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re: When you see it..... Blue Angels Edition plus more pics
Posted on 10/12/14 at 8:37 pm to choupiquesushi
Posted on 10/12/14 at 8:37 pm to choupiquesushi
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Some jets have a rear seat
BA usually fly the single-seat version... I think they do have some dual-seat versions for VIPs and shite.
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Posted on 10/12/14 at 8:41 pm to Sentrius
Wow.... Up frickin vote.
Posted on 10/12/14 at 8:41 pm to Sentrius
Awesome pictures. 
Posted on 10/12/14 at 8:43 pm to John McClane
Love the Blue Angels!
Posted on 10/12/14 at 8:44 pm to terd ferguson
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BA usually fly the single-seat version... I think they do have some dual-seat versions for VIPs and shite.
And the photog mates
Posted on 10/12/14 at 8:46 pm to terd ferguson
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BA usually fly the single-seat version... I think they do have some dual-seat versions for VIPs and shite.
Correct. #7 has the dual seats and is almost never seen in a show. It serves as the PR and standby aircraft. It will fly in a show if one of the other Angels has to come down due to problems with the aircraft. I got to see this in Belle Chasse a few years back. One of the Angels suddenly left the formation and landed. The announcer mentioned that the plane was having problems and landing for safety. A few minutes later as the Angels are making a wide sweeping turn after completing a maneuver, #7 came screaming down the runway completely unannounced to the crowd and in full burn, rocketing up to join the formation.
It was pretty awesome.
This post was edited on 10/12/14 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 10/12/14 at 8:54 pm to Sentrius
Amazing that they do not wear g-suits. that really shows you how badass that they are.
Posted on 10/12/14 at 9:12 pm to HarryBalzack
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The Fat Albert JATO takeoff is pretty neat, too. Their show is definitely worth the traffic jam.
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No more JATO, the rocket bottles were from stockpile manufactured for use in Vietnam, the last ones were used in the Nov. 2009 Blue Angels show in Pensacola.
Posted on 10/12/14 at 9:16 pm to Sentrius
Bert Jones' brother was a Thunderbird, FYI, FWIW.
Posted on 10/12/14 at 9:18 pm to terd ferguson
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BA usually fly the single-seat version... I think they do have some dual-seat versions for VIPs and shite.
The Blue Angels currently have 16 jets: four single seat F/A-18 A models, nine single seat F/A-18 C models, one 2-seat F/A-18 B and two 2-seat F/A-18 D models. While one set of 7 aircraft are out flying the show for that week the others undergo maintenance.
Posted on 10/12/14 at 9:38 pm to Jim Rockford
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When you see it..... Blue Angels Edition plus more pics
Bert Jones' brother was a Thunderbird, FYI, FWIW.
The one that played for Arkansas?
Posted on 10/12/14 at 9:54 pm to choupiquesushi
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The one that played for Arkansas?
No, Tom Jones played for Arkansas. He was the youngest. Bert and Ben played for LSU. "Hoss" Jones, the oldest, was a Thunderbird. He didn't play college football, AFAIK.
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Posted on 10/12/14 at 9:55 pm to Sentrius
It's really a nice experience to even see them do their practice gig in Pensacola.
Saw them this summer on the water in Seattle and it was pretty damn neat.
Saw them this summer on the water in Seattle and it was pretty damn neat.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 1:28 am to notiger1997
Saw them yesterday at fleet week San Francisco. They flew really close to us, it was awesome
Posted on 10/13/14 at 2:21 am to luvdatigahs
Posted on 10/13/14 at 4:48 am to Sentrius
Posted on 10/13/14 at 6:04 am to SpartyGator
I have two bros who work with the blue angels as ground pounders...they light up my facebook page with all types of cool photos and videos. They love it.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 6:59 am to Sentrius
+1 for you, sir.
Used to watch them practice a lot when we were TAD in Pensacola. The best of the best.
Used to watch them practice a lot when we were TAD in Pensacola. The best of the best.
Posted on 10/13/14 at 7:10 am to Sentrius
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It don't get much more American than that
Posted on 10/13/14 at 7:46 am to DawgCountry
A ride with these guys is a definite bucket list item...then I find myself wondering how many times I'd pass out during the ride.
Hope we give you guys a good game this Saturday. Go Cats!
Hope we give you guys a good game this Saturday. Go Cats!
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