Strike Eagle Demo Team

[Liza]

Received this news from ICAS today...

STRIKE EAGLE TO BE ADDED AS AIR SHOW SINGLE SHIP DEMO

U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command recently announced the addition of an F-15E Strike Eagle Demonstration Team to its air show program beginning next year. In 2006, the Air Force will have seven air show demonstration teams: F-16 east and west; F-15C east and west; A-10 east and west, and the new F-15E Strike Eagle team based out of Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina.

The addition of the Strike Eagle Demonstration Team is part of a long-term plan to incorporate an F/A-22 Raptor Demonstration Team into the U.S. Air Force air show program. In 2006, the new Strike Eagle team will share air show flying duties with the F-15C East Coast Demonstration Team based at Langley AFB. In 2007, the F-15C East Coast Demo Team will then stand down to make way for the Raptor Demo Team.

[DamienB]

Coo, will it do those USAF demo team airshow favourites of flying-along-in-a-straight-line and turning-a-corner? 

[Jon H.]

The F-15E Strike Eagle demo team will begin practicing their display later this month at Seymour Johnson AFB.

[Jon H.]

 

[Rob W.]

Any word on any differences between the Strike Eagle demo and the standard Eagle demo?

The only thing I can think of is less "high performance" maneuvers like those seen in the Eagle as the bigger, heavier Strike Eagle would not seem to be nearly as agile.

However, a few more high speed passes would always be welcome!

[Roger]

You'll probably see more "Ground Attack" maneuvers... Not exactly as what the A-10 does, but some bombing runs with pop ups maybe and some jinking on egress and stuff (was that the right term?)

Roger

[Rob W.]

That would be great!

Also, is the only Strike Eagle Demonstration Team going to be from Seymour Johnson AFB?

Meaning...no East/West team as is the case with the Eagle demos?

Rob

[SCOTTYDEMCO]

I heard there will be only one demo team from Seymour Johnson and thats it.  Lets hope it makes it to some of our shows. 

[Mickey]

You'll probably see more "Ground Attack" maneuvers... Not exactly as what the A-10 does, but some bombing runs with pop ups maybe and some jinking on egress and stuff (was that the right term?)

Roger

Is that what they do with Strike Eagles ? I thought they stayed well above 10.000 ft with fancy weapons to do their dirty work...

But I agree, it's nice to have a new "mutant" entering the circuit, after the Super Hornet . Hopefully they make a couple of European appearances borrowing a LN a/c, like the F-16 guys sometimes do with SP Vipers (but then again there's no market for Strike Eagles here, unlike the F-16).

Mickey

[Jim Froneberger]

On Wednesday, Jon and I both had the pleasure of attending a media day hosted by the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, NC to introduce the new F-15E Strike Eagle Demo Team. They flew a practice demo will full narration and we had the opportunity to speak with the flight and ground crew.

The Strike Eagle demo is similar to the F-15C demo, but will include two simulated strafing and bombing runs and will feature pyro if the air show organizer chooses to include a pyro provider at the show.

Just a little warm-up for the 2006 season.

Jim

[Roger]

Awesome Jim, great news!  Thanks for sharing the scoup! 

Roger

[Rob W.]

That's pretty sweet!  Thanks for sharing the information, as I cannot wait to see my first "Strike Eagle" demo. 

Rob

[Jon H.]

I'm looking forward to the pyro! 

I'll post a few picks later on today

[Jon H.]

As promised...

[Dave O'Brien]

great shots guys, thanks for sharing. This would be a cool effect if the show has pyrotechs to use, as long as the timing is down right