Sherdils
Sign in to saveSherdils (Urdu: ﺸﻴر دﻝ; English: Lion Hearts) are an aerobatics display team of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The team is based out of the Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan, in Risalpur, Pakistan. Currently, it consists of nine Karakoram K-8P aircraft.
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- Pakistan
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- Sherdils in formation flight over Islamabad.jpg
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- aerobatics
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- 1974 – 2004 (4-ship T-37 aircraft)
- 2004 (6-ship and 9-ship T-37 aircraft)
- 2009 (4-ship K-8P aircraft)
- 2010 and 2011 (9-ship K-8P aircraft)
- 2017 to current (New Livery and Aerobatics Sequence)
- Sherdils Aircraft Paint Scheme
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- References
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Sherdils (Urdu: ﺸﻴر دﻝ; English: Lion Hearts) are an aerobatics display team of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The team is based out of the Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan, in Risalpur, Pakistan. Currently, it consists of nine Karakoram K-8P aircraft.
The Sherdils are not a full-time aerobatic team, rather the pilots are selected from the PAF Academy's Advanced Jet Training Squadron instructors, where cadets and young fighter pilots go through jet aircraft training. The Sherdils are responsible for preparing and performing formation aerobatics at national and international events.
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