The Berkuts aerobatic team of the Russian Air Force was formed in 1989. Flying Mil Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopters, they're one of the few aerobatic teams in the world capable of performing high- and medium-difficulty maneuvers in both horizontal and vertical planes at low altitude.
© Sputnik / Mihail Mokrushin / Go to the mediabankMi-28N helicopters of the Berkuts aerobatic team perform at the Hydro Air Salon 2014, an international air and sea craft show in Gelendzhik, Russia.
Mi-28N helicopters of the Berkuts aerobatic team perform at the Hydro Air Salon 2014, an international air and sea craft show in Gelendzhik, Russia.
© Sputnik / Mihail Mokrushin / Go to the mediabankA Mi-28N helicopter of the Berkuts aerobatic team performs at the Hydro Air Salon 2014, an international air and sea craft show in Gelendzhik.
A Mi-28N helicopter of the Berkuts aerobatic team performs at the Hydro Air Salon 2014, an international air and sea craft show in Gelendzhik.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankThe Berkuts aerobatic team flying Mi-28 helicopters takes part in the Russian stage of the Aviadarts-2015 Flight Skills Competition in Voronezh, Russia.
The Berkuts aerobatic team flying Mi-28 helicopters takes part in the Russian stage of the Aviadarts-2015 Flight Skills Competition in Voronezh, Russia.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Belousov / Go to the mediabankMi-28 attack helicopters of the Berkuts aerobatics team during the preparation of Air Force crews for demo flights at the "Common Sky" aviation show in the town of Klin, dedicated to the centenary of the Russian Air Force.
Mi-28 attack helicopters of the Berkuts aerobatics team during the preparation of Air Force crews for demo flights at the "Common Sky" aviation show in the town of Klin, dedicated to the centenary of the Russian Air Force.
© Sputnik / Mihail Mokrushin / Go to the mediabankAn Mi-28N helicopter of the Berkuts aerobatic team performs at the Hydro Air Salon 2014, an international air and sea craft show in Gelendzhik, Russia.
An Mi-28N helicopter of the Berkuts aerobatic team performs at the Hydro Air Salon 2014, an international air and sea craft show in Gelendzhik, Russia.
© Sputnik / Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the mediabankMi-28N helicopters during a training flight before the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS 2013 in Zhukovsky, Russia.
Mi-28N helicopters during a training flight before the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS 2013 in Zhukovsky, Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankBerkuts Russian aerobatic team from Torzhok performs before a high mass held on the territory of Kubinka airfield.
Berkuts Russian aerobatic team from Torzhok performs before a high mass held on the territory of Kubinka airfield.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Belousov / Go to the mediabankMI-28 attack helicopters of the Berkuts aerobatics team during the preparation of Air Force crews for demo flights at the "Common Sky" aviation show in the town of Klin dedicated to the centenary of the Russian Air Force.
MI-28 attack helicopters of the Berkuts aerobatics team during the preparation of Air Force crews for demo flights at the "Common Sky" aviation show in the town of Klin dedicated to the centenary of the Russian Air Force.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Belousov / Go to the mediabankMI-28 attack helicopters of the Berkuts aerobatics team during the preparation of Air Force crews for demo flights at the "Common Sky" aviation show in the town of Klin dedicated to the centenary of the Russian Air Force.
MI-28 attack helicopters of the Berkuts aerobatics team during the preparation of Air Force crews for demo flights at the "Common Sky" aviation show in the town of Klin dedicated to the centenary of the Russian Air Force.