Al Fursan

Al Fursan
Al Fursan MB-339s at the 2012 Royal International Air Tattoo
Active	2010 to date
Country	United Arab Emirates
Branch	United Arab Emirates Air Force
Role	Aerobatic display team
Size	7 aircraft
Colors	Black and gold
Aircraft flown
Trainer	2010 - date Aermacchi MB-339NAT

Al Fursan (Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺳﺎﻥ‎‎; in English The Knights) is the aerobatics demonstration team of the United Arab Emirates Air Force. It was formed in 2010 with Italian-built Aermacchi MB-339NAT jet aircraft.^[1] The team has a total of seven aircraft, all seven of which are used for performances (some accounts indicate that the seventh is a spare, but all seven flew at the IDEX 2015 show in Abu Dhabi).

Display over Muscat, Oman

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References

↑ http://www.key.aero/view_news.asp?ID=1458&thisSection=airshow

Modern aerobatic teams

Military

Jet aircraft	Propeller aircraft	Rotorcraft

VVS i PVO Belaya Rus CF Snowbirds PLAAF August 1st UAEAF Al Fursan FiAF Midnight Hawks FAF Patrouille de France IAF Surya Kiran IN Sagar Pawan TNI AU Thunder IAF Frecce Tricolori JASDF Blue Impulse TUDM Smokey Bandits PAF Sherdils PAF Team Iskry PoAF Asas de Portugal VVS Russian Knights VVS Swifts RSAF Saudi Hawks RSAF Black Knights ROKAF Black Eagles SpAF Patrulla Águila SWAF Team 60 SAF Patrouille Suisse ROCAF Thunder Tigers TUAF Türk Yıldızları TUAF Solo Türk UAF Falcons RAF Red Arrows USAF Thunderbirds USN / USMC Blue Angels	FAA Escuadrón Cruz del Sur RAAF Roulettes FAB Esquadrilha da Fumaça TUDB Alap-Alap Formation FACh Halcones CroAF Wings of Storm FAF Cartouche Doré TNI-AU Jupiter IAF Aerobatic Team RJ Falcons FAM Escuadrilla Cuauhpopoca RMAF Marche Verte TUDM Kris Sakti PAF Orlik SAAF Silver Falcons SAF PC-7 Team RTAF Blue Phoenix	VVS Berkuts IAF Sarang TNI AU Dynamic Pegasus AoPLF Scorpions PoAF Rotores de Portugal SpAF Patrulla Aspa AAC Blue Eagles RN Black Cats

Disbanded military teams

Jet aircraft	Propeller aircraft	Rotorcraft

RCAF Blue Devils RCAF Golden Centennaires RCAF Golden Hawks IIAF Golden Crown IAC Silver Swallows PAF Blue Diamonds PoAF Dragões RAF Black Arrows RAF Yellowjacks RAF Red Pelicans RN Simon's Sircus YAF Leteće zvezde	RCAF Siskins RNZAF Red Checkers	RN The Sharks

Civilian

Jet aircraft	Propeller aircraft

Breitlings Russ Patriots Starfighters	Flying Lions The Blades Horsemen Skytypers Flying Bulls AeroSuperBatics Aeroshell Lima Lima

Disbanded civilian teams

Jet aircraft	Propeller aircraft

	French Connection

List: List of aerobatic teams

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