U.S. Navy Seals Leap Frogs

The Flag Jump

The U.S. Navy Seals will take the beach at the inaugural Lauderdale Air Show, jumping in the American Flag for the National Anthem and then putting on a performance like you’ve never seen before.  Ever see a jumper descend under a parachute that’s upside down?  The Seals do it and you have to see it to believe it.  The Seals will land right on the beach at Show Center between the private beach area for the Clubhouse Chalet and the Colonel’s Club.  If you want to be right on the fence when they land and meet them, click here for ticket options and pricing.

A typical Leap Frogs performance consists of fourteen jumpers leaping out of an aircraft at an altitude of 12,500 feet. During free fall, jumpers reach speeds of 120 mph and can accelerate up to 180 mph by pulling their arms to their sides and straightening their legs into what is called a “track.”

The jumpers typically open their parachutes at around 5,000 feet by releasing a smaller pilot chute which deploys their main blue-and-gold canopy. After deploying their chutes, the Leap Frogs fly their canopies together to build dramatic canopy-relative work formations.