On 2/1/14, 2:39 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/1/2014 1:55 PM, thumper wrote:
On 2/1/2014 9:25 AM, Califbill wrote:
BAR wrote:

The F/A-18 doesn't have vectored thrust. The Blue Angels don't fly
with pressure suits and
they would surely pass out if they tried some of those manuvers. The
correct comparison would
be F-22.

True about the vectored thrust. I am pretty sure the Blue Angels wear
pressure squids during their show.

A pilot friend recently told me they didn't. He said it was to
eliminate any influence on control precision.




The public airshow displays of the Blue Angles do not include high
performance, high speed maneuvers that the F-18 is capable of.




Yet another waste of dollars, like the military sponsorship of NASCAR
racing.

--
There’s no point crying over spilled 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol.

On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 15:05:53 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/1/14, 2:39 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/1/2014 1:55 PM, thumper wrote:
On 2/1/2014 9:25 AM, Califbill wrote:
BAR wrote:

The F/A-18 doesn't have vectored thrust. The Blue Angels don't fly
with pressure suits and
they would surely pass out if they tried some of those manuvers. The
correct comparison would
be F-22.

True about the vectored thrust. I am pretty sure the Blue Angels wear
pressure squids during their show.

A pilot friend recently told me they didn't. He said it was to
eliminate any influence on control precision.




The public airshow displays of the Blue Angles do not include high
performance, high speed maneuvers that the F-18 is capable of.




Yet another waste of dollars, like the military sponsorship of NASCAR
racing.

And the last 50 weeks of unemployment compensation and 50% of the food stamps we give away.