GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team Will Perform At The 2019 NAS Oceana Air Show
"We are excited to reveal this season's 20-maneuver demonstration at the NAS Oceana Air Show," said
ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT (SNJ)
- The GEICO Skytypers fly six WWII SNJs, the
Navy's equivalent of the Texas T-6. Both trainer aircraft were used to prepare pilots of "'The Greatest Generation" for combat. - In 1940-41, the SNJ was built as an advanced WWII military training aircraft designed to perform all the maneuvers of a fighter plane at slower speeds.
- The aircraft is powered by a 600-horsepower
Pratt and Whitney engine. - The GEICO Skytypers' low-level precision-flying demonstration was designed by team members who served in
the United States military.
ABOUT SKYTYPING
- The GEICO Skytypers "skytype" by creating giant messages in the sky with five aircraft flying in a tight, line-abreast formation.
- The planes skytype by coordinating dot matrix-style messages with environmentally friendly puffs of white smoke.
- A computer located in the lead aircraft sends radio signals to the other planes and their white puffs of smoke create the "skytyped" messages that are often as tall as the
Empire State Building and seen from a 15-mile radius.
For more information, please visit www.geicoskytypers.com
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MEDIA NOTE:
Media rides and interviews are available upon request. The GEICO Skytypers press kit is available here and includes press releases, photos, b-roll, etc.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Paramount Public Relations
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