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Video Clips

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Welcome to Our Video Page! We hope you enjoy the video clips below.

Many thanks to Mr. Bob Granley, Snap Roll Productions, Corporal Tracy Nicholas, technician, and Captain Chuck Mallett, former Snowbird 9, for providing the wonderful videos.


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Video Montage
(Flash / Length 2:17)

A video montage of the Snowbirds Demonstration Team.

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Big Diamond Formation
(Flash / Length 0:40)

The team flies the classic big diamond roll and loop.

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Centennial Burst Formation
(Flash / Length 0:22)

The Snowbirds perform the magnificent Centennial Burst Formation.

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Concord Formation
(Flash / Length 0:22)

The Snowbirds fly a perfect Concorde Formation over the beautiful Comox Valley in British Columbia.

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Double Inverted Pass
(Flash / Length 0:25)

The Snowbird solo pilots are pressed against their shoulder harness by a force of negative 2 "G" during the incredible Double Inverted Pass.

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Nine Plane Line Abreast
(Flash / Length 0:39)

Watch as the team flies wingtip to wingtip, at only 8 feet of separation, during the Nine Plane Line Abreast Formation.

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Lag Back Cross
(Flash / Length 0:20)

Snowbird 8 leads Snowbirds 4, 5, 6, and 9 through the Lag Back Cross Formation, a spectator favourite.

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Maple Split
(Flash / Length 0:19)

The Snowbirds perform the majestic Maple Split formation.

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Mirror Roll Formation
(Flash / Length 0:24)

The Snowbirds solo pilots fly the challenging Mirror Roll Formation. Watch as they roll canopy to canopy with mere feet of separation.

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Take-off
(Flash / Length 1:09)

A view from aircraft #5 of the Snowbirds speeding-up on the runway and taking-off in formation.

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Landing
(Flash / Length 1:03)

A view from aircraft #5 of the Snowbirds landing in formation on the runway.

 

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Double-Take
(Flash / Length 0:49)

The Snowbirds are performing the incredible Double-Take.

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Loop
(Flash / Length 0:43)

The Snowbirds are performing a loop in formation during which it is very important for the lead aircraft to keep the right amount of power at every stage of the manoeuvre in order for the entire team to be able to accomplish it.

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Lag-Back Cross
(Flash / Length 0:38)

Three Snowbirds pilots are performing the Lag-Back Cross.

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Canada Burst
(Flash / Length 0:37)

The beautiful Canada Burst is one of the Snowbirds signature manoevres.

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Inverted Pass
(Flash / Length 0:56)

The Snowbirds are performing an inverted pass.

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Roll
(Flash / Length 0:47)

The Snowbirds are rolling a formation.

 
     
 

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Last Updated: 2006-09-15

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