A fighter jet taking off from a runway
A Canadian McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet in "special markings" used by the 2014 CF-18 Demonstration Team.[1]

The CF-18 Demonstration Team is a flight demonstration team of Royal Canadian Air Force's 1 Canadian Air Division. The team flies McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft at airshows in Canada and the United States to showcase air combat manoeuvring.[2] The team consists of a demonstration pilot, three safety pilots, eight technicians (two teams of four, each servicing demonstrations on either the east or west sides of the country), a public affairs officer.[3] The livery design of the team changes every year to highlight new military milestones or ideas. The team's members are selected from all divisions of the RCAF.[3] The team's 2022 demonstration pilot is Captain Jesse "Modem" Haggart-Smith.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "RCAF 2014 Demo Jet revealed". Skies Mag. March 27, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ Aerophoto, W.G. (2009). Canadian Demo Hornet (in Spanish). Blurb, Incorporated. p. ii. ISBN 978-1-320-02640-6. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. 1 2 "2022 CF-18 Demonstration Team members". canada.ca. Government of Canada. 2022-03-17. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Meet Capt Jesse 'Modem' Haggart-Smith: CF-18 Demo Team pilot". Skies Mag. 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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