LEGACY OF SURYA KIRAN AEROBATIC TEAM

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SURYA KIRAN IS A PRIME TAGLINE GIVEN TO IAF's AEROBATIC DEMONSTRATION TEAM THAT IMPLIES TO THE TERM "RAYS OF THE SUN". IT IS ONE OF THE TOP TIER SQUADRON OF IAF AND TILL DATE HAS PERFORMED 500+ DISPLAYS AND IN AROUND 72 CITIES OVER THE ORB .TO PERFORM ALL THESE HAIR RAISING MANEUVER NECESSITATES THE COMBINATION OF TREMENDOUS CONCENTRATION , GRIT AND DETERMINATION THAT TAKE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE EXTREME OF ITS ENVELOPE.

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STARTED AS A FEW AD HOC TEAM CARRIED OUT DISPLAYS ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND THEN TRANSFORMED TO AN AEROBATIC TEAM AND NAMED AS "THE THUNDERBOLTS''. GETTING AN INDEPENDENT TAGLINE WAS NOTHING BUT A MIRACLE , IT WAS SOARING , MANEUVERING  UP IN THE SKY AND DISPLAYING THE VERY CAPABILITY OF IAF AS A PRIME REPRESENTATIVE AROUND THE GLOBE.

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WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME THE SCENARIO OF THE TEAM CHANGED COMPLETELY AND FINALLY REGARDED AS A FULL FLEDGED SQUADRON AND HAD THE LEGAL MENTION TO SHOWCASE THE AEROBATIC DISPLAY AND PROPOSED SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ABOUT DEMONSTRATION IN THE YEAR 1996 THAT FORMED THE INITIAL GENESIS FOR THE PRESENT TEAM. THE SQUADRON IS TERMED AS ''THE SHARKS''

THE MAIN AIM OF FORMING A TOP TIER SQUADRON FOR AEROBATIC TEAM WAS TO SHOWCASE AND DISPLAY THE STRENGTH OF WORLDS 4TH LARGEST AIR FORCE AND ALSO TO INVITE OVERSEAS DEMONSTRATION TEAM IN AERO INDIA. THE SENIOR OFFICIALS WERE CONFIDENT OF IAF CAPABILITY AND KNEW THAT IAF WOULD FILE ITS OWN TEAM.

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IT IS MAINLY COMPOSED OF 14 PRIME PILOTS WHO ARE SELECTED TWICE IN A YEAR. MOREOVER, OUT OF 14 , ONLY 9 PILOTS OPERATE IN THE FORMATION AND APART FROM THIS ADMINISTRATOR AND SENIOR ENGINEERING OFFICER ALSO PLAYS A  VITAL ROLE IN THE PIN POINT PRECISION AND SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION OF AEROBATIC DISPLAY. ADDITIONALLY , THE ADMINISTRATOR ALSO HAS A ROLE TO ABIDE THAT IS TO GIVE COMMENTARY DURING THE DEMONSTRATION.

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IN THE YEAR 2011 , THE SQUADRON WAS DISBAND AS IAF WAS SHORT OF TRAINING AIR CRAFTS AND TILL THEN  SURYA KIRAN WAS USED TO OPERATE ON KIRAN MK II . OVER A PERIOD OF TIME , THE SQUADRON GOT RE INITIATED IN 2015 AND NOW INDUCTED HAWK AS THE PRIMARY AIR CRAFT THAT WAS JOINTLY DESIGNED BY HAL AND BAE SYSTEM AND AROUND 130+ FIGHTERS WERE THEN PROPOSED TO INDUCT IN AEROBATIC TEAM . THE INDUCTION OF NEWLY DESIGNED HAWK OF UPDATED TECHNOLOGY WAS A WAY TO ERADICATE THE PROBLEM OF SHORTAGE OF TRAINER AIRCRAFT AND ALSO PROVIDED AN UPGRADED VERSION TO IAF AEROBATIC TEAM.

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BUT IN RECENT YEARS , THE TEAM HAS REPORTED MANY ACCIDENTS DURING SHOWS AND DISPLAY AND ONE OUT OF THAT WAS THE COLLOID OF 2 HAWKS DURING AERO INDIA 2019  IN BANGALORE . 

SURYA KIRAN IS ONE OF THE AEROBATIC ELITES IN THE WORLD THAT USES THE UPGRADED VERSION OF HAWK AIRCRAFT SUCH AS RED ARROWS OF RAF AND SAUDI HAWKS ETC.THE TEAM OF SURYA KIRAN CAN BE TRACED BY ITS UNIQUE DRESS CODE THAT IS BLAZING RED OVERHAUL . GENERALLY THE TEAM SURYA KIRAN IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE ELITE SQUADRON IN THE WORLD AS IT ENTHRAL AND CAPTIVATES THE CROWD IN A SHORT NOTICE. THROUGH THE PIN POINT AND INCREDIBLE DISPLAY , IT FASCINATES THE CROWD TOWARDS IT.

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