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The Black Knights
By peace | August 7, 2008
The Black Knights is the official aerobatics team of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) featuring six F-16C Fighting Falcons in formation flight. The Black Knights emblem is sported on the red vertical tail of each of the team’s aircraft and the team’s name is emblazoned on both sides of the aircraft which are painted in the national colours of Singapore – red and white
History
The team was commissioned in 1973, five years after the creation of the RSAF and eight years as an independent nation. The Black Knights has its namesake of origin from the game of chess where the Knight is widely regarded as the most aggressive, flexible and manoeuvrable of all the chess pieces, having both the ability to breach barriers and move in nimble and strategically important directions, thus exemplifying flexibility and precision manoeuvrability as personified by the pilots of the team during their aerial manoeuvres.
The Black Knights is also the formation insignia of Tengah Air Base, home to the RSAF’s fighter aircraft and the RSAF Black Knights.
In tandem with the technological advancements and development of the RSAF, the Black Knights progressed from flying a four-ship formation of the Hawker Hunters in the 1970s to a five-ship F-5E Tiger IIs team in the 1980s.
In the 1990s, the Black Knights performed in a six-aircraft formation consisting of the locally re-engined A-4SU Super Skyhawks, utilising it until year 2000 (refer to performances).
Singapore Airshow 2008 – Black Knights
RSAF Black Knights @ Singapore Air Show
ndp 2008 rehearsal, RSAF Black Knights
black knights on ndp 08/national day parade 2008 singapore!
Topics: All Posts, Entertainment, Places, Singapore | 1 Comment »
August 8th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
[...] year, NDP show, I am not going to miss it. I am going to watch it on TV. There are the Black Knights that I love [...]