Besides, Knights, the flying display and dazzling aerobatics by Lockheed Martin's F-16 fighter, indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, IAF's roaring Sukhoi jet and the show-stopper Rafale, the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) the IAF selected to induct to replace its ageing MiG-21 jets of the Soviet era, held the crowds spell bound on a hot sunny afternoon.
Similarly, performance by Czech Republic's Red Bulls aerobatics team and IAF's Sarang aerobatics quarter in Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv drew huge applause from aviation enthusiasts who cheered their pilots all the way.
The IAF also flew its vintage Tiger Moth trainer for the first time in the air show though it was on a static display four years ago in the seventh edition of the event.
