..that’s a pretty cool name for this maneuver..
Blue Angels aircraft perform the “Section High Alpha”, the slowest maneuver of their show. During the maneuver the two jets slow down to 125Â knots (232Â km/h) as they pitch the nose of the F/A-18 up to 45 degrees.
..here’s a close-up to see how the pilots are looking at each other eye-to-eye while doing this maneuver..
12 replies on “Section High Alpha”
Wow, nice, it looks like they are mating; making little baby blue angels.
up, up, in the air!!! Fantastic shot!
jolie prise
Synchronisation parfaite ! 🙂 Jolie prise ! Bravo !
oh baby! me wants to be a pilot and play with these toys!
Your angle is so good taht I really see one double plane :))) Fantastic !
Wonder how they feel flying Delta to atlanta??
Splendid shot!
You have a some fine air show images. I especially these today with the unbelievable angle of attack they are able to maintain. I suspect a pilot must have to be very experienced to do this.
bonsoir,
great light and sharpness..A beautiful composition..bravo!
Very nice sharp image. It looks like they are ready for war.
It’s just amazing how precise they fly these machines. 🙂 cool shot.