Everything comes down to this.
Gravity Jet Team is one of the ten founding teams of the Jet World Championship, the first civilian fighter-jet combat series. We bring two F-16 Fighting Falcons, two pilots and two gamers. The first season is fourteen Sundays in 2029.
Nine g, every Sunday.
Nine g is where the Falcon lives. Most jets touch that number once and back off. The F-16 can hold it, turn after turn, for a whole Sunday afternoon. We named the team after the force that never lets go, and we plan to use it better than anyone.
Here is how it works. Ten teams. Each one flies two jets, with a pilot in each cockpit and a gamer on the ground running the combat system. On Sunday all twenty jets go up together for a two-hour Grand Battle, and points come from every confirmed shot and every round survived. Our plan is simple: never give away a cheap point.
Next round
The first race the world will see. Two hours over Lusail, Sunday from 2 pm.
News
All newsAround the team
Your name on the nose. A new result every Sunday.
Partners get two pilots, two gamers, a jet people film from every angle, and fourteen shots at a podium. Title, Primary, Associate and Digital spots are open for 2029.
Sixteen people. Two Falcons.
A race team is smaller than people think. Two pilots, two gamers, a strategist, a chief mechanic, two inspectors, four crew on the floor, and a few of us on the business side. Everyone on this page flies a jet, fights from the ground or signs off on one.
How a Unit works
In this sport, the basic team is called a Unit: one jet, one pilot, one gamer. The pilot flies. The gamer sits at a station on the ground and runs the combat system, which means the locks, the shots and the flares. Those calls are where points come from. The strategist talks to both of them. We run two Units, and the league has to clear both before either one can race.
Three rules shape how we are built. We fly the same aircraft model all season. We tell the league exactly who is on the roster. And at least two inspectors sign the maintenance log every single day.
Unit 01
Lead unitUnit 02
Reserve, strategy and the floor
Reserve pilot and reserve gamer
A third pilot with the same ratings, and a third gamer cleared by the league. If someone cannot race, the backup is in the seat for Friday morning practice.
Race strategist
The one voice both Units hear during the Grand Battle. Who defends, who attacks, and when to burn flares.
Chief mechanic and inspection team
Two people, named to the league ninety days before the season. Nobody calls a jet ready to fly until they do.
Pit crew
Four people on the floor handling fuel, turnaround, canopy and chocks. Fire-resistant gear at all times. Nobody walks past the engine line without a reason.
Leadership
Fort Worth
Where the Falcon was born.
Every F-16 built in the United States rolled out of a factory on the west side of Fort Worth. Our hangar is ten minutes away, at Alliance Airport. It holds three jets, the gamer stations and a full flight simulator. Plenty of people in this town have spent their whole careers on this aircraft. We hired some of them.
Built to pull nine g, and keep pulling.
The F-16 was the first fighter designed to be unstable on purpose. A computer keeps it flying straight, and the pilot steers with a stick that barely moves. Nothing else a civilian team can enter turns this hard for this long. That is why we picked it.
Why the Falcon
It keeps turning
Most jets can hit nine g for a moment, and they lose speed doing it. The Falcon's wing and engine were designed so it can hold the turn. Over a sixty-second round, that decides who gets shot and who does not.
The pilot flies the computer
The jet wants to pitch up on its own. The flight computer holds it steady. So the pilot does not move flaps and rudders. They ask for a g-load, and the computer delivers it. A built-in limit stops it at nine g, so the pilot can pull as hard as possible without worrying about breaking anything.
The cockpit was built for it
The seat leans back thirty degrees. The stick sits on the right armrest. The pilot's head is low under a clear bubble canopy. All of it is there to keep blood flowing to the brain at nine g, so our pilots can pull hard again and again without blacking out.
The rules allow it
A demilitarized F-16 on the civil register is allowed under the league's technical rules. Azurion flies one too. Nobody else in the field does.
Specification
Block 15 OCU, demilitarized, civil register.
- Length
- 15.06 m
- Wingspan
- 9.96 m
- Height
- 4.88 m
- Empty weight
- 8,570 kg
- Engine
- One Pratt & Whitney F100, afterburning turbofan
- Thrust
- Around 106 kN in afterburner
- Limit load
- +9 g, governed by the flight control computer
- Maximum speed
- Around Mach 2, capped by league limits
- Seats
- One
- Combat system
- Supplied by the league, run from the ground by the Unit's gamer
The livery
Navy everywhere, with one blue line along the belly that dips under the air intake, and the emblem on the tail. Look at the jet from below and you see the logo.
Gallery
Fourteen Sundays.
The first season opens in Doha right after Eid. From there it moves through the Gulf, Asia, the Americas and Europe, one race at a time. September is off while the jets ship to Asia. The finale is in Miami, the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Round 1, Doha
Lusail. Grand Battle on Sunday, February 24, 2029, at 2 pm local time.
Nobody has raced yet. Starting with Doha, you will find every result here, with both Units' scores and the Unit of the Day.
Testing runs through 2028. First the jets get certified in Fort Worth this fall, then there are three preseason events. None of those count for points.
Ten teams, one table
Both Units score points for the team at every round. The order below is just the 2029 entry list, not a ranking.
| Team | Airframe | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JATO Motorsports | Aero L-39 Albatros | 0 |
| 2 | Throttle Jet Team | BAE Hawk | 0 |
| 3 | Gravity Jet Team | F-16 Fighting Falcon | 0 |
| 4 | KCNO Motorsports | A-4 Skyhawk | 0 |
| 5 | DARTS Motorsports | SEPECAT Jaguar | 0 |
| 6 | JDM Jet Team | Harrier | 0 |
| 7 | Azurion | F-16 Fighting Falcon | 0 |
| 8 | N11 Motorsports | A-4 Skyhawk | 0 |
| 9 | Bank Angle Sports | Aero L-39 Albatros | 0 |
| 10 | Inverted Motorsports | BAE Hawk | 0 |
Where we go
One photo for each stop on the 2029 calendar.
Thursday to Sunday.
A race weekend runs four days. The fan Village opens on Thursday. Teams practice on Friday and qualify on Saturday. On Sunday, all ten teams fly at once for two hours. Our sessions are marked in blue. The rest of the time belongs to the support races and the fans.
Thursday
- 16:00 Village opens, press event
- 16:30 Technical inspection, both Falcons
- 17:30 The Well opens for guests
- 18:00 University and Golden Sorties in front of the crowd
Friday
- 09:00 Practice 1, our fifteen minutes
- 12:15 Airspace reset
- 13:45 Practice 2
- 16:15 Junior and Academy qualifying
Saturday
- 11:00 Qualifying, flights 1 to 10
- 13:30 Display slot
- 14:15 Qualifying, flights 11 to 20
- 17:00 Junior race 2
Sunday
- 12:45 Airspace cleared, jets line up
- 14:00 Grand Battle, all ten teams, two hours
- 16:15 Grand Podium
- 16:45 Closing ceremony
Times come from the league's flight schedule and can move for weather or race control. The Grand Battle always gets its full two hours.
How scoring works
Each round lasts sixty seconds. One jet attacks, the other defends, then they switch. The clock runs the full minute no matter what.
| Event | Points | To |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed hit, up to three per round | +3 | Attacker |
| Made it through the round without being hit | +2 | Defender |
| Broke a lock with flares, up to two per round | +1 | Defender |
| Flew past the safety limits | −3 | penalty |
| Left the race corridor | −3 | penalty |
What nine g means
Drag the slider to see how heavy the pilot gets in a turn.
Straight and level. The seat is just a seat.
Where to watch
From the Village
The race corridor runs right in front of the fan Village. Big screens show the live score and a sixty-second clock for every round.
From The Well
Our suite above the garage, with live data from both jets on the wall and the strategist's radio on headsets if you ask. Hospitality.
From home
Every race is on live TV. You get cameras inside both Falcons, long-lens shots from the ground, and a view of the gamer's screen every time a lock goes on.
News
Put your name on the Falcon.
Partner with us and your brand flies on a jet that every camera follows. You get two pilots, two gamers, a result every Sunday, and the league's own promotion behind every race. Four levels. Fourteen races.
Title
One partner, 2029- Nose of both aircraft
- Gamer chest, both Units
- Team naming: "Gravity Jet Team presented by"
- The Well at every round, twelve seats
- The only brand in your category on our team
Primary
Two or three partners- Fuselage, both aircraft
- Gamer sleeves, crew uniform
- Six seats in The Well per round
- Hangar day in Fort Worth
Associate
Four or five partners- Fin or wing, both aircraft
- Gamer cap and on-screen graphics
- Two seats per round
Digital and regional
Four to six partners- Your brand inside the video game
- Social posts, plus your name on chosen races
- Rights in one home market
Every deal is priced for the partner. Tell us what you want to achieve and we will send back the spots that fit and the categories still open.
Where it goes
Tap a number on the jet or in the list.
- 1Nose, both aircraftTitle
- 2Forward fuselage, below the canopyPrimary
- 3Fin, above the emblemAssociate
- 4Upper wing surfaceAssociate
- 5Belly line, intake to tailPrimary
- 6Gamer chest and sleevesTitle and Primary
Positions for 2029
When a partner signs, their name goes on the wall the same day.
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Talk to us
Our commercial director answers within three business days, after checking which categories are still open.
Navy, blue and paper.
Team gear, made in small batches. Same logo the pilots wear. We only sell what we would wear ourselves. Members get ten percent off with their code.
The Well.
Our glass-walled suite sits right above the Gravity garage at every race. Both Falcons are on the floor below you. Live data from both jets runs on the wall, and you can listen to the strategist on a headset if you want. Thursday is the quiet day. Sunday is very loud.
What you get
Thursday
Welcome drinks and lunch. Watch the technical inspection from above, then walk the garage with our chief mechanic. The best day to bring someone important.
Friday and Saturday
Both practice sessions and all twenty qualifying flights from the suite. Between sessions, one of our gamers shows you how the combat system works.
Sunday
The Grand Battle from the window with the live score, a seat at the podium ceremony, and a closing party back in the suite.
How we sell it
By the race, at three price levels the league sets by city. The suite holds twelve. At Standard and Premium races you can book half of it.
| Band | Rounds | Seat | The Well, 12 seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquee | Doha, Miami | $4,800 | $52,000 |
| Premium | Austin, Montreal, Mexico City, Silverstone, Paris, Suzuka | $3,600 | $39,000 |
| Standard | All other races | $2,400 | $27,000 |
Fort Worth days
Outside the calendar.
Hangar day
Up to twenty guests at our hangar. Both Falcons out on the ramp, the simulator running, and lunch with the crew. From $18,000.
Station day
Six guests spend an afternoon on our gamer stations, competing against each other and scored like a real race, with one of our gamers coaching. From $7,500.
Book a race
Weight on our side.
We are sixteen people. With members, we are thousands. One price, one year, and you get closer to the team than any ticket can take you.
Member
- Ten percent off the store
- Members' pre-sale on Well seats
- Team radio replays after every round
- Numbered membership card
Crew
- Everything in Member
- Fort Worth hangar open day, once a year
- Live strategist channel during the Grand Battle
- Crew jacket, numbered
Founding
- Everything in Crew, for life
- Name on the inside of the canopy rail, both aircraft
- One Well seat at a Standard round each season
- Limited to 500
Join
We will send your card, your store code and the first radio replay after Doha.
Sixteen jobs. Some are still open.
On a team this small, every hire matters. These are the open jobs for 2029. You will be based in Fort Worth and on the road for fourteen races.
Apply
Send a résumé and three lines on why you want in. Pilots, put your license, type ratings and ACE level in the first line.
Press
Logos, photos and facts you are free to print. For anything else, just ask.
Logo pack
The main logo for light backgrounds, a reversed one for navy, and the emblem on its own. Please do not recolor them, tilt them, or put anything inside the dip.
Facts
- Name
- Gravity Jet Team
- Status
- Founding team of the Jet World Championship, entry confirmed
- Airframe
- F-16 Fighting Falcon, final once the league registers it for the season
- Base
- Fort Worth Alliance, Texas
- Fleet
- Two race jets, one spare
- Roster
- Two pilots, two gamers, one reserve of each, a strategist, chief mechanic, inspection team and four crew
- Colors
- Navy #0B1E3F, blue #1E6FD9, paper #F4F2EC
- First round
- Doha, Lusail, February 24, 2029
Livery renders
Contact
Partnerships
partners@gravityjetteam.com
Hospitality
thewell@gravityjetteam.com
Press
press@gravityjetteam.com
Store
store@gravityjetteam.com
Base
Gravity Jet Team, Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Texas. Visits by appointment only.
Privacy
Draft, for legal review.