flypasts
Planes overhead ceremonially
Flypasts are ceremonial flights by aircraft over a specific location, typically to honor an event, dignitary, or military occasion.
British term; Americans say flyovers.
The Red Arrows performed a flypast over Buckingham Palace.
Public flight demonstration
- formationCreation or arrangement
- jetsPressurized fluid streams
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- saluteGestural sign of honor
ceremony · parade · commemoration · fighters · display · veterans · memorial · tribute
Airborne transportation vehicle
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- timingArt of choosing moments
roar · engines · contrails · overhead · low-level · synchronized · wingman · cockpit
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- BuckinghamFamous royal palace
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- RAFBritish air force
procession · sovereign · celebration · state · palace · ceremonial · monarch · trooping
airshow
Public flight demonstration
salute · ceremony · parade · commemoration · fighters · display · veterans · memorial · tribute · precision
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
timing · roar · engines · contrails · overhead · low-level · synchronized · wingman · cockpit · throttle
coronation
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- BuckinghamFamous royal palace
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
RAF · procession · sovereign · celebration · state · palace · ceremonial · monarch · trooping · colour
flypastslandings
Reaching the ground
touchdowns · arrivals · ground operations · groundings · taxiing