current Nevada home base in June 1956 and called it home ever since. Why is it rare to see the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels fly together? The Blue Angels and Thunderbirds ...

Some Thunderbird pilots spend at least a decade flying fighter aircraft to qualify for the team. In an interview with Business Insider ahead of the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California ...

The United States Air Force Thunderbirds fly into Orlando Sanford International Airport on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. The demonstration team will show their skills during the Orlando Air and Space ...

[Dr.] Travis “Angry” Grindstaff is the flight surgeon for the Thunderbirds team, and his segments in Air Force Elite are full of insane fast facts about the physical rigors of flying fighter ...

The Thunderbirds' F-16 fighter jet aerial demonstration team will perform July 24 as part of the Wings over Warren Airshow prior to the start of that day's Cheyenne Frontier Days. In 2021 and 2022 ...

"The Thunderbird team pulled out all the stops to make these scenes a highlight of the show," director Michael Robison tells PEOPLE of the United States Air Force's special flying unit being ...