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| The PATRIOTS Jet Demonstration Team announced at the 2005
International Council of Air Shows Convention in Orlando Florida
that they are adding a 4th jet for the 2006 Air Show
season and will be performing on the West Coast with a 4 ship
“ Diamond” Jet Demonstration Team.
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| Airshows
America currently owns four flying L-39’s with three more
L-39’s in the process of restoration to air show status, as
well as numerous other Military Jets and Aerobatic aircraft. |
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PATRIOTS air show routine lasts 20 minutes and consists of
beautifully choreographed maneuvers such as the diamond
formation loops and rolls followed by the faster paced solo part
of the show where each PATRIOT aircraft performs individual
maneuvers such as Opposing Loops, the Cuban Eight, Vertical
Rolls, as well as the PATRIOTS signature maneuver “The Tail
Slide” and much more. |
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PATRIOTS aircraft are 1983 L-39 Ex-Military Jets with only about
1000 hours of flight time since new. The L-39 only weighs 7200
pounds empty, is powered by a modern turbo-fan engine producing
4000 pounds of thrust, has a pressurized air conditioned
cockpit, is 40 feet long and has a 31 foot wingspan. |
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| During
the air show, each PATRIOT Jet burns about 500 gallons of Jet
fuel per hour and about 4 gallons of red, white and blue smoke
oil per minute. |
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L-39 is built by a conglomerate of Boeing, Allied Signal (U.S.
Companies) and Aero-Vodochody (
Czech
Republic
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America
purchased the aircraft, had them disassembled and shipped via
truck, rail and sea in a 40’ container from
Europe
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| After
the aircraft arrive in
California
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they are modified for use on the Air Show circuit with the
PATRIOTS Jet Demonstration Team. |
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