Several planes of the UAE Air Force will hold a grand fly-past in Dubai on Monday. The jets will fly over landmark buildings, including the Burj Khalifa, Ain Dubai, Palm Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab, Kite Beach, Dubai Frame, and the Museum of the Future. The fly-past will start around 6.20pm, the Dubai Media office said.
Al Fursan aerobatics team will fly, tumble and twirl through the air, painting the sky with smoking trails of green, white, black and red. The UAE Airforce’s aerobatic display team is called Al Fursan, which means The Knights in English.
The Al Fursan planes are mainly painted in black and gold to represent the colour of the desert and the oil that lies beneath it. The planes also feature white, red and green and are equipped with smoke generators that produce red, white, black and green smoke to reflect the colours of the UAE flag. There are seven planes to represent each of the emirates.
The team have wowed audiences with several performances in the past. They usually perform on the country's National Day and their breathtaking stunts are a regular feature of major events in the UAE and at air shows across the region.
Al Fursan began life on January 20, 2010 with a simple fly-by during the graduation ceremony for pilots and air-traffic control students at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Air College. Four more MB-339s in camouflage paint schemes also flew past using red smoke that day.
The Al Fursan team is a regular feature of major events in the UAE. It has performed at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix with an A380 plane from Etihad Airways. The team have also performed at numerous events, including National Day celebrations and air shows across the region.
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