Van's Air Force
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I think you will like this picture
- Thread starter BillFear
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OK, I give up
Which one is yours?
Which one is yours?
Closterman
Active Member
I'm sure that the Blue Angel pilot take the same pics and tell the same thing as you on the Blue Angel forum !!! 
rzbill
Well Known Member
Wow, the Angles fly the "A" models too.
In more ways than one. My son (NAVY) says the BA planes are the worn out leftovers, after line service and then training duty, stripped of the battle gear and painted pretty. So an F-18A model is very possible.
terrykohler
Well Known Member
A Wish
I'd bet even money that the pilot of the F18 looked at the RV and thought. "man, I'd love to fly that"... and he wouldn't be kidding.
Terry, CFI
RV9A N323TP
I'd bet even money that the pilot of the F18 looked at the RV and thought. "man, I'd love to fly that"... and he wouldn't be kidding.
Terry, CFI
RV9A N323TP
Yep
Terry, thats exactly what i told my wife. Unfortunately did not get to meet the pilot. Line crew said he gave them alittle show when he left.
Terry, thats exactly what i told my wife. Unfortunately did not get to meet the pilot. Line crew said he gave them alittle show when he left.
Cool picture!
That's a C model. A's have a squared off boxy looking antennae on the turtle deck behind the canopy, C'd have a swept back one (easiest way to tell) visually.
Not completely true. They do get worn out jets, but it's usually because they're out of trap life (no more boat landings) or some other limit. They pull the gun from the nose, install the smoke system, cockpit gets some changes made specific to the pilot, some other things, but BA jets have returned to the fleet. The maintenance is impeccable. The Sailors working on them are some of the best mechanics in the Navy. The depth of knowledge, and the speed and precision they can do things is eye watering!
Knowing a lot of those guys, they'd take you up on that in a second!
Wow, the Angles fly the "A" models too.
That's a C model. A's have a squared off boxy looking antennae on the turtle deck behind the canopy, C'd have a swept back one (easiest way to tell) visually.
Not completely true. They do get worn out jets, but it's usually because they're out of trap life (no more boat landings) or some other limit. They pull the gun from the nose, install the smoke system, cockpit gets some changes made specific to the pilot, some other things, but BA jets have returned to the fleet. The maintenance is impeccable. The Sailors working on them are some of the best mechanics in the Navy. The depth of knowledge, and the speed and precision they can do things is eye watering!
Knowing a lot of those guys, they'd take you up on that in a second!
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geoffwhatnot
Member
I know which one is yours........
....it's the one that still flies to air shows!
....it's the one that still flies to air shows!
So only one of them is flying at the moment.........
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wjb
Well Known Member
While the blue one is a tip-up, it still has a canopy bow.
Worst of both worlds?
