Aerial show system with dynamic participation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with distributed show systems

A system adapted for achieving dynamic participation in a distributed aerial show, comprising:

• a show control system generating show control signals;
• an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) moving through a show airspace;
• and
• one or more show effect devices physically separated from the UAV and operable in response to the show control signals,
• wherein the show control system generates the show control signals based on a real time location of the UAV in the show airspace and on a show plan for the distributed aerial show defining locations for the UAV at predefined times along a show timeline.

A system adapted for achieving dynamic participation in a distributed aerial show, comprising:

• a ground-based show control system generating signals for triggering show effects based on a timeline defined for the distributed aerial show;
• an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) moving in three dimensions in a show airspace based on a flight plan defined for the distributed aerial show;
• one or more show effect devices physically separated from the UAV and operable in response to the triggering signals;
• and
• one or more show effect devices physically on or supported by the UAV and operable in response to the triggering signals,
• wherein the triggering signals are generated at times early or later than predefined effect times in the timeline to achieve synchronized interaction of the UAV with the one or more show effect devices separated from the UAV.