Russia’s Zvezda nationwide TV network released a video recorded from one of the heavy Su-30 fighters of the Russian Knights aerobatic team of the Russian Air Forces, while the team performed demonstration flights on the first day of the 15th Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA’2019) now taking place in Malaysia.
The pilots demonstrated capacities of their aircraft in aerobatic flights done individually and in a group.
Russian Knights is the only team in the world which flies heavy jet fighters. Until 2016 Russian Knights flew Su-27 jets, Su-30SM have been flown afterwards. According to Andrei Alexeev, Russian Knights’ commander, the team may soon start using 4++ generation Su-35 aircraft.