4K! Thunderbirds Debut NEW Demo! 2021 Cocoa Beach Air Show

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds kicked off their 2021 airshow season in Cocoa Beach, Florida April 17-18, debuting a new demonstration to the public for the first time in nearly 40 years; the last time being 1983 when the team transitioned to the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Prior to that, the only time the team changed the demo was when the team was established in 1953 and had to build a 15 minute show from scratch.
Read my story outlining details of the new demo HERE - www.newsairshow.com/headlines...
Shot at 4K / 60fps
All rights reserved, pls contact for license & use
- / mikekillianphotography
- / mikekillianphotography
- www.mikekillianphotography.co...
#Thunderbirds #CocoaBeachAirShow

[@bobcaruso1368]

Nice! Jet noise...the sound of FREEDOM!

[@joenenninger971]

Yeah it is !

[@milesaway3699]

Hell yeah, brother!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@nancywood9531]

I should have been born a guy! My whole life I have been thrilled beyond everything at the sight of a jet...even sitting on the ground. To see them fly is like euphoria to me. I graduated in 1960 and no female pilots. Airforce nurse or office work available. Now the sky is the limit for ladies. Oh, How I love to see them.....cant imagine to fly one and own the sky at 700 mph. These men and woman are heroes every time they go up....guard our country and have secured our continued freedom. Thank you USAF. ✈✈✈✈✈✈

[@barbaramsnyder8659]

FYI the number 5 jet that does all the upside down and spiral maneuvers is flown by a woman. Major Michelle Curran, call sign""Mace".

[@lindasutton4962]

I just love the Thundbirds. So beautiful and graceful . When I lived in Las Vegas I used to pull over and watch them practice. One day I want to do a ride along with them. 💖💖🇺🇸

[@jackcheng7437]

👏👏💐💐👍👍🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Buckeyezippy]

Proud USAF Vet that still gets the chills watching our Thunderbirds!

[@richardtrey4992]

I realize it's pretty randomly asking but do anyone know of a good site to stream newly released movies online?

[@axtonheath8170]

@Richard Trey Flixportal :)

[@richardtrey4992]

@Axton Heath Thanks, signed up and it seems to work :D Appreciate it!!

[@axtonheath8170]

@Richard Trey no problem :)

[@brandonsimeone5678]

@@richardtrey4992 the fuck

[@donnyvaughan9133]

WITHOUT DOUGHT, SOME OF THE BEST OF THE BEST!! THUNDERBIRDS ,ANGELS GO 🇺🇸 !!!!

[@adamrasmussen1839]

*doubt....

[@blackbutterflymage7038]

Omg absolutely frigging amazing 👏

[@thanakornkongkoon2470]

ๆ

[@dimidomo7946]

Enthralling demonstration. Yes, yes, just like many other comments...this demo brought on skin chills. Thanks for the current upload Mike Killian.

[@GMAN32901]

Always Awesome - So Proud!

[@derwinmoss9485]

I remember in the early 70’s when I was 9 and 10 years old, the Thunderbirds flew the F-4 Phantom. Those were the first Thunderbirds shows that I watched. I’ve been hooked ever since. These pilots are amazing.

[@markc.9147]

Mike-thanks for this presentation. It was an awesome show. The t-birds are my fave team.

[@centuryofaviationvideograp5799]

Nice scenery and great flying 😁, thanks for the good videography and video. THUNDER!!!!!

[@kcbroncohater]

You are master level sir. Great work! ( And the Thunderbirds are pretty good too.)

[@briancornish1296]

Thank you for your excellent hard work capturing them!

[@jerrydowse5061]

How cool,standing in the sea filming the mighty Thunderbirds.👏

[@user-cj8kz1dq3y]

Awesome as always. Have seen them 3 times 2017 & 2019 at Nellis Afb for their homecoming and the first time in 1985 (???) at Soesterberg Afb, The Netherlands. My hometown.

[@AnglOsAxOn2]

That was very impressive. Love from England.

[@jeffreyzaleski412]

Very well done for the Pilots. Thank you for your Prayers and understanding.

[@harrylen1688]

For 15 years have photoshoot the Blues & Thunders The Worlds most Amazing shows & our Country. Love your Video its Excellent!!

[@flightscapeaviationphoto]

Superb work as usual Mike Killian

[@johnford3543]

Looking forward to the Defenders of Liberty airshow at Barksdale this weekend! Can't wait to see the afterburner pass at the end of the show.

[@losconceptos]

how was it

[@americianflyer72]

Oh man after seeing this new show I REALLY cant wait til November when they come to Tucson for the DM air show thank you for sharing this video

[@judithpearson8870]

Awesome. Thank you for your service.

[@Danny_Jarquin]

this was awesome! thx for the documentary!

[@betsyhager3563]

Awesome video!

[@jefdek6682]

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!

[@robertnewman5556]

I lived in Warner Robin's. Ga. From 1952 until 1970, home of Robin's AFB. The Thunderbirds put on air shows in our town. They flew over our house. Sometimes they flew so low you could see the pilots and they would wave at you.

[@mikeinsugarland]

Absolutely beautiful performance !! Can't wait for the Thunderbirds to return to Houston .. And that was a heck of a job capturing all those shots !!

[@mentor6059]

This is crazy. It is impossible with my understanding. I am so proud of those freedom keepers.

[@jackcheng7437]

A great air show!

[@davids5006]

The slow fly by on the beach is crazy talent...verge of stalling but still maintaining

[@kenpalmer1965]

They do it because they can! That's why they are the United States Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic precision flying team!

[@erimar1148]

great show

[@davidcaldwell3526]

Great job on the photography. I can't imagine how hard it must be to capture such great shots.

[@olivierdarras6868]

Thank you Mr Parkinson !

[@hollya1979]

They were just in Kansas City with the Blue Angels on the 4th of July. It was truly an amazing show. I loved it.

[@wittnguyen5499]

Wow amazing spectacular show❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jackcheng7437]

The best air show in the world 👏👏👏👏💐💐💐🎊🎊👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@blairthandi7058]

That last maneuver is going to hurt a lot of ears, but that is so freaking awesome to see the burners lit.

[@kenpalmer1965]

This is totally awesome! If I am able, I am going to their next performance at this venue, meaning in Cocoa Beach. I have never seen an air show performed over the ocean, only at military bases on land. I will check their schedule to find out when they will appear and perform here so I can make it there. If they have already done it this year, then there will be next year, come hell or high water!

[@floydlawson3765]

Coming to Sacramento in September. Can't wait.

[@timmiser]

A gimbal stabilizer would do wonders for your videography!

[@kaydeberg4536]

That's out military. I salute you. Superb Flying. Love the roar. Thank you ...

[@jimbernitt7590]

I love those... paint jobs who says looks don.t matter.... have a nice day....

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

cant wait to see them at sun n fun this year :)

[@miseri7794]

F16’s are something else

[@klkjshorty92]

Let's go air force

[@scable-eq7bp]

The sound of Freedom, nice camera work Mike, I have a special connection with one of the pilots, she is is my sister in-law, Major Michelle "MACE" Curran, Mace flies the #5 lead solo and is currently the only female pilot flying with the Thunderbirds......

[@BullGator-kd6ge]

I can only imagine what its like being the husband of a Thunderbirds pilot. I assume he's very proud of her accomplishments.

[@scable-eq7bp]

We all are, she has worked very hard to get where she is now.

[@BullGator-kd6ge]

@@scable-eq7bp She embodies the true spirit of our country as does the rest of the Armed Forces. I'll be seeing the Thunderbirds at Jones Beach next month. Can't wait to see her and the rest of the team in action.

[@dennisgrunbeck1823]

Since she is lead solo, she is T-bird 5. what's cool about 5 is that the number on her flight suit and on the jet are upside down since lead solo spends so much of their time upside down during the show.

[@kevinmadore1794]

MACE is an awesome ambassador for the AF and the Thunderbirds.

[@wilsontoddd5253]

cant wait to see them come back to san antinio next year airshow last time we did not get to see them because iof covid 19 it was calld off the last time

[@waystin2]

Awestruck every time!

[@joenenninger971]

Hey Angels, the T/Birds are throwing down.

[@ronwilkins7937]

Funny you say that, just so happens i work on Andrews air force base, and their here for the navy graduation ceremony, and the tbirds just so happens to pop up in my youtube feed.

[@samuelm.hodnettii.2768]

Thunderbird!!!

[@josephparent7205]

Nice jets

[@josephparent7205]

Also nice music

[@elleg.2521]

🇺🇸 WOOOOHOOO!!!!--YEAH!!!!---'THE FRICKIN-THUNDERBIRDS..... ROCK!!!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸!!!!!!!

[@clarissafarmer3547]

I love f16s

[@MeMyselfI_69]

Nice! Mike I think you need to invest in a gimbal. Thanks for sharing though.

[@TheTheratfarmer]

thank you, saved my ass-US Navy

[@bohica3339]

Very nice. Can anybody say why one of them is flying with a belly tank? Noticed that for the first time.

[@TheTheratfarmer]

US AIR Force. ready.

[@747heavyboeing3]

Nice demo, but time for a new jet.

[@ashleylaflor22]

Soooo badass! AMERICA F YEAH!

[@helengibbs7177]

💚

[@user-dh8ur9rj3s]

Красота

[@kellyl470]

Can you imagine doing this for a living?!

[@mchaelgibbs3085]

Nice job yall keep up the great work it socks cause this is the last day for yall and i dont want yall to leave come back next year please please and happy Father's day to us Father's out there that got kids i got 5 kids

[@ejtamayo5317]

Did anyone get startled by the sneak pass at 5:59 or was it just me 😂

[@saaamember97]

Betting on how long it will be, before my T-birds transition to the F-35?

[@com2375]

Be safe everyone

[@pump_6669]

Are these the F-16s in Viper configuration or still Falcon???

[@thomasfaucette1446]

it would be neat if they had the F-15 for the thunderbird planes that's a badass plane

[@roderickjamesriddick6255]

What a great show , I think they are better then the Red Arrows for Air Display.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

No

[@scottisbell7635]

What is the centerline pod on the slot guy for? Have never seen that before?

[@yxeaviationphotog]

Centerline fuel tank. Since he is flying a two-seater, it carries less fuel than the single seat jets.

[@dmwil1]

What's with the centerline tank on the F-16 in the slot position? I've seen this in several 2021 T-birds videos but never saw them carry that in the past.

[@kevinmadore1794]

The Thunderbirds often use an F-16D as their "slot machine" in the #4 position. The D-model has 2 seats and is therefore missing one fuel tank that the single-seat C models have. For that reason, they hang a centerline fuel tank on the D-model, in order to give it the same fuel endurance that the other jets in the formation. The squadron rosters 2-3 of these D-model jets, which are used extensively during the training season. Putting one of them in the slot position allows these airplanes to be used in the actual show. It also provides a seat for a distinguished visitor (DV) during practices. Such a DV would virtually always be a senior military aviator (Wing Commander, etc.), not a civilian reporter or celebrity. The latter group of folks are only flown single-ship....never during a show or full-up practice.

[@747heavyboeing3]

Can we get a new airplane. BLUES have Super Hornet now.

[@jerrydague5686]

👍🇺🇸👍

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any true sense. Under the clouds of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower

[@bertg.6056]

Interesting that one of the aircraft had a belly pod mounted. Hmm.

[@camerond1433]

What mic do you use?

[@palanthis]

I have equal respect for both teams, but the Viper is such a prettier plane than the Super Hornet.

[@mr389alessandro7]

OK OK OK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gunhellsweek5610]

😀😀💖💖💖💖 Like Like wow

[@eddielee8591]

Still flying F16

[@TheTheratfarmer]

swift.

[@phuoc-huutran6303]

Is Maj. Michelle still active up-side-down-pilot of the Thunderbirds ?

[@barbaramsnyder8659]

Yes she is.

[@tomsamuelson8512]

Are these beach airshows free...or to you still have to pay??

[@kevinmadore1794]

It depends. Most beach-front shows that I have been to are free. Shows at military bases are also typically free. It is only the shows that have civilian or business sponsors that charge for admission. Those shows also have to reimburse Uncle Sam for the team's appearance, so they have costs to recover. They pay something like a $6,000 per day demonstration fee (which is far less than what the show actually costs) and they have to provide a ton of hotel rooms, rental cars, etc. to house the team and help them get around for the whole weekend.

[@geedoctor]

Joke Time - A Marine private, a Navy Petty Officer, and an Air Force Airman were asked what they would do if they found a scorpion in their tent. The Marine said, "I'd rip his tail off and eat him." The Petty Officer said, "I'd smash him with my helmet". The Airman said, "I'd call room service and ask why there was a tent in my room."

[@jackcheng7437]

👏👏👏👏👏👏🎊🎊🎊🎊💐💐💐💪💪💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TheTheratfarmer]

drop.

[@dedpoptart]

Manual focus, other than that great footage

[@zainalfanani7752]

F17 ZaENaL FaNaNi

[@stephenellam4781]

Compared to the Blue Angles and Red Arrows a bit boring

[@renegadepaul7369]

Ok, they are not bad, but much better are the Frecce Tricolori from Italy, they make shows with 10 !!!!😎🤩 planes and not only with 4 planes 🤣

[@larrysmith6797]

What the fuck is music doing as part of the demo?

[@sandratessem9980]

USA USA the best

[@StarzzyJJASD]

No Americans always think there the best at everything, stop bragging because your not ,the world dosnt revolve around America

[@netcalindo1579]

Good angkatan udara BERKAT DARI SORGA DARI ALLAH yang bandara emas lebih harga dari pada permata

[@perriwenplays9215]

Not really sure how this is 'new'. It looks like the same maneuvers in just a slightly different order.

[@digitalthunderbirds]

It is, but they nixed about 6 maneuvers, and thrown in 2 new ones in the Low and Flat Shows (the Stinger-Break Cross, and the Delta 360), It's supposed more action-packed though, and lighter on the Jet's gas.

[@mraviatorboii2510]

@@digitalthunderbirds the Diamond afterburner at the end is definitely brand new.

[@digitalthunderbirds]

@@mraviatorboii2510 That maneuver is badass. I can proudly say I was able to feel that rumble in Person a few weeks ago when they were in VA for their COMACC demo!

[@perriwenplays9215]

@@digitalthunderbirds The stinger-break cross has actually been in the show at least since 2008.

[@digitalthunderbirds]

@@perriwenplays9215 this is a different version, it’s a flat version where TB4 drops down from the formation and #6 passes thru full AB with a knife edge. Definitely newZ

[@bwslotboom9615]

.

[@TenorDad]

That was nice... for Air Force standards. It appears Navy tolerances are tighter. Not everyone can be a "boat" pilot.

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

ah yes, I love our missions over the AOR when the amazing "boat" pilots all show up on the tanker at once, without talking to anyone and not listening to a damn thing AWACS tells them. Enjoy your life 10 to a room for 10 months while we have our own racks and don't have wake up to the sight of water every day.

[@kevinmadore1794]

It should be noted that it's the senior leadership of each service that decides the formation standards and which maneuvers will be done. The Air Force has always been more conservative than the Navy in that regard.

[@milesaway3699]

Russia who??

[@CedarPass]

Do photography professionals not consider stabilizers a key element of their own equipment? This in unwatchable. I'm thinking this can't be representative of the photographer skillset...probably didn't have the right equipment or was caught off-guard by the opportunity?

[@MikeKillian]

Hi Jeff. Yes I'm a photographer & writer as a FT job covering aviation & spaceflight. I'm just now diving more into video and yes I have a stabilizer for DSLR videography. This however was shot on a camcorder & was not like some paid assignment, so I didn't care to buy a gimbal for a borrowed camcorder. I appreciate your respectful comment. Pls feel free to visit my portfolio to see my actual professional photography. You'll see that you're right, this video is not representative of what I do at all. Rest assured tho I have some amazing opportunities coming and the footage will be spectacular & smooth www.mikekillianphotography.com/About

[@c17nav]

@@MikeKillian and Jeff Preston. Good to see civil discourse on YT! Hope still lives!👍

[@truthserum5202]

I noticed a couple of new maneuver's, but it's still basically the same old boring show.

[@AKFF320]

Growing up as a child I loved this group. Later as I grew up,I met them. Now I know they are different people now, but when I did meet the latest group,I was disappointed. Thus group of guys is the most stuck up people I have ever encountered. It was like meeting the Kardashians. Never ever again will or my family feel the same about this group. I understand the are pilots, but even these guys should act great full and humble. Not like their 💩 don't stink.

[@robinnicol7534]

What’s so new about it don’t get me wrong their awesome but it looks the same to me

[@larryg1947]

What's so new about it? Don't get me wrong, they're (they are) awesome, but it looks the same to me.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

When are Thunderbirds transitioning !?!?!? The BlueAngels have Already !

[@sylvesterstewart868]

No reason to, they are still making the F-16 and there's nothing more economical or good looking. The Super Hornet is a degradation in performance and looks.

[@7urbine]

@@sylvesterstewart868 Degradation in performance and looks? Wtf are you smoking?

[@sylvesterstewart868]

@@7urbine Havent seen many air shows have you?

[@BullGator-kd6ge]

@@sylvesterstewart868 I've been to several. Looks are completely subjective to whomever, but saying the Super Hornet is a "degradation" is a pile of horse.

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

they are already flying the newest version of the F16 (that the US has anyway) There is nothing to transition to, they are as hell aren't wasting F22's or F35's on a demo team

[@zigbeegooblesnort125]

Always with the stupid music.