Photo Essay: Aero India 2013 - third day
The third day of Aero India 2013 showed some performers who were sorely missed from the beginning of the show. Most notably, the Russian Kni...

A photo essay on some of the performers on the third day.
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A United States Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 50 based at Misawa, Japan, lands after completing its display |
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The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, shows its short length take-off performance as it makes its first departure of the show after being grounded due to technical problems for the first two days. |
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The Flying Bulls aerobatic team is a favourite of every show attendee |
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One team member loops around the other two who are flying inverted |
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The Flying Bulls in formation |
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The venerable HS-748 Avro is the mainstay of the light transport fleet of the Indian Air Force |
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The Bell 407 in action |
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The Russian Knights arrive at Aero India 2013 |
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The Russian Knights perform one of their three fly-pasts. On each fly past team members peeled off to land. |
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Deploying the parachute to slow down. Fighters do not have reverse thrusters like commercial jetliners. |
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The marshal guiding one of the Knights in to its parking slot. Su-27 and F-16, former foes side by side. |
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A flurry of activity to get the chocks on to the wheels of the Su-27 Flankers of the Russian Knights. |
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The IL-76 support aircraft of the Russian Knights, which acts like an in-flight tanker and carries the ground crew and equipment. |