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| By Fred Harl |
When
the Geico Skytypers are not writing giant messages overhead, they are very
likely flying precision aerobatics and mock dogfights. The team flies 6 early
model SNJ-2 Texans equipped with enlarged fuel capacity and smaller overall
dimensions than other Texan models. The aircraft are ideal for the team - slow
and stable for skywriting and maneuverable for the dogfight portion of the
show.
The
Geico Skytypers use a ground-based, computer-controlled program to produce the
skywriting messages. Each sequence of smoke trails is commanded by radio
signals to each aircraft at the correct time to form letters 1000 feet tall at
10,000 feet altitude. This process forms letters much faster and at a larger
size than the typical skywriting process.
Here we have some spectacular views of the Geico Skytypers as they perform in the airshow:
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