Shortly after performing the first two presentations of 2024 in the interior of São Paulo, the Brazilian Air Force Smoke Squadron continues for a sequence of demonstrations in the Northeast of the country. The campaign starts on Friday (08) and comprises five presentations in Pernambuco and Sergipe.
The demonstrations by the Air Demonstration Squadron (EDA) will begin in the municipality of Afrânio (PE), with a presentation at the 08th at 16pm, regarding the City Hall. No Saturday (09), the Squadron heads to Saw cut (EP), where he presents himself to 16h, at Ipês Padre Afonso Carvalho Park. This is the first time that the two cities will be visited by the Air Force demonstration team and both demonstrations are tributes to International Women's Day.
The next day (10), the team celebrates the 487 years of Recife with maneuvers 16pm at Marco Zero of the city. After a brief break, the Squadron resumes performances in the northeast in Friday (15th), with a demonstration in Caruaru (PE), also at 16pm, at the Caruaru Aero Show event in Oscar Laranjeira Airport.
The FAB aerobatic team concludes the campaign in the northeast with a demonstration in Aracaju (I KNOW), and on Orla dos Lagos, at 15:30 pm, celebrating the 167th anniversary of the capital of Sergipe. The opportunity marks the return of Esquadrilha da Fumaça to the city, six years after the last performance.
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Headquartered at the Air Force Academy, in Pirassununga (SP), the Esquadrilha da Fumaça is the main representative of the FAB at public events in Brazil and around the world. Formed in 1952, the team is one of the oldest air demonstration squadrons in the world still active. As of 2023, the squadron has completed 4000 demonstrations.
The EDA uses A-29 Super Tucano aircraft in its demonstrations. Manufactured by Embraer, the Squadrilha's Super Tucanos have colors that represent the national flag, also present in the planes' paintwork. Throughout its 70-year history, completed in May 2022, the team has operated the North American T-6 Texan, Fouga T-24 (CM-170) Magister, Neiva T-25 Universal and Embraer T-27 Tucano aircraft.
Check out the Esquadrilha da Fumaça agenda clicking here.
