Platinum Jubilee: Watch the flypast as 70 planes soar over the palace.
15 Typhoon aircraft from RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth flew over London in a special '70' formation for Her Majesty to mark the landmark occasion. Full order of the flypast: 1 x Wildcat (Royal Navy), 2 x Merlin (Royal Navy) 1 x Wildcat (British Army), 3 x Apache (British Army)
The full flypast will see 70 aircraft, including the iconic Red Arrows and historic Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, put on a spectacular show over London. The formation today flew over RAF Cranwell's iconic College Hall, which stood in for Buckingham Palace.
American Airlines has operated 174,465 flight services in June 2022 and this is the largest air carrier in the world in terms of fleet size, the number of scheduled passengers transported and revenue per passenger mile.
Doing some rough math based on that estimate, it's likely that there are anywhere between 7,782 and 8,755 commercial planes in the air on average at any given time these days. There is some seasonality to consider, though.
Royal Air Force announced that Red Arrows aerobatic team will fly with seven Hawk jets this air show season, because two members of the crew have moved to other positions in the air force. The flight routine of the Red Arrows will remain the same as before when their normally flew nine aircraft.
Squadron leader Tom Bould (Red 1) - team leader
He leads the nine-aircraft aerobatic display.
Spectators at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration in London were treated to a display of 400 drones by drone light show company Sky Magic, with the bots used to create images in the sky including a corgi, a stamp and a cup of tea.
Bees gettin' busy
Once mature, a young queen bee will leave her mother's hive and may visit several different "drone congregation areas" on different days, possibly mating with about 50 drones.
Whether they are called UAVs, drones, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or quadcopters, unmanned aerial technology is quickly becoming commonplace in the skies around the world. There are currently 1.1 million UAVs in the United States, and this number is estimated to triple to nearly 3.5 million by 2021.
A live crowd of 22,000 people and a television audience of millions came together to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee at a concert outside Buckingham Palace.
The updated Red Arrows pilot lineup for 2022 has been revealed after two pilots 'moved to other RAF roles', leaving Reds 8 and 9 vacant for the season.
Kirsty Murphy made history as the 1st (and so far only) female pilot in the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows.
Sergeant Natalie Sockell. Nat, originally from Lincoln, joined the Royal Air Force in June 2002. Aged 39, Nat has worked on various aircraft, including the Nimrod MR2, Tornado GR4 and Merlin helicopter. Nat joined the Red Arrows in October 2018 and will be Circus Leader for the 2022 display season.
Aeralis, the British-designed jet fighter that could replace the RAF's ageing fleet of Hawk trainers, has won the backing of Rolls-Royce and Martin Baker as it gears up to make a demonstrator version.
The Red Arrows are in the midst of the largest scandal in the team's near 60-year history, as multiple whistleblowers and RAF personnel have come forward accusing members of the Royal Air Force aerobatic display team of bullying, misogyny and sexual harassment.
Upon graduation, these pilots will go on to fly F-35B Lightning and Typhoon fighter jets. "This contract will provide aircraft support to maintain the delivery of pilot training and the Red Arrows long into the future.
Women have been involved in aviation from the beginnings of both lighter-than air travel and as airplanes, helicopters and space travel were developed. Women pilots are called "aviatrices".
Flt Lt Jon Egging died on August 20, 2011 after his Hawk T1 plane crashed when he blacked out due to the effects of G-force. However, his wife Dr Emma Egging took on "his dream to get in a Spitfire" herself.
In 2021, Air India was the leading major airline in terms of female pilots in the world, with roughly 12.7 percent of its pilots being female. During that period, only 6.4 percent of UPS' pilots were female.
The typical Royal Air Force Pilot salary is £60,419 per year. Pilot salaries at Royal Air Force can range from £42,427 - £99,574 per year. This estimate is based upon 43 Royal Air Force Pilot salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods.
After successfully attracting funding from Pepsi, the famous Red Arrows are to be painted Blue. The Ministry of Defence said previously that it remains “committed to supporting the Red Arrows” despite a recent report suggesting that it can no longer afford to finance the Royal Air Force's aerobatic display team.
The RAF website states that the decision on where the Red Arrows perform is controlled by the Royal Air Force Events Team and follows a carefully managed application process. If you have an event upcoming where you would like to have the Red Arrows perform, you must submit your request soon.
Rock in Rio, Brazil, January 1985
The shows on 12th and 18th of January attracted the biggest crowd Queen ever played to, with an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 people in attendance each night.
Prince George continued to steal the show while singing along to “Sweet Caroline”