Sukhoi Steals Show At Maiden Fly-Past

The state-of-the-art Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft yesterday stole the show by displaying splendid manoeuvrability and aerobatics at the full-dress rehearsal for the October 8 air show of the Indian Air Force (IAF) here.

Staging its maiden fly-past over Indian skies, the newly-acquired Russian-made Su-30 nose-dived, floated and demonstrated dodging capabilities which kept spectators spell-bound. The Tricolour-painted aircraft exhibited the chakra by turning upside down in one of the performances organised to commemorate the 65th year of IAFs creation.

The air-show was kicked off by the fly-past by three Mi-17 helicopters followed by the big-boy formation by one Il-76, two An-32s and two Dorniers.

 

A Canberra aircraft of 1965 and 1971war fame whizzed past the stage before Su-30 stole the show. A full aerobatic display including arrow and kite formations at low-level by Surya Kiran, comprising Kiran-II planes, wound up the show by emitting tricolor.

The aircraft participating in the fly-past came from IAF bases at Ambala, Sirsa, Hindon and Chandigarh.