Aero Legends are excited to announce the attendance of the
AeroSuperBatics Wing Walking Team – Professional Formation Wingwalking team!
Aero Legends are pleased to announce the following aircraft to our flying list:
Boeing Stearman
The team fly original 1940s vintage Boeing Stearman biplanes in a striking orange, white and blue livery.
Boeing Stearmans were built in America as a trainer during the Second World War. Nearly 10,000 were built and they trained thousands and thousands of pilots. After the War they were sold off as surplus and the majority were bought by farmers and converted into crop dusters. When more modern agricultural aircraft came along they might have fallen into disrepair but many were restored and enjoyed another new lease of life as private and air display aircraft.
Our aircraft have been modified with extra ailerons and a bigger engine. They are fitted with a huge 450hp Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engine with a 10-foot diameter propeller. The engine is almost 17 litres, nearly 9 times bigger than the average family car engine. The tips of the propeller reach supersonic speeds which you can hear as a ‘rasping sound’ during the Display.
The powerful smoke system works by injecting environmentally friendly smoke oil directly into the exhaust system. Each aircraft uses up to 30 litres per display!
About AeroSuperBatics
The AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers were first founded in 1984 by Vic Norman. We have performed in 20 countries and are regular visitors throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East. You may have already seen us in action under our former sponsor guises as the Cadbury’s Crunchie Flying Circus, the Utterly Butterly Barnstormers, Team Guinot or more recently as the Breitling Wingwalkers. We are currently looking for a new sponsor to join us for the 2022 season onwards. On average we perform around 60 public displays a year, entertaining over 7 million spectators at large live audience events. We are also able to perform at private events on request. Our professional wingwalkers perform breathtaking acrobatics and handstands whilst strapped to the top wings of our 6 beautiful 1940’s Boeing Stearman biplanes, as our pilots fly through a choreographed and energetic routine of dazzling aerobatics and close formation flypasts. These manoeuvres include loops, rolls, stall turns and inverted flight – all reaching speeds of up to 150 mph and ‘G’ forces of up to 4G’s! AeroSuperBatics also offers the public the chance to wingwalk with the Professional Display team at their own private airfield in the Cotswolds. With 30 years’ experience and a venue that’s as breath-taking from ground level as well as from above, AeroSuperBatics is the perfect place to fulfill your dream to fly. Whether you are wing walking for the first time, returning for a loop-the-loop, flying in formation or planning an event, you and your guests will be sure to have the time of your lives! Visit www.gowingwalking.com for more information.