Thunderbirds Show Program

Photo (location)
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Coming from
Performance
Aircraft
No.
USAF Thunderbirds
(Edwards AFB)
-
Walk down
123456
Thunderbirds Taxi to runway
(San Angelo)
-
Taxi to runway
123456
Thunderbirds Fingertip formation take off
(San Angelo)
Using Runway
Fingertip formation Takeoff
1234
Thunderbirds lead solo take off
(San Angelo)
Using Runway
360 deg aileron roll after takeoff
5
Thunderbirds opposing solo half cuban after take off
(San Angelo)
Using Runway
Split S after takeoff
6
Thunderbirds Diamond Loop
(San Angelo)
Behind
Diamond loop
1234
Opposing Knife Edge Pass
(Reno Airrace)
Right & Left
Oppsing Kife Edge pass
56
Thunderbirds Trail to Diamond Turn
(San Angelo)
Left Front
Trail to Diamond turn
1234
Thunderbirds Lead Solo Inverted Pass
(San Angelo)
Right
High speed inverted pass
5
Thunderbirds Lead Solo Inverted to Inverted roll
(Reno Airrace)
Left
Inverted to Inverted pass
6
Thunderbirds Diamond pass
（Midland)
Right Rear
Diamond pass in review
1234
Thunderbirds Knife Edge Pass
(Reno Airrace)
Left
Knife Edge Pass
5
Thunderbirds opposing solo Slow Roll
(San Angelo)
Right
Slow Roll
6
Thunderbirds Diamond Roll
(San Angelo)
Left Front
Diamond Roll
1234
Thunderbirds Lead Solo 8 point roll
（San Angelo)
Right
8 point roll
5
Thunderbirds Opposing Solo Aeron Roll
(Midland)
Left
Maximum performance Aileron roll
6
Thunderbirds Arrowhead Loop
（Whidbey Island)
Right
Arrowhead loop
1234
Thunderbirds Calipso
(San Angelo)
Right
Calipso Pass
56
Thunderbirds Bonton Roll
(San Angelo)
Left
Bon-Ton Rolle
1234
Thunderbirds Cossover Break
(Midland)
Behind
Crossover Break
56
Thunderbirds Trail to Diamond Loop
（NAS Whidbey Island)
Behind
Trail to Diamond clover loop
1234
Thunderbirds Opposing 4 point roll
(Misawa, Japan)
Right & Left
Opposing 4 point roll
56
Thunderbirds Trail to Diamond Roll
(Misawa, Japan)
Left Front
Trail to Diamond roll
1234
Thunderbirds Solo Sneak Pass
（Midland)
Left
Sneak Pass
5
Thunderbirds solo wing walk
(Reno Airrace)
Right
Wing Walk
6
Thunderbirds Solo and Dirty Diamond
(San Angelo)
Right
Lead Solo overtake Dirty Diamond
1234
+
5
Thunderbirds forming 5 card loop
（Travis AFB)
Left
Lead solo joins Diamond formation
(Photo taken from outside the airfield)
1234+5
Thunderbirds 5 card loop
（Salinas)
Right Front
five card loop
12345
Thunderbirds Vertical Climb
(San Angelo)
Left
Opposing solo vertical climb and roll
6
Thunderbirds Line Abrest Loop
(NAS Whidbey Island)
Left
Line Abrest Breakaway loop
12345
Thunderbirds opposing diamond and solo（Reno Airrace)
Right & Left
Diamond and Lead solo head on pass
1234+5
Thunderbirds solo high G afterburner turn
（Reno Airrace)
Left
Full afterburner high G maximum performance turn
6
Thunderbirds Diamond Turn
(Reno Airrace)
Right
Diamond 360
1234
Thunderbirds Solo Join Diamonds to form Delta
(Salinas)
Behind
Solo join up diamonds
1234
+56
Thunderbirds Delta Turn
(San Angelo)
Right Front
6 ship delta formation turn
123456
Thunderbirds Delta Roll
(Reno Airrace)
Left
Delta roll
123456
Thunderbirds Delta Loop
(Midland)
Right
Delta loop
123456
Thunderbirds Upper Bombburst
(NAS Whidbey Islands)
Left
High bomb burst
1234+6
Thunderbirds Five Plane Cross
(Salinas)
All
4 plane cross
1234
Thunderbirds Diamond Flat Pass
(Reno Airrace)
Against Using Runway
Diamond pass
1234
Pitch up Break
(Midland)
Using Runway
Diamond pitch up break
1234
Thunderbirds Calipso Break
(Misawa, Japan)
Using Runway
Calipso break
56
Thunderbirds Landing
(Midland)
Using Runway
Landing 123456
Thunderbirds taxi back
(NAS Whidbey Islands)
Using Runway
Taxi back
123456
Thunderbirds Walk Back
(San Angelo)
-
Walk back 123456
Thunderbirds Remote show First Pass
(Reno Airrace)
Behind
FYI: Remote Show
Thunderbirds' first pass		 123456
Thunderbirds Remote show Last Pass
(Salinas)
Front
FYI: Remote Show
Thunderbirds' last pass		 123456
Note; Sequence shown here is for the High show (sunny day). Performance during Low show will be different from this.

Performance seen in the past
Thunderbirds Crossover Break Old version of crossover break - two solos head towards show center from front,
then cross each other.
I like the new (current) version as the point of cross is much closer.
(San Angelo)
Thunderbirds delta loop Old version of the delta loop - formation head towards show center from front,
makes a loop and two solos break away.
I wish if I could see this maneuver again.
(NAS Whidbey Islands)


Spare and support Aircraft
C-130 & Thunderbirds #7 C-130 and #7 (NAS Whidbey Islands)
Thunderbirds #1 #7 aircraft changed its number to fly as #1.(Vandenburg AFB)
C-130 Thunderbirds' support C-130 taxi for takeoff to Nellis AFB(Vandenburg AFB)



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