{"id":2287,"date":"2026-04-16T10:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:41:26","slug":"les-turkish-stars-annonces-en-vol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/les-turkish-stars-annonces-en-vol\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Stars announced in flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

A renowned team of the Turkish Air Force<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Turkish Stars will be present in flight during the event. As the official aerobatic team of the Turkish Air Force, they have flown tight formations for more than thirty years and have built a strong reputation nationally and internationally since their establishment in 1992. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get to know the Turkish Stars<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The team flies NF 5A\/B Freedom Fighter aircraft \u2014 supersonic jets originating from the former Royal Netherlands Air Force, adapted for aerobatic performance. They operate from Konya Air Base, home of the 3rd Main Jet Base Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key characteristics of the NF 5 used by the team:<\/strong>
\u2022 Type :<\/strong> supersonic fighter \/ demonstration aircraft
\u2022 Engine:<\/strong> 2 \u00d7 General Electric J85
\u2022 Maximum speed:<\/strong> approx. Mach 1.6
\u2022 Configuration:<\/strong> NF 5A single seat \/ NF 5B twin seat
\u2022 Notable aspect:<\/strong> one of the few demo teams in the world flying supersonic jets
\u2022 Smoke colours:<\/strong> red and white, representing Turkey\u2019s national colours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A team with a recognised record<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since their first public display in 1993, the Turkish Stars have performed at many international events. Their 2001 show in Baku \u2014 witnessed by over one million spectators \u2014 remains a world record for airshow attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their presence at the event is in keeping with this tradition: showcasing their expertise and sharing their know\u2011how with the European public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 T\u00fcrk Yildizlari<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Une \u00e9quipe embl\u00e9matique de l\u2019aviation turque Les Turkish Stars seront pr\u00e9sents en vol lors de l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement. Cette patrouille officielle de la Force a\u00e9rienne turque \u00e9volue depuis plus de trente ans en formation serr\u00e9e, avec un style pr\u00e9cis et imm\u00e9diatement reconnaissable. Leur r\u00e9putation s\u2019est construite \u00e0 travers de nombreuses prestations en Turquie et \u00e0 l\u2019international, notamment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2290,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,88],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-2287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aircrafts","category-turkish-stars","tag-baf-days-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2294,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287\/revisions\/2294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}