±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 605
Total: 605
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Community Forums
03: Community Forums
04: Home
05: Community Forums
06: Downloads
07: Photo Gallery
08: Photo Gallery
09: Home
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Home
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Photo Gallery
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Member Screenshots
25: Community Forums
26: Photo Gallery
27: Photo Gallery
28: Downloads
29: Community Forums
30: Community Forums
31: Member Screenshots
32: Photo Gallery
33: Your Account
34: Community Forums
35: Member Screenshots
36: Home
37: Community Forums
38: Downloads
39: Community Forums
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: CPGlang
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: Photo Gallery
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Home
51: Home
52: Home
53: Photo Gallery
54: Photo Gallery
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Photo Gallery
63: Community Forums
64: Home
65: Photo Gallery
66: Community Forums
67: Home
68: Photo Gallery
69: Community Forums
70: Photo Gallery
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Community Forums
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Home
79: Home
80: Downloads
81: CPGlang
82: Photo Gallery
83: Home
84: Community Forums
85: Community Forums
86: Community Forums
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Home
93: Photo Gallery
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Photo Gallery
98: Photo Gallery
99: Community Forums
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Community Forums
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Downloads
108: Community Forums
109: Community Forums
110: Your Account
111: Community Forums
112: Member Screenshots
113: Community Forums
114: Community Forums
115: Community Forums
116: Photo Gallery
117: Photo Gallery
118: Community Forums
119: Home
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: CPGlang
123: Photo Gallery
124: Home
125: Community Forums
126: Home
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: Photo Gallery
130: Home
131: Member Screenshots
132: Community Forums
133: Home
134: Home
135: Photo Gallery
136: Community Forums
137: Community Forums
138: Downloads
139: Home
140: Photo Gallery
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Community Forums
145: Downloads
146: Photo Gallery
147: Home
148: Community Forums
149: Community Forums
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: Home
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Home
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: CPGlang
160: Community Forums
161: Home
162: CPGlang
163: Photo Gallery
164: Community Forums
165: Member Screenshots
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Member Screenshots
170: Community Forums
171: Your Account
172: Your Account
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Photo Gallery
176: Photo Gallery
177: Home
178: Photo Gallery
179: Photo Gallery
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Photo Gallery
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Photo Gallery
191: Community Forums
192: CPGlang
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Community Forums
196: Home
197: Community Forums
198: Photo Gallery
199: Photo Gallery
200: Downloads
201: Community Forums
202: CPGlang
203: Community Forums
204: Home
205: Community Forums
206: Home
207: Photo Gallery
208: Home
209: Photo Gallery
210: Photo Gallery
211: Home
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Community Forums
217: Home
218: Your Account
219: CPGlang
220: Downloads
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Photo Gallery
224: CPGlang
225: Community Forums
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Photo Gallery
229: Community Forums
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: CPGlang
233: Community Forums
234: Community Forums
235: News Archive
236: Your Account
237: Home
238: Photo Gallery
239: Home
240: Home
241: Home
242: Community Forums
243: Member Screenshots
244: Home
245: Home
246: Downloads
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Photo Gallery
250: Home
251: Home
252: Photo Gallery
253: Photo Gallery
254: Home
255: Community Forums
256: Photo Gallery
257: Community Forums
258: Home
259: Community Forums
260: CPGlang
261: Home
262: Downloads
263: Community Forums
264: Home
265: CPGlang
266: Photo Gallery
267: Community Forums
268: Community Forums
269: Community Forums
270: News
271: Your Account
272: Home
273: Downloads
274: Community Forums
275: Home
276: Community Forums
277: Photo Gallery
278: Home
279: Community Forums
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: Photo Gallery
285: Community Forums
286: Your Account
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Community Forums
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Photo Gallery
294: Community Forums
295: Your Account
296: CPGlang
297: Community Forums
298: Community Forums
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Community Forums
302: Your Account
303: Home
304: Community Forums
305: Community Forums
306: Community Forums
307: Downloads
308: Community Forums
309: CPGlang
310: Community Forums
311: Home
312: Member Screenshots
313: Member Screenshots
314: Community Forums
315: Community Forums
316: CPGlang
317: Community Forums
318: Photo Gallery
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Community Forums
325: Community Forums
326: Member Screenshots
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Photo Gallery
330: Home
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Photo Gallery
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Home
338: Downloads
339: Community Forums
340: CPGlang
341: CPGlang
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Home
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Photo Gallery
348: Community Forums
349: CPGlang
350: Photo Gallery
351: Community Forums
352: Photo Gallery
353: Community Forums
354: Photo Gallery
355: Community Forums
356: Community Forums
357: Community Forums
358: Community Forums
359: Community Forums
360: Community Forums
361: Photo Gallery
362: Photo Gallery
363: Photo Gallery
364: Community Forums
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: CPGlang
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: Community Forums
374: Community Forums
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Community Forums
378: Photo Gallery
379: Your Account
380: Community Forums
381: Community Forums
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Home
385: Community Forums
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Home
390: Community Forums
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Your Account
394: Downloads
395: Photo Gallery
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Community Forums
400: Photo Gallery
401: Photo Gallery
402: Community Forums
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Photo Gallery
406: Community Forums
407: Community Forums
408: Home
409: Photo Gallery
410: Home
411: Community Forums
412: Photo Gallery
413: CPGlang
414: Community Forums
415: Community Forums
416: Community Forums
417: Your Account
418: Your Account
419: Photo Gallery
420: Community Forums
421: Home
422: Home
423: Photo Gallery
424: Community Forums
425: Community Forums
426: Community Forums
427: Community Forums
428: Community Forums
429: News
430: Photo Gallery
431: Community Forums
432: Photo Gallery
433: Community Forums
434: Photo Gallery
435: Photo Gallery
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Community Forums
439: Community Forums
440: Community Forums
441: Community Forums
442: Downloads
443: Community Forums
444: Community Forums
445: Community Forums
446: Home
447: Community Forums
448: Community Forums
449: Community Forums
450: Photo Gallery
451: Community Forums
452: Community Forums
453: Community Forums
454: Community Forums
455: Home
456: Home
457: Home
458: Member Screenshots
459: Downloads
460: Home
461: Member Screenshots
462: Community Forums
463: Community Forums
464: Community Forums
465: Downloads
466: Home
467: Community Forums
468: Community Forums
469: Your Account
470: Community Forums
471: CPGlang
472: Community Forums
473: Downloads
474: Community Forums
475: Community Forums
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Home
479: Community Forums
480: Photo Gallery
481: Photo Gallery
482: Statistics
483: Member Screenshots
484: Photo Gallery
485: Community Forums
486: Community Forums
487: CPGlang
488: Community Forums
489: CPGlang
490: CPGlang
491: CPGlang
492: Home
493: Community Forums
494: Community Forums
495: Photo Gallery
496: Community Forums
497: Member Screenshots
498: Community Forums
499: Home
500: Community Forums
501: Photo Gallery
502: Community Forums
503: Downloads
504: Photo Gallery
505: Community Forums
506: Photo Gallery
507: Community Forums
508: Home
509: Community Forums
510: Community Forums
511: Photo Gallery
512: Photo Gallery
513: Community Forums
514: Community Forums
515: Community Forums
516: Photo Gallery
517: Home
518: Community Forums
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Community Forums
522: Photo Gallery
523: Home
524: Community Forums
525: Community Forums
526: Community Forums
527: Community Forums
528: Community Forums
529: Community Forums
530: Community Forums
531: Community Forums
532: Community Forums
533: Community Forums
534: Photo Gallery
535: Your Account
536: Downloads
537: Statistics
538: Home
539: Photo Gallery
540: Home
541: Community Forums
542: Community Forums
543: Community Forums
544: Community Forums
545: Community Forums
546: Photo Gallery
547: Community Forums
548: Community Forums
549: Photo Gallery
550: Community Forums
551: Community Forums
552: Home
553: Member Screenshots
554: Home
555: Your Account
556: Photo Gallery
557: Photo Gallery
558: Community Forums
559: Downloads
560: Community Forums
561: Home
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: Community Forums
565: Community Forums
566: Community Forums
567: News Archive
568: Photo Gallery
569: Community Forums
570: Home
571: Community Forums
572: Home
573: Community Forums
574: Photo Gallery
575: Community Forums
576: Home
577: Home
578: Community Forums
579: Photo Gallery
580: Statistics
581: Community Forums
582: Member Screenshots
583: Community Forums
584: Your Account
585: Community Forums
586: Community Forums
587: Community Forums
588: Photo Gallery
589: News
590: Home
591: Home
592: Community Forums
593: Community Forums
594: Community Forums
595: Member Screenshots
596: Community Forums
597: CPGlang
598: Community Forums
599: Community Forums
600: Your Account
601: Community Forums
602: Community Forums
603: Community Forums
604: Community Forums
605: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Blue Angels pictures.... :: Archived
A general meeting place for all pilots!
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  Officer's Club

Topic Archived View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
SFC_Jeff_Button
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1311
Location: Ft Hood, TX
PostPosted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:56 am
Post subject: Blue Angels pictures....

[img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img]
I had these as well as many more e-mailed to me. I thought these were the best though so I'm posting them for your enjoyment. You dont usually see the C130 so I had to include these, esspecially the JATO pic. Thats Alcatraz behind the C130. The Twin Towers and Niagra Falls should be easy to identify.

_________________
SFC Jeff Button "High Angle Hell"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
XcalibeR
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 11, 2005
Posts: 358

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:09 am
Post subject: Re: Blue Angels pictures....

I've got that second to last pic on my wall. Nice pics!

_________________


[TSF]Lt. Col. XcalibeR{5thF}
PG_Raptor
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Shadow_Bshwackr
Janitor

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 21, 2005
Posts: 7015
Location: Central Illinois, USA
PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:18 am
Post subject: Re: Blue Angels pictures....

Great pics and those guys are amazing!
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
SFC_Jeff_Button
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1311
Location: Ft Hood, TX
PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:43 am
Post subject: Re: Blue Angels pictures....

[img][/img][img][/img][img][/img]
Here are a few more for your viewing pleasure. I've never seen them or any of the militarys flight demostration teams, but I would sure love to some day. Does anyone know if the actual airplanes are straight from the factory, or are they pulled from a unit and repainted and put on the show circuit? I imagine they have special equipment/gear not associated with combat aircraft, correct me if I'm wrong, (and I'm sure you will, haha).

_________________
SFC Jeff Button "High Angle Hell"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Shadow_Bshwackr
Janitor

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 21, 2005
Posts: 7015
Location: Central Illinois, USA
PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:40 am
Post subject: Re: Blue Angels pictures....

I've seen them perform in serveral different airshows across the country and they are outstanding. Don't pass up a chance to see them if you can... Wink

I can't tell you if those are 'stock' F18's or not.

Some other groups of interest are the Thunderbirds and Snobirds. The T-Birds do about the same show as Blue Angels except they use F16's and fly faster.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
XcalibeR
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 11, 2005
Posts: 358

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:44 pm
Post subject: Re: Blue Angels pictures....

To tell you the truth, I've seen the Blue Angels before, and, from the ground, I didn't think it was all that impressive (well, the formations. The solo passes were awesome!). Don't get me wrong, it was cool, but I think it would be a lot more impressive from the cockpit than the ground :). As for the F-18s, yes, they are "stock" F-18s. They are all combat ready, you just need to add some weapons to them. The only difference is they they are maintained and cleaned to a much higher standard than normal.

That's be quite intimidating, to see one of those things coming after you Mr. Green

_________________


[TSF]Lt. Col. XcalibeR{5thF}
PG_Raptor
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Sabre45
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 18, 2006
Posts: 20
Location: West Texas
PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Blue Angels pictures....

Per a March 1988 article in ICA Magazine by Erik Simonsen.

"The debut of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet took place on November 9, 1988..... Eleven preproduction aircraft (not equiped for carrier operations), fitted with smoke-generating systems and special seat harnessers, were turned over for Blue Angle duty."

"First airshow featuring the F-18s took place on April 25, 1987, at MCAS Yuma, Arizona."

Never notice it before, but it does look like the Blue Angel aircraft do not have landing hooks.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Shadow_Bshwackr
Janitor

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 21, 2005
Posts: 7015
Location: Central Illinois, USA
PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:22 pm
Post subject: Re: Blue Angels pictures....

Ahhh...April 25th...a grand day in my book... Wink
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
XcalibeR
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 11, 2005
Posts: 358

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Blue Angels pictures....

- Sabre45
Per a March 1988 article in ICA Magazine by Erik Simonsen.

"The debut of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet took place on November 9, 1988..... Eleven preproduction aircraft (not equiped for carrier operations), fitted with smoke-generating systems and special seat harnessers, were turned over for Blue Angle duty."

"First airshow featuring the F-18s took place on April 25, 1987, at MCAS Yuma, Arizona."

Never notice it before, but it does look like the Blue Angel aircraft do not have landing hooks.


Oooooorrr.... maybe I was wrong I just remembered the announcer guy at the airshow saying that all the planes were combat ready. Guess he lied Wink

_________________


[TSF]Lt. Col. XcalibeR{5thF}
PG_Raptor
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
C_Sherman
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 590

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:30 pm
Post subject: Re: Blue Angels pictures....

I recall speaking to one of the pilots a couple of years ago, and I thought he said that they were flying C and D models now. 1987 is a long time ago, and I suspect that they might have had "a few modifications" since then.

C

_________________
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it
will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
-Herm Albright

Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc!
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
RAF92_BattleHawk
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 12, 2005
Posts: 511
Location: British Columbia, Canada
PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:36 am
Post subject: Re: Blue Angels pictures....





And who could forget the Snowbirds. As much as the Thunder Birds and the Blue Angels are fast and loud, what these guys lack in aircraft they make up for in skill. The DND has considered using F-18's, but that would be a copy. So the Tutors soldier on,yet to see retirement in the near future. I personally suggest F-14's, with those swept wings they could make some sweet formations. Then creeps in the cost factor. So thats my view. I have had the privaledge to see all three of the Performances in question, all at the Abbotsford Intl. Airshow. So enjoy them while they last, because if the planes fall apart, ya can't really fly 'em

_________________
'Aut Pugna aut Morere'
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  Officer's Club
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours

Archive Revive
Username:
This is an archived topic - your reply will not be appended here.
Instead, a new topic will be generated in the active forum.
The new topic will provide a reference link to this archived topic.