RNZAF Black Falcons Aerobatic Team New Zealand - 2020

AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND February 7, 2020. The Royal New Zealand Black Falcons Aerobatic Team transferred to RNZAF Base Auckland for a few days to display over events including an International cricket opening day and the 180th celebrations for the Treaty of Waitangi, Northland. This Video will allow you to get to know this years team.

[@allgood6760]

Awesome...Proud of you guys from Wgtn 👍🇳🇿

[@AirflowNZ]

It was a shame that COVID restricted their displays.

[@ianstewartaviation2634]

Great video thanks for sharing the RAF have the same type replaced the Tucano

[@AirflowNZ]

Ian , thanks. Did you get the Swiss Pilatus or these American version? Cheers, Mike

[@HMSDaring1]

@@AirflowNZ Texan t-6C. US.

[@toranamunter]

If anyone attacks the RNZAF they can always point a pistol out the window 🤣

[@AirflowNZ]

Our Orion’s and Sessprite do have some offensive weapons on board! Cheers, Mike

[@tomprice7345]

Allgood but nz should of had 30 f16 fighter jets and 18 Hawk trainers 😎

[@AirflowNZ]

Tom, we need you in Parliament! Cheers, Mike - AirflowNZ

[@regregan6852]

Why? (Also like to point out it's 2 years since you even wrote this nevermind 20 years since we've had fast jets at all...)

[@adriansammons9011]

Ah, the T-6C Texan By Beechcraft. Loved by low budget movie producers when they ain’t got cash to rent a real jet fighter.

[@AirflowNZ]

Adrian, yes we should BAE Hawks! thanks for your comment, Mike - AirflowNZ

[@adriansammons9011]

AirflowNZ , great trainer aircraft and some ‘sovereign’ counties weaponise them with machine gun pods, air-to-ground missiles like Hellfire and Maverick, AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and direct and guided bombs. Thing is these are not meant to be attack aircraft and it’s range is ok but ceiling height and max speed is , well easy prey for even the most basic attack jet systems. NZ is totally lacking in defence capability having been stripped of meaningful defence budgets by an apparent successive Socialist/Pacifist government regimes and lobbyists.
In the next millennium it’s highly likely NZ will need some form of long range defence capability.

[@adriansammons9011]

Daniel Eyre that’s polite of you! Just check your Socialist PMs agenda on defence spending. And NZ is the only Western Govt. that has officially signed a Govt to Govt HoA with Red China supporting the OBOR .. and you reckon other “Allies” haven’t noticed! Mate you’re in denial if you can’t see where you’re Red Ardern is taking ya! BTW Australia signed a new defence pact with USA and Japan in July 2020 and guess who wasn’t invited to join ?? You lot are basking in ignorance and denial of your own governments communist agenda.. Good luck mate ..

[@soulpaua2097]

@@adriansammons9011 New Zealand's defence budget has been all over the place in the last thirty years. In the four changes of government since 1990 two have been National and two have been Labour. Both parties have decreased and increased defence budgets. The biggest being last year. At the end of the day I don't care. I just like big loud fucking planes. Hopefully we see more of em'.

[@davidbolton4930]

Best display team in the world and best pilots with a long history of fighting well above weight class with 75 squadron out fighting the whole of the US airforce in their last deployment and their flying these tiny planes not something with teeth like a f16 or the new gripen fuck my life I miss the A4KS that was the deal of the century and they stop it because of stupidity and personal beliefs instead of looking at a greater picture

[@AirflowNZ]

David, many thanks for your interesting comment. Looks like China may force us to a wake up call? Mike - AirflowNZ