The Blue Angels
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Blue Angels: The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron
The Blue Angels, the precision flight demonstration team of the United States Navy, thrills spectators at Air Shows all over the world. The goodwill ambassadors of the Navy, the precision, professionalism, and showmanship demonstrated by these aviators make them a huge draw for any Air Show at which they perform.
During World War II Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (despite being a submarine officer with no aviation experience) formulated an Aircraft Carrier based strategy which proved extraordinarily effective. At the the end of the war, now Chief of Naval Operations, Nimitz decided that Naval Aviation was the wave of the future, and ordered the formation of a flight demonstration team to maintain the public's interest. The Blue Angels performed their first flight demonstration less than a year later in June 1946 at their home base, Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida. LCDR Roy "Butch" Voris led the team, flying the Grumman F6F Hellcat, one of the most successful fighter aircraft of the war.
During the Korean War
The Blue Angels
Formed the Core of the
Squadron Known As
"Satan's Kittens."
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Blue Angels versus Thunderbirds
Navy versus Air Force Flight Demonstration Teams.
The Blue Angels in a Music Video?
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Sorry, Wrong Fat Albert
I'm Talking About the One Made by Lockheed, Not the Cartoon
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. A Lockheed C-130T is assigned as the support aircraft for the Blue Angels. Although Fat Albert supports a Navy squadron, it is operated by the US Marine Corps. At some air shows featuring the team, Fat Albert takes part, performing flyovers and, until 2009, demonstrated its jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) capabilities. JATO performances were eliminated due to a lack of available rockets, but as you can see in this video, the aircraft's capabilities are impressive.
The F/A-18 Hornet
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to dogfight and attack ground targets (F/A for Fighter/Attack). Designed by McDonnell Douglas and Northrop, the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, since 1986.
Crew
2 (Pilot and Weapons System Officer)
Length
56 Feet
Wingspan
40 Feet
Height
15 Feet 4 Inches
Wing Area
400 Square Feet
Empty Weight
23,000 Pounds
Fueled Weight
36,970 Pounds
Maximum Takeoff Weight
51,900 Pounds
Powerplant
2 General Electric F404 Turbofans
Dry Thrust
11,000 Foot Pounds
Thrust With Afterburner
17,750 Foot Pounds
Maximum Speed
Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph)
Range
1,250 Miles
Combat Radius
460 Miles
Service Ceiling
50,000 Feet
Rate of Climb
50,000 Feet per Minute
They ALL Look Good, But . . .
Have You Seen the Blue Angels?
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- Blue Angels Buzz Long Island Memorial Day Weekend
- By Patch Staff With the 9th Annual Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach just days away, the US Navy's acclaimed Blue Angels air stunt team has temporarily set up home base in Farmingdale's Republic Airport. The skies over Jones Beach will be the setting of ...
- PHOTOS: Fleet Week 2012
- The event also featured 23 aircraft, including the Navy Blue Angels and the Canadian Snowbirds. Fleet Week brings thousands of sailors, marines and Coast Guard members to the City in a celebration of the sea services.
- Blue Angel flies in for commencement
- Lt. John Hiltz, a 1998 graduate of Covington Catholic High School and a pilot with the Navy's Blue Angels waves to a group of about 60 family and friends who gathered to greet him at Lunken Airport. Hiltz will be giving the commencement address at ...
Would You Go?
According to the Blue Angels' Official Site:
"The Blue Angels give three backseat flights at each show site for selected personnel. All three riders fly with the #7 pilot in the two-seat jet. Two of those riders are selected from the Key Influencer (KI) program and one rider is a credentialed media representative. The KI program selects individuals who shape attitudes and opinions of youth in their communities. KI's may be experts in their field, public figures, leaders of youth organizations, teachers, guidance counselors or school administrators. They are not always the person at the top of an organization, but rather individuals that have a strong impact on recruiting youth and/or a specific target audience. Flying these candidates, in coordination with media presence, is intended to promote the Navy and Marine Corps as professional and exciting organizations in which to serve. To be selected as a Key Influencer, you must first be nominated by a commanding officer of a Navy or a Marine Corps recruiting district. For more information, see your local recruiter or contact your local air show."
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