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“Heavy Metal Jet Team” changed its name to “Black Diamonds Jet Team” and will add one more MiG-17 flying as opposing solo. Early this year they added another MiG-17 to their flight program as a lead solo.

More here: http://aerobaticteams.net/news/heavy-me ... -name.html

The official report of the crash was released.

http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-chec ... eport.html

Reno crash telemetry data. Here are some telemetry data from the P-51 “Galloping Ghost” which crashed at Reno. Airspeed around pylon 7 - 495 mph. When the trim tab broke off the aircraft pitched up pulling 21 G's and airspeed reduced to 375 mph. (Tail wheel popped out, pilot slumped below view). Sou...

Very good article from a veteran aviator about what caused the Reno crash.

http://aerobaticteams.net/news/what-cau ... crash.html

A Brazilian airline “Passaredo” painted one of its Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft in tribute to upcoming 60 anniversary of Esquadrilha da Fumaca (Smoke Squadron).

See gallery: http://aerobaticteams.net/news/esquadri ... j-145.html

One of the Warbird Trojan Horsemen Demonstration Team planes crashed at the Thunder over the Blue Ridge Open House and Air Show in Martinsburg, West Virginia. T-28 aircraft went out of control about 2:40 p.m. during a two planes stunt maneuver called "belly-to-belly", where the airplanes cross each ...

MiG-29 incident

The Indian NAVY aerobatic display team Sagar Pawan (See Breeze) is disbanded, as the all four Kiran Mk II jet-training planes are needed to train the fighter pilots. In fact, the team had not performed since the fatal crash during an airshow in Hyderabad, on 3 March 2010, which killed both pilots. S...

The RAF aerobatic display team The Red Arrows resumed public display after the August 20th fatal crash, which killed Red 4 Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging. First demonstrations just finished today at RAF Linton-on-Ouse families day in North Yorkshire and at Chatsworth House Country Fair in Derbyshire. ...

The People's Liberation Army Air Force announced on August 25, the formation of two aerobatic demonstration teams, which will make their debuts next month at Changchun Air Show, Northeast China. These new teams named Flying Wings (Tianzhiyi) and Red Eagles (Hongying). Source: http://aerobaticteams.n...

The Red Arrows announced that will resume practice flight, but with only eight Hawk planes. Normally they flew nine alpines in formation, but after the Saturday fatal crash, where Red 4 Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging was killed, one of the team's positions become empty... http://aerobaticteams.net/new...

This is information from Ministry of Defense source.

Red Arrows probably will cancel all displays for the season. Following the tragic incident on August 20, taking the life of Red 4 Flt Lt Jon Egging, all Royal Air Force Hawk planes were grounded. Now the ban has been lifted and all RAF Hawks flying operation are resumed. Despite the clearance of Haw...

Here is a more complete story about Red Arrows crash:
http://aerobaticteams.net/news/red-arro ... -2011.html

The Russian Air Force aerobatic display teams Russian Knights and Swifts (Strizhi) will be disbanded after MAKS 2011 Airshow. The teams will fly for the last time during MAKS Air Show from August 16 to 21.

Full Story here: http://aerobaticteams.net/news/russian- ... anded.html