目前,全世界有空军的国家约120个,其中不少国家组建了飞行表演队。如美国的“雷鸟”飞行表演队、俄罗斯的“俄罗斯骑士”飞行表演队、英国的“红箭”飞行表演队、法国的“巡逻兵”飞行表演队、意大利“三色箭”飞行表演队、中国的“八一”飞行表演队、日本的“蓝色冲击波”飞行表演队,等等。其中,最著名的是美国空军的“雷鸟”(Thunderbirds)飞行表演队。美国空军组建“雷鸟”飞行表演队的目的是:以飞行员高超的飞行技术和先进的航空装备来展示美国 At present, there are about 120 air force countries in the world. Many of them have formed a flight demonstration team. Such as the United States, “Thunderbird” air show team, Russia's “Russian Knight” air show team, the British “Red Arrow” air show team, France's “Patrol” air show team, the Italian “tricolor Arrow” air show team , China's “August 1” air show team, Japan's “Blue Blast” air show team, and so on. Among them, the most famous is the USAF's Thunderbirds air show team. The purpose of the U.S. Air Force's “Thunderbirds” flight demonstration team is to show the United States with its pilot's advanced flight technology and advanced aviation equipment