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Blue Angels switching to bigger planes in 2021
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| 04/22/2019
| Travis Pittman
Posted on 04/22/2019 4:33:54 AM PDT by DFG
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:33:54 AM PDT
by
DFG
To: DFG
One hopes this will not be a replay of when the Blue Angels switched to the F-4.
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:36:27 AM PDT
by
robowombat
(Orthodox)
To: DFG
The super hornet seems to be to the hornet about what the hellcat was to the wildcat.
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:39:41 AM PDT
by
yarddog
To: robowombat
Yep - many remember the F-4 as ‘the best and baddest” because of the engine sound and smoke but it wasn’t a prime machine.
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:42:31 AM PDT
by
trebb
(Don't howl about illegal leeches while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
To: DFG
The blue Angel’s airframes are about the oldest in the fleet. They’re due for an upgrade.
CC
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:42:40 AM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
To: trebb
I seem to recall a F4 pilot shot down during Vietnam said that with the engines out it had the flying characteristics of a brick.
CC
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:45:34 AM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
To: yarddog
Thats a pretty good analogy.
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:46:12 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: DFG
Maybe it is time to switch planes. They are
getting overly confident with what they have
now. This formation is just crazy.
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:46:32 AM PDT
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: DFG
Two weeks ago, we watched the Blue Angels practice at their home at NAS Pensacola. There were an estimated 6,000 of us sitting on the grass at the flight line. The location is actually on grounds of the Museum of Naval Aviation.
They practice weekly I think, check their web site for the schedule.
The museum of Naval Aviation is one of the best aviation museums
It’s a great road trip venue
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:49:41 AM PDT
by
bert
( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Honduras must be invaded to protect America from invasion)
To: trebb
Yep - many remember the F-4 as the best and baddest because of the engine sound and smoke but it wasnt a prime machine. A Phantom loaded with "Snakeyes" and a full load of 20mm was a beautiful sight when one was engaged in fisticuffs with an NVA battalion.
To: sparklite2
” They are getting overly confident with what they have
now. This formation is just crazy.”
It’s OK, they’re Navy pilots.
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:54:01 AM PDT
by
dljordan
To: sparklite2
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posted on
04/22/2019 4:57:28 AM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
To: Steely Tom
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posted on
04/22/2019 5:00:49 AM PDT
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: trebb
Back when the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels both used the F-4, I was sitting on my parents car hood at the end of the active runway during a Thunderbirds show. The single “fill-in” plane came screaming in from behind me at less than 500 ft AGL and blew me off the hood. Good day for a kid.
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posted on
04/22/2019 5:07:17 AM PDT
by
Pecos
(My rights as an individual are not subject to a public vote.)
To: sparklite2
Forced perspective. They’re really close but not THAT close. Lol
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posted on
04/22/2019 5:07:49 AM PDT
by
Afterguard
(Deplorable me!)
To: Celtic Conservative
The blue Angels airframes are about the oldest in the fleet.
...
I recall an article saying they take used aircraft from the fleet. I wonder if their new models will also be used.
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posted on
04/22/2019 5:13:58 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Facts are racist.)
To: DFG
I was hoping for KC 135s or even 737s. That would be cool.
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posted on
04/22/2019 5:15:51 AM PDT
by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.)
To: Moonman62
I would tend to think so. Makes sense that the newest aircraft be at the pointy end of the sword, i.e. on active duty.
CC
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posted on
04/22/2019 5:16:22 AM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
To: DFG
I’d like to see them do it with C17s.
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posted on
04/22/2019 5:24:58 AM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
To: DFG
Personally, they should disband the group and put those pilots on combat flight duty against Islamic terrorists. Redirect the money used by this and other demonstration teams to combat operations. If not that, then to building the wall.
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posted on
04/22/2019 5:35:36 AM PDT
by
Reno89519
(No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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