Flying Dragons Team
Flying Dragons Team – Paramotor display team based in Poland, specializing in night time displays with synchronized pyrotechnics, music and lights. They display with up to eight pilots per show.
The Flying Dragons were formed in 2014 and quickly became one of the most popular airshow teams in Poland. They use Polish-build paramotor equipment: the Dudek Snake 1.2 paraglider and the Techno Fly Tornado 280 motor.
Due to the portability of motorglider equipment, the Flying Dragons have frequently displayed far from their home base. Their first international show was in 2018 in Sweden; since then, they have flown in Portugal, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary.
| Flying Dragons Team | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2014 - present |
| Country | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland |
| Size | Display pilots - 8
Reserve pilots - 1 Ground crew - 7 |
| Nickname(s) | Dragons |
| Colors |
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| Mascot(s) | Wawel Dragon |
| Website | http://www.flyingdragonsteam.com/ |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Dudek Snake 1.2 | |
Display
The Flying Dragons’ display is adapted to fit the requirements of each venue and the time of day. However, a typical Flying Dragons display is largely based around a series of turns and flypasts in a vertical stack formation, punctuated by the occasional formation change or split. During the day show, this is accompanied by colored smoke.
The night show, meanwhile, is choreographed to the music track ‘Sweet Adrenaline’. Each of the paramotors can be fitted with pyrotechnics and various lights, illuminating the canopy and motor in different colors. These are controlled centrally, to ensure that the flashing of the lights and the firing of the pyrotechnics is perfectly synchronized across the formation, and matches the rhythm of the music. Additionally, it is common that the show includes ground-launched fireworks, and the finale often sees the Flying Dragons performing close formation orbits around a column of roman candles fired upwards from the ground.
Gear
Paramotor - Techno-Fly Tornado 280 ccm
Weight - ~20kg empty, 35kg with fuel, lights and pyrotechnics
Power - 32hp
Fuel consumption - 3.5 liter / hour
Fuel tank - 11.4 liter
Propeller - 130cm
Wing - Dudek Paragliders Snake 1.2
Size - 18, 20 m2
Speed (TAS) - Minimum (25 km/h), Trim (39km/h), Max (65km/h)
Sink rate without engine 1.2 m/s
Weight - 6kg
Gallery
Team
| Display Pilots | Reserve Pilots | Ground Crew |
| Sołtysik Wojciech | Jakub Ortyl | Sarzyński Łukasz |
| Cichoń Bartłomiej | Paweł Gruszka | |
| Matykiewicz Krzysztof | Jacek Kogut | |
| Bugaj Dawid | Piotr Cichoń | |
| Bartłomiej Toś | Jakub Barcik | |
| Czuba Łukasz | Dominik Cichoń | |
| Chlebda Łukasz | Michał Graczyk | |
| Tarczoń Mariusz |
Distinctions
Cumulus Air Show 2018
Cumulus Air Show 2019
Displays list
| No | Year | Place | Country | Displays | Airshow / Event name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 2024 | Sanicole | Belgium | 2 | Sanicole Airshow 2024 |
| 73 | 2024 | Bucharest | Romania | 2 | BIAS - Bucharest Internation Air Show 2024 |
| 72 | 2024 | Krasnystaw | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Chmieloty 2024 |
| 71 | 2024 | Giżycko | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Felstiwal Wiatru Giżycko 2024 |
| 70 | 2024 | Ogrodzieniec | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Baloniada Ogrodzieniec |
| 69 | 2024 | Leszno | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Antidotum Airshow Leszno 2024 |
| 68 | 2024 | Nowy Targ | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 0 | XIII Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy 2024 |
| 67 | 2024 | Doha | Qatar | 9 | QIFF - Qatar International Food Festival |
| 66 | 2024 | Doha | Qatar | 1 | Closing Ceremony - 6th FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championship |
| 65 | 2023 | Dobczyce | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Rowerowe Szaleństwo |
| 64 | 2023 | Szeged | Hungary | 2 | SZIA - Szeged International Air Show |
| 63 | 2023 | Pobiednik | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Lotniczy Dzień Otwarty Aeroklubu Krakowskiego |
| 62 | 2023 | Zduńska Wola | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Inscenizacja bitwy na Wartą - Strońsko - Beleń |
| 61 | 2023 | Radom | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Airshow Rado 2023 |
| 60 | 2023 | Gorlice | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Festwial Światła |
| 59 | 2023 | Hradec Králové | Czech Republic | 0 | Legendy Nebes |
| 58 | 2023 | Szczecinek | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Festiwal Balonowy Szczecinek |
| 57 | 2023 | Leszno | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Antidotum Airshow Leszno |
| 56 | 2023 | Świdnik | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Świdnik Air Festival |
| 55 | 2023 | Warszawa | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 0 | Wawerski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 54 | 2023 | Piestany | Slovakia | 2 | Festival Letectwa 2023 |
| 53 | 2022 | Wiśniowa | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Marsz Gen. Nila Od Zmierzchu Do Świtu |
| 52 | 2022 | Czyżyny | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Święto Lotnictwa Polskiego |
| 51 | 2022 | Ustka | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 0 | Columbus Festiwalu Wiatru |
| 50 | 2022 | Leszno | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Antidotum Airshow Leszno |
| 49 | 2022 | Piestany | Slovakia | 2 | Festival Letectwa 2022 |
| 48 | 2022 | Gorlice | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Dni Gorlic 2022 i Festiwal Światła w Rok Łukasiewicza |
| 47 | 2021 | Leszno | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Antidotum Airshow Leszno |
| 46 | 2020 | Dobczyce | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Rowerowe Szaleństwo |
| 45 | 2020 | Leszno | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | |
| 44 | 2020 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | ? | Saudi General Aviation Forum Sand & Fun 2020 |
| 43 | 2019 | Albufeira | Portugal | 1 | Albufeira Carpe Nox |
| 42 | 2019 | Gdynia | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | LOTOS Gdynia Aerobaltic |
| 41 | 2019 | Ustka | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Columbus Festiwal Wiatru |
| 40 | 2019 | Iława | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Lotnicza Majówka Iława 2029 |
| 39 | 2019 | Świdnik | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | ? | Świdnik Air Festival |
| 38 | 2019 | Rzeszów | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Centralne Pokazy Lotnicze z okazji 100-lecia Aeroklubu Polskiego |
| 37 | 2019 | Leszno | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Mini Piknik Szybowcowy |
| 36 | 2018 | Leszno | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Mini Piknik Szybowcowy |
| 35 | 2018 | Radom | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Air Show Radom 2018 |
| 34 | 2018 | Dala-Järna | Sweden | 3 | Flygfesten |
| 33 | 2018 | Nowy Targ | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | X Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy 2018 |
| 32 | 2018 | Ustka | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Columbus Festiwal Wiatru |
| 31 | 2018 | Czyżyny | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 30 | 2018 | Muchowiec | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Fajera |
| 29 | 2018 | Kraków | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Motoorkiestra 2018 |
| 28 | 2018 | Byszyce | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Remiza ? |
| 27 | 2017 | Warszawa | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Wianki Warszawa 2017 |
| 26 | 2017 | Nowy Targ | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 25 | 2017 | Wieliczka | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Dni Wieliczki |
| 24 | 2017 | Kraków | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 23 | 2017 | Kraków | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy |
| 22 | 2016 | Nowy Targ | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | VII Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy 2016 |
| 21 | 2016 | Strzelce Małe | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Piknik Lotniczy |
| 20 | 2016 | Leszno | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 3 | Mini Piknik Szybowcowy |
| 19 | 2016 | Kraków | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | 16 Parada Smoków |
| 18 | 2016 | Wieliczka | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Solne Uwielbienie |
| 17 | 2016 | Kraków | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy |
| 16 | 2015 | Radom | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Radom Airshow 2015 |
| 15 | 2015 | Leszno | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 3 | Mini Piknik Szybowcowy |
| 14 | 2015 | Nowy Targ | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 13 | 2015 | ?? | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | ? | Piknik |
| 12 | 2015 | Wieliczka | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Solne Uwielbienie |
| 11 | 2015 | Kraków | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | XVI Parafiada Swoszowice |
| 10 | 2015 | Bochnia | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | |
| 9 | 2014 | Nowy Targ | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 8 | 2014 | Wieliczka | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Dni Wieliczki |
| 7 | 2014 | Wieliczka | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Obchody 11 listopada |
| 6 | 2014 | Trzyciąż | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Dni Ziemniaka |
| 5 | 2014 | Łapczyca | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | |
| 4 | 2014 | Kraków | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 3 | 2014 | Szczurowa | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Piknik Lotniczy |
| 2 | 2014 | Kraków | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 2 | Parafiada Swoszowice |
| 1 | 2014 | Kraków | File:Flag of Poland (normative).svg Poland | 1 | Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy (MKP?) |
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