Демонстрационная группа Zeus F-16
The Hellenic Air Force’s solo F-16 display from Souda, trained by the USAF and unusual in flying a combat-configured Block 52+ with conformal fuel tanks.
Zeus F-16 Demo Team: how the team came to be and what it flies today
Trained by Viper West
The Hellenic Air Force began work on an F-16 display in 2009. Its pilots trained with the USAF’s Viper West F-16 demonstration team at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in a 28-day programme that ran from 4 January to 1 February 2010, and the first official display was flown at Tanagra on 7 November 2010. The first two display pilots came from 340 and 343 Squadrons of 115 Combat Wing at Souda, Crete, which remains the team’s home.
A Block 52+ with conformal tanks
Zeus flies a single F-16C Block 52+ drawn from 340 or 343 Squadron and displays with conformal fuel tanks fitted, which made it the only F-16 demonstration in Europe to do so. The programme pulls from +9.5 to -3 g and is flown in high, low or flat versions according to cloud base.
The Zeus livery
In 2015 aircraft 523 of 340 Squadron became the dedicated display aircraft and received a full Zeus paint scheme, designed by Alexis Kontiveis and Dimitris Palassis, days before RIAT, where it won the best livery award. The team has displayed in Poland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Spain.
Zeus F-16 Demo Team in numbers
The team
- Formation
- 1 самолет
- Single F-16C Block 52+
- Display pilots from 340 and 343 Squadrons
Flies with conformal fuel tanks.
Самолёт
- Flown
- Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 52+
- F-16C Block 52+ (2010–)
- Dedicated aircraft 523 in Zeus livery from 2015
Дом
- Based at
- Авиабаза Суда
- 115 Combat Wing, Chania, Crete
The display
- Aircraft in the display
- 1
- Livery
- Zeus figure with lightning bolts on the fin (from 2015)
Every type Zeus F-16 Demo Team has flown
| Самолёт | Годы | Number | Примечание |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 52+ | since 2010 | 1 | Flown with conformal fuel tanks; aircraft 523 dedicated from 2015. |
What Zeus F-16 Demo Team is known for
- Best livery award at RIAT 2015 for the newly painted Zeus scheme (Argunners).
- The only F-16 demonstration in Europe flown with conformal fuel tanks (Milavia).
Zeus F-16 Demo Team, year by year
Hellenic Air Force begins work on an F-16 solo display.
Training with the USAF Viper West team begins at Hill AFB.
Training programme completed.
First official display, at Tanagra.
Aircraft 523 painted in Zeus livery; best livery award at RIAT.
Displays at RIAT.
Listed for the Aire 25 festival in Spain.
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Around Zeus F-16 Demo Team
Все факты проверены.
- Hellenic Air Force F-16 Demo Team Zeus (Hellenic Air Force)
- Hellenic Air Force F-16 Demo Team Zeus (Milavia)
- F-16 Fighting Falcon Zeus paint job from A to Z (Argunners)
- HAF participation in RIAT 2016 (Hellenic Air Force)
- F-16 Demo Team Zeus (English Wikipedia)
- Hellenic Air Force Zeus Demo Team joins Festival Aéreo Aire 25 lineup (European Airshows)
Verified 2026-10-02.