Nubbins II | Breitling Jet Sunset

4/27/2022 Nubbins II | Breitling Jet Sunset

Nubbins II | Breitling Jet Sunset   The Breitling Jet Team stayed at a local airport while they were performing at the Chicago Air and Water show a few years ago.      Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.

9/02/2015Breitling Jet Sunset
GearNikon 1 V3 with a 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.4-5.6 PD-Zoom  lens
Exposure
10mm (27mm)   f/8   1/50s   -0.33ev   800iso

Breitling Jet Team

Breitling Jet Team

The Breitling Jet Team is the largest professional, civilian team performing aerobatics in jets.  Aerobatics, one of the world’s most demanding disciplines,  combines a concentrated blend of technique, mastery and style requiring unparalleled precision, speed, and audacity.  The team flies seven L-39C Albatros aircraft, Czech-made twin-seater military training jets.  These planes represent a compromise between performance, aesthetics, reliability and operating costs.

L-39C Albatros

L-39C Albatros

Wow, the Breitling Jet Team, the largest professional civilian team performing in jets today, were preparing to leave KARR today as we taxied for takeoff.  These powerful L-39C Albatros aircraft piloted by flying aces make each appearance of the Breitling Jet Team breathtaking; a meticulously coordinated ballet where the planes sometimes fly within 3 meters of each other at speeds over 400 knots!  Unfortunately, we could not hang around to see them takeoff; maybe, another time.