A total of 29 aircraft, including 16 fighter aircraft, four transport aircraft and nine helicopters, participated in this year's Republic Day flypast. These aircraft are operating from five different bases.
A major attraction of the flypast was a "vertical charlie" manoeuvre by a single Rafale aircraft which carried out a series of rolls while flying vertical before disappearing into the blue skies.
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday conducted a fly-past comprising of nine separate formations of aircrafts cum helicopters and one Rafale carrying out a 'Vertical Charlie', during the Republic Day Parade.
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Rafale fighter jets, which were inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) last year, featured in the Republic Day parade and culminated the flypast by carrying out the 'Vertical Charlie' formation.
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Sukhoi 30MKI aircraft carried out vertical Charlie maneuver as an aerial salute to the Chief of Air Staff RKS Bhadauria during a full dress rehearsal ahead of Air Force Day on Sunday at Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad.