air display

Aerobatic public performance

An air display is a public exhibition of aircraft performing maneuvers, demonstrations, or aerobatic routines.

These events showcase military jets, vintage planes, or stunt pilots: We watched the air display from a blanket on the hillside.

The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say air show.

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pilot · wingover · spectacle · tail slide · spin · wing walker · low pass · formation flying · dirigibles · sky · warbird · loop-the-loop · flypast · sonic boom · crowds · aviation · climb · aerial

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Ceremonial armed forces procession

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Curated item on display

aviation museum · stop

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G