(with the exception of the operations NCO) are all UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crewchiefs in the ranks of SGT to SFC and most have 500-2,000 flight hours. Team aircraft The Golden Knights use three Viking Air UV-18 Twin Otter Series 400s and two De Havilland Dash 8's designated C-147A as their jump planes. The UV-18s are most frequently used by the tandem and competition teams and for local jumps near Ft. Bragg due to their shorter range. Golden Knights' aircraft have unique livery which is black and white with a gold stripe down the middle, on the fuselage. The tail has the U.S. Army symbol upon it. In 2019, the team retired two Fokker C-31A aircraft it had used for 34 years prior. See also U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence Command Exhibition Parachute Team ("Silver Wings") U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team ("Para-Commandos") U.S. Army Airborne School U.S. Military Free-Fall School Paratroopers Airborne forces References External links The Golden Knights Alumni Association webpage Parachute Team Ceremonial units of the United States military Military units and formations in North Carolina Parachute display teams Parachuting in the United States 1959 establishments in the United States