Blue Angel #5 Loses Part Of Wing At Rockford Airfest
7 Jun 2015

Blue Angel #5 Loses Part Of Wing At Rockford Airfest

by | posted in: Jet Teams, Popular Posts | 17
An unusual moment occurred at the Rockford Airfest yesterday when Blue Angel #5 lost a piece of his wing! The outer portion of the leading edge flap on the left wing went missing some time before or during the Line Abreast Loop. The flap is an aircraft control surface that helps the wing maintain lift… Read more
Photo Albums Uploaded: Quad Cities Air Show 2015
28 May 2015

Photo Albums Uploaded: Quad Cities Air Show 2015

by | posted in: Airshows, AirshowStuff, Event Recap | 0
Two new photo albums have gone up in our photo gallery! Check out a preview of each below and then be sure to follow the links to view the full albums. Quad Cities Air Show 2015 – Patrick Barron View full photo album: Quad Cities Air Show 2015 – Patrick Barron Quad Cities Air Show… Read more
US Navy: Blue Angels Will Transition To Unmanned Aircraft Next Year
1 Apr 2015

US Navy: Blue Angels Will Transition To Unmanned Aircraft Next Year

by | posted in: Jet Teams, Miscellaneous | 143
In a surprise announcement today, the US Navy announced that the Blue Angels will transition from their current F-18 Hornets to unmanned F-47 aircraft for their next airshow season. The team will still fly a full ‘delta’ aerobatic routine, including tight formations, using six of the cutting edge drones. The only difference is that the… Read more
[Updated x3] 2015 US Navy F-18 Hornet Demo Team Schedules Released
4 Mar 2015

[Updated x3] 2015 US Navy F-18 Hornet Demo Team Schedules Released

by | posted in: Military, Schedules | 3
Updated (3/15/15): The US Navy Tac Demo Facebook page has released the break down of C, E, and F model demonstrations during the seaon. We have rearranged the schedule below to more clearly display the lineup for each model. NAS Oceana will of course feature both the F/A-18C and F/A-18F demos, as VFA-106 is based… Read more
US Navy and Marine Tactical Demos Are Back for 2015!
16 Dec 2014

US Navy and Marine Tactical Demos Are Back for 2015!

by | posted in: Military | 2
The US Navy and Marine Corps will both participate in aerial demonstrations during the 2015 season, per the Navy/Marine Forum at the International Council of Airshows Convention. The US Navy will support a full Blue Angels and Leap Frogs schedule and 20 Hornet tactical demos. Ten of these tactical hornet demos will be performed by… Read more