Black Cats (aerobatic team)

Black Cats (aerobatic team)
Country:	United Kingdom
Currently used aircraft type:	Sea Lynx
Sponsor:	Royal Navy
Base airfield:	Yeovil
Founding:	2001
Colours:	Gray, dark gray, black

The Black Cats at RIAT 2005

The Black Cats (dt translated: Black cats.) Is the helicopter - aerobatic team of the British Royal Navy .

history

The Black Cats were founded in 2001. Until 2004, the season had no official name, it was simply known as the Lynx Pair for the first three years . The Cats fly two Sea Lynx helicopters that are actually used for submarine hunting . The planes and squadrons are provided by the 702nd Naval Air Squadron , based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton in Yeovil .

The team won the 2003 Steadman Sword at the Royal International Air Tattoo for the best performance by a British competitor.

The Black Cats are the successors of the 1992 disbanded aerobatic team The Sharks , which used four Aérospatiale SA 341/342 .

Web links

Commons : Royal Navy Black Cats  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• official website (English).