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About Black Knights "RSAF"
Amazing The Black Knights is the official aerobatics team of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) featuring six F-16C Fighting Falcons in formation flight. The Black Knights' emblem is sported on the red vertical tail of each of the team's aircraft and the team's name is emblazoned on both sides of the aircraft which are painted in red and white—the national colours of Singapore.
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The Black Knights is the official aerobatics team of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) featuring six F-16C Fighting Falcons in formation flight. The Black Knights' emblem is sported on the red vertical tail of each of the team's aircraft.
Amazing Team Black Knights "RSAF"
The Black Knights is the official aerobatics team of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) featuring six F-16C Fighting Falcons in formation flight.
History
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The team was commissioned in 1973 initially as the Osprey Red, five years after the creation of the RSAF and eight years as an independent nation. In 1974, the team was renamed as the Black Knights.
The Black Knights has its namesake of origin from the game of chess where the Knight is widely regarded as the most aggressive, flexible and manoeuvrable of all the chess pieces, having both the ability to breach barriers and move in nimble and strategically important directions, thus exemplifying flexibility and precision manoeuvrability as personified by the pilots of the team during their aerial manoeuvres.
Created in 1973
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 Insignia of the RSAF Black Knights |
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| Founded | 1973; 52 years ago |
| Country |
 Singapore
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| Branch |
 Republic of Singapore Air Force
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| Role | Aerobatics |
| Size | 6 aircraft |
| Garrison/HQ | Tengah Air Base |
| Colours | Red White |
| Commanders | |
| Currentcommander | LTC Joseph Leong |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | F-16C |
Team Black Knights is the official aerobatics team of the
Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF
Training
Also, other than full dress rehearsal for National Day Parade or air shows and partly due to the limited airspace available for training in Singapore since its inception back in the 1970s, the Black Knights has frequently conducted their own training over the airspace within Singapore Armed Forces Southern Islands Live-firing zone, which encompasses the offshore islands of Pulau Sudong, Pulau Senang and Pulau Pawai.[citation needed]
Performances
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Aircraft operated
Hawker Hunter – 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983
F-5E Tiger-II – 1981
A-4SU Super Skyhawk – 1990, 1994, 2000
F-16A Fighting Falcon – 2000
F-16C Fighting Falcon – 2008, 2014, 2015[.
Golden Jubilee Celebrations|SG 50|NDP15
The team performed on 7, 8 and 9 August at the Marina Barrage as part of Singapore's Golden Jubilee Celebrations. They also performed at National Day Parade, 2015 which included a 5 Star tribute flypast for the late founding father of Singapore Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
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Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC)
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is the aerial service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for controlling and defending the airspace of the country, and providing air support to the Army and Navy. It was established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) before renaming to its current name in 1975.
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| Fighter | F-16C/D/D+, F-15SG |
| Attack helicopter | AH-64D |
| Patrol | G550 AEW, Fokker 50 MPA |
| Reconnaissance | Heron 1, Hermes 450 |
| Trainer | M346, PC-21 |
| Transport | C-130 Hercules, Fokker 50 UTL, A330 MRTT, CH-47SD/F Chinook, H225M |
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Hawker Hunter
Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft
A-4M Skyhawk
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft designed by Douglas Aircraft
Northrop F-5E Tiger II
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GD F-16 Fighting Falcon
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General Dynamics/Lockheed/Martin
F-16 A/B/C/D Fighting Falcon,
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GD F-16 Falcon
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Black Knights perform crossing maneuver General information Type Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter National origin United States Manufacturer - General Dynamics (1974–1993)
- Lockheed Corporation (1993–1995)
- Lockheed Martin (1995–)
Status In service Number built 4,604 (as of June 2018) Manufactured 1973–2017, 2019–present Introduction date 17 August 1978; 46 years ago First flight - 20 January 1974
General Info
- Crew: 1
- Length: 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m)
- Wingspan: 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
- Height: 16 ft (4.9 m)
- Wing area: 300 sq ft (28 m2)
- Empty weight: 18,900 lb (8,573 kg)
- Gross weight: 26,500 lb (12,020 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: (19,187 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F110-GE-129 for Block 50 aircraft , 17,155 lbf (76.31 kN) thrust dry, 29,500 lbf (131 kN) with afterburner
(1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 for Block 52 aircraft, 17,800 lbf (79 kN) thrust dry and 29,160 lbf (129.7 kN) with afterburner.) - Maximum speed: Mach 2.05, 1,176 kn (1,353 mph; 2,178 km/h) at 40,000 feet, clean
- Mach 1.2, 1,482 km/h) at sea level
- Combat range: 295 nmi (339 mi, 546 km) on a hi-lo-hi mission with 4 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs
- Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
Performance
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