..last week’s mini series was about birds, let’s start off this week with a different kind of bird, here’s Lt. Cmdr. Frank Weisser’s Blue Angel # 5..
The United States Navy’s Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, popularly known as the Blue Angels, first performed in 1946 and is currently the oldest flying aerobatic team. The squadron’s six demonstration pilots fly the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet in more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States each year, where they still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in their aerial displays in 1946. Since their inception, the “Blues” have flown a variety of different aircraft types for more than 427 million spectators worldwide.
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perfect timing incredible contrast, great
woot! perfect shot of the airplane here rian!
what a cool capture!
That is really super blue, big bird ;)) Looks like a kid’s toy :))
I always enjoy seeing the Blue Angels perform. A wonderful action shot.
excellent capture!
Great picture of the plane in flight. I like the fog (?) being created at top of the cabin and spreading back over the upper wing.
thanks, mark.. i think they call it “water condensation in the strake vortices of the hornet”..
Wow… perfectly straight, unobtrusive sky, crisp and perfectly halted in mid-air. A very worthy technical achievement!
Yeah, that water condensation and strake vortices thing would have been my second guess after fog 🙂
It’s amazing what these pilots can do. Wonderful capture.
An impressive shot. Colors are really nice
Holy crap! What a cool shot! This looks like a toy! 🙂
wow, great stop motion, perfect timing too… i could never take a shot like this lol
Zoom Zoom!!
Well done. We have been to flight shows and come away with …nothing.
…and, we want a supertele as well….
This bird is probably a bit faster than last weeks. Nice shot.
Wow, nice!
wow! stunning capture, beautiful tones of blue sky and plane! The plane was standing in the air? 😉
Waow, you are starting a great series