Eastbourne International Airshow 2017
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TEAM<br />
RAVEN<br />
Team Raven is a formation<br />
aerobatic display team<br />
that formed in May 2014.<br />
The Ravens use Van’s RV aircraft<br />
with a mix of one RV4 as the lead<br />
aircraft and five RV8s. Entirely<br />
self-funded, the team has striven<br />
to create a professional and<br />
effective display to showcase<br />
to you today at <strong>Eastbourne</strong><br />
Air Show.<br />
The team name ‘Raven’ came<br />
from a play on the letters ‘RV’<br />
and makes more sense if written<br />
‘RaVen’ as per the badge on the<br />
sides of the aircraft fuselages.<br />
All aircraft on display are self<br />
built aircraft, albeit only Ravens 2<br />
and 4 have been self built by the<br />
team. They are all of aluminium<br />
construction and use standard<br />
Lycoming io-360, 180hp engines<br />
coupled to constant speed<br />
propellers, which given their light<br />
weight, results in an agreeable<br />
power to weight ratio. They<br />
are fully aerobatic with a<br />
decent ‘g’-limit range and<br />
have been modifiedwith<br />
smoke systems.<br />
FLYING TIMES<br />
Thurs 14:36; Fri 13:30; Sat 12:53; Sun 14:45<br />
DIMENSIONS<br />
Height: 1.70m; Length: 6.40m<br />
Wingspan: 7.32m<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
Max Speed: 221mph<br />
POWERPLANT<br />
1 x Lycoming IO-360 four cylinder,<br />
fuel injected engine, 200hp.<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
The team have some<br />
distinctive manoeuvres to<br />
look out for - ‘Thread the<br />
Needle’, ‘Delta Loop’, ‘The<br />
Cross Break, Caterpillar<br />
Loop’ and ‘The Heart’!<br />
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EASTBOURNE INTERNATIONAL aIR S HOW <strong>2017</strong>
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