Flying Dragons Team
Flying Dragons Team – Paramotor display team based in Poland, specializing in nighttime 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-built 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 | .svg){kind=small} Poland |
| Size | Display pilots - 8
Reserve pilots - 1 Ground crew - 7 |
| Nickname(s) | Dragons |
| Colors |
|
| 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 International Air Show 2024 |
| 72 | 2024 | Krasnystaw | Poland
|
1 | Chmieloty 2024 |
| 71 | 2024 | Giżycko | Poland
|
1 | Festiwal Wiatru Giżycko 2024 |
| 70 | 2024 | Ogrodzieniec | Poland
|
1 | Baloniada Ogrodzieniec |
| 69 | 2024 | Leszno | Poland
|
2 | Antidotum Airshow Leszno 2024 |
| 68 | 2024 | Nowy Targ | 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 | Poland
|
1 | Rowerowe Szaleństwo |
| 64 | 2023 | Szeged | Hungary | 2 | SZIA - Szeged International Air Show |
| 63 | 2023 | Pobiednik | Poland
|
1 | Lotniczy Dzień Otwarty Aeroklubu Krakowskiego |
| 62 | 2023 | Zduńska Wola | Poland
|
1 | Inscenizacja bitwy nad Wartą - Strońsko - Beleń |
| 61 | 2023 | Radom | Poland
|
1 | Airshow Radom 2023 |
| 60 | 2023 | Gorlice | Poland
|
1 | Festiwal Światła |
| 59 | 2023 | Hradec Králové | Czech Republic | 0 | Legendy Nebes |
| 58 | 2023 | Szczecinek | Poland
|
1 | Festiwal Balonowy Szczecinek |
| 57 | 2023 | Leszno | Poland
|
2 | Antidotum Airshow Leszno |
| 56 | 2023 | Świdnik | Poland
|
2 | Świdnik Air Festival |
| 55 | 2023 | Warszawa | Poland
|
0 | Wawerski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 54 | 2023 | Piestany | Slovakia | 2 | Festival Letectwa 2023 |
| 53 | 2022 | Wiśniowa | Poland
|
1 | Marsz Gen. Nila Od Zmierzchu Do Świtu |
| 52 | 2022 | Czyżyny | Poland
|
1 | Święto Lotnictwa Polskiego |
| 51 | 2022 | Ustka | Poland
|
0 | Columbus Festiwalu Wiatru |
| 50 | 2022 | Leszno | Poland
|
2 | Antidotum Airshow Leszno |
| 49 | 2022 | Piestany | Slovakia | 2 | Festival Letectwa 2022 |
| 48 | 2022 | Gorlice | Poland
|
1 | Dni Gorlic 2022 i Festiwal Światła w Rok Łukasiewicza |
| 47 | 2021 | Leszno | Poland
|
2 | Antidotum Airshow Leszno |
| 46 | 2020 | Dobczyce | Poland
|
1 | Rowerowe Szaleństwo |
| 45 | 2020 | Leszno | 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 | Poland
|
2 | LOTOS Gdynia Aerobaltic |
| 41 | 2019 | Ustka | Poland
|
2 | Columbus Festiwal Wiatru |
| 40 | 2019 | Iława | Poland
|
1 | Lotnicza Majówka Iława 2019 |
| 39 | 2019 | Świdnik | Poland
|
? | Świdnik Air Festival |
| 38 | 2019 | Rzeszów | Poland
|
1 | Centralne Pokazy Lotnicze z okazji 100-lecia Aeroklubu Polskiego |
| 37 | 2019 | Leszno | Poland
|
2 | Mini Piknik Szybowcowy |
| 36 | 2018 | Leszno | Poland
|
2 | Mini Piknik Szybowcowy |
| 35 | 2018 | Radom | Poland
|
2 | Air Show Radom 2018 |
| 34 | 2018 | Dala-Järna | Sweden | 3 | Flygfesten |
| 33 | 2018 | Nowy Targ | Poland
|
2 | X Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy 2018 |
| 32 | 2018 | Ustka | Poland
|
1 | Columbus Festiwal Wiatru |
| 31 | 2018 | Czyżyny | Poland
|
2 | Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 30 | 2018 | Muchowiec | Poland
|
1 | Fajera |
| 29 | 2018 | Kraków | Poland
|
1 | Motoorkiestra 2018 |
| 28 | 2018 | Byszyce | Poland
|
1 | Remiza ? |
| 27 | 2017 | Warszawa | Poland
|
1 | Wianki Warszawa 2017 |
| 26 | 2017 | Nowy Targ | Poland
|
2 | Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 25 | 2017 | Wieliczka | Poland
|
1 | Dni Wieliczki |
| 24 | 2017 | Kraków | Poland
|
2 | Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 23 | 2017 | Kraków | Poland
|
1 | Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy |
| 22 | 2016 | Nowy Targ | Poland
|
2 | VII Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy 2016 |
| 21 | 2016 | Strzelce Małe | Poland
|
2 | Piknik Lotniczy |
| 20 | 2016 | Leszno | Poland
|
3 | Mini Piknik Szybowcowy |
| 19 | 2016 | Kraków | Poland
|
1 | 16 Parada Smoków |
| 18 | 2016 | Wieliczka | Poland
|
1 | Solne Uwielbienie |
| 17 | 2016 | Kraków | Poland
|
1 | Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy |
| 16 | 2015 | Radom | Poland
|
2 | Radom Airshow 2015 |
| 15 | 2015 | Leszno | Poland
|
3 | Mini Piknik Szybowcowy |
| 14 | 2015 | Nowy Targ | Poland
|
2 | Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 13 | 2015 | ?? | Poland
|
? | Piknik |
| 12 | 2015 | Wieliczka | Poland
|
1 | Solne Uwielbienie |
| 11 | 2015 | Kraków | Poland
|
2 | XVI Parafiada Swoszowice |
| 10 | 2015 | Bochnia | Poland
|
1 | |
| 9 | 2014 | Nowy Targ | Poland
|
2 | Nowotarski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 8 | 2014 | Wieliczka | Poland
|
1 | Dni Wieliczki |
| 7 | 2014 | Wieliczka | Poland
|
1 | Obchody 11 listopada |
| 6 | 2014 | Trzyciąż | Poland
|
1 | Dni Ziemniaka |
| 5 | 2014 | Łapczyca | Poland
|
1 | |
| 4 | 2014 | Kraków | Poland
|
2 | Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy |
| 3 | 2014 | Szczurowa | Poland
|
1 | Piknik Lotniczy |
| 2 | 2014 | Kraków | Poland
|
2 | Parafiada Swoszowice |
| 1 | 2014 | Kraków | Poland
|
1 | Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy (MKP?) |
References
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