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Blue Angels practicing in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzWlH8TeakQ
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In the same vein, Boeing put out a video showing a closer look at the planes themselves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1odVh3f-ww
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Nov 27, 2020 07:24
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Nebakenezzer posted:These look like Bs...RAF? Or are they Marine Corps aircraft in RAF markings? Definitely Bs, we were walking the dog when the 3 of them and their tanker came approached over the town. They're ludicrously loud, they blocked out conversation from like a mile out. Cool to see though. If I knew when they were leaving I'd head to the airport.
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Nov 27, 2020 14:48
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I bet the demonstration teams will both eventually switch to T-7s
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Nov 27, 2020 16:43
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St_Ides posted:Definitely Bs, we were walking the dog when the 3 of them and their tanker came approached over the town. They're ludicrously loud, they blocked out conversation from like a mile out. Cool to see though. If I knew when they were leaving I'd head to the airport. Depending on mostly covid things, we should get a goon meet going.
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Nov 27, 2020 17:35
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Mortabis posted:I bet the demonstration teams will both eventually switch to T-7s Doubtful the T-birds will. And if they don't the Blues won't.
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Nov 27, 2020 18:50
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Surely they'll both switch to F-35s eventually
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Nov 27, 2020 19:02
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Eventually maybe. I don't think that's on the horizon though.
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Nov 27, 2020 19:03
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Well yeah in that transition video the guy says that the super bug will keep them going for another 25 years. Lomarf if it's 2045 and they're still using F/A-18s. Probably all the F-35s will be broken down and at their fatigue life by then anyway
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Nov 27, 2020 19:14
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Demo teams should use trainers IMO the Super Hornet looks slow and that roll rate is not crispy. 
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Nov 27, 2020 19:45
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The RCAF really needs to swap the Tudors the Snowbirds are flying for something newer, T-7 would be a good choice imo.
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Nov 27, 2020 20:15
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Previa_fun posted:Demo teams should use trainers IMO the Super Hornet looks slow and that roll rate is not crispy. I've beaten this drum before but A-4 Blue Angels best Blue Angels
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Nov 27, 2020 20:28
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priznat posted:The RCAF really needs to swap the Tudors the Snowbirds are flying for something newer, T-7 would be a good choice imo. They're called Tudors because they originally flew for Elizabeth I's air force. Edit - It's actually Tutor, I was thinking of the Avro Tudor which was an airliner. I'm still enjoying the visual of fighter pilots in ruffled collars, though. Fornax Disaster fucked around with this message at 20:53 on Nov 27, 2020 |
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Nov 27, 2020 20:32
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priznat posted:The RCAF really needs to swap the Tudors the Snowbirds are flying for something newer, T-7 would be a good choice imo. How many separate procurement programs do you think it would take to get that done? Three? Four?
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Nov 27, 2020 20:33
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Oops yeah Tutors  MrYenko posted:How many separate procurement programs do you think it would take to get that done? Three? Four? I think there have been programs since the 00s that have been in the investigation stage that have been cancelled/resumed with at least one life extension program for the Tutors in that time. That one has them going until 2030 at which time the youngest Tutor will be 64 years old.
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Nov 27, 2020 21:02
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Previa_fun posted:Demo teams should use trainers IMO the Super Hornet looks slow and that roll rate is not crispy. The Growler variant looks pretty snappy when they're doing terrain following up in the Cascades. It is a big 'ol gently caress off attack plane though.
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Nov 27, 2020 22:30
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Nebakenezzer posted:Depending on mostly covid things, we should get a goon meet going. I'd be up for it. I just bought plat, don't know how long it'll take to activate, but shoot me a dm later.
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Nov 27, 2020 22:42
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Dig out some Tomcats and paint those fuckers blue
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Nov 27, 2020 22:49
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MrYenko posted:How many separate procurement programs do you think it would take to get that done? Three? Four? Boeing should just abandon 2 dozen at Cold Lake and send them a bill.
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Nov 27, 2020 23:12
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One of the Tutors killed people last year though, that's probably added a tiny bit of urgency to the search. It will probably still take another 20 years, but it's better than the 35 it would take otherwise 
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Nov 28, 2020 00:48
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could they paint an F-35 blue without ruining its skin somehow?
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Nov 28, 2020 01:09
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Warbird posted:Dig out some Tomcats and paint those fuckers blue They all got shredded aside from some displays.
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Nov 28, 2020 01:19
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Cojawfee posted:They all got shredded aside from some displays. That’s news to Iran
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Nov 28, 2020 01:26
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FuturePastNow posted:could they paint an F-35 blue without ruining its skin somehow? There's no real reason to keep the skin intact, since the Blue Angel's tend to use their planes for the useful life of the aircraft. Except for that weird "these planes can be combat ready in xx hours" thing they do.
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Nov 28, 2020 01:40
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Elviscat posted:There's no real reason to keep the skin intact, since the Blue Angel's tend to use their planes for the useful life of the aircraft. That's the Thunderbirds (though they haven't tried since the early 90s or something). The Blues don't even pretend.
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Nov 28, 2020 01:48
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hobbesmaster posted:That’s news to Iran Iran is why they were shredded.
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Nov 28, 2020 01:49
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Cojawfee posted:They all got shredded aside from some displays. Build/steal some tomcats and paint those fuckers blue.
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Nov 28, 2020 01:55
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Godholio posted:That's the Thunderbirds (though they haven't tried since the early 90s or something). The Blues don't even pretend. Derp!
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Nov 28, 2020 01:57
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Cojawfee posted:Iran is why they were shredded. Right, we’re one invasion away from more tomcats.
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Nov 28, 2020 02:00
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Warbird posted:Dig out some Tomcats and paint those fuckers blue Actually do this instead I had a VHS tape of Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound that I absolutely wore out watching over and over as a kid. One thing I always noticed was in one of the pilot's offices there was a model of a formation of Blue Angels F-14s.  Other alternate history I read in some book was that after the A-4s the A-7 Corsair II was considered for demo duty, and pilots that evaluated it said it would have been an excellent air show aircraft.
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Nov 28, 2020 04:23
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hobbesmaster posted:Right, we’re one invasion away from more tomcats. Guys can I go back and change my vote?
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Nov 28, 2020 04:43
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Previa_fun posted:Actually do this instead  I really wish I could go back in time to see F-4 Thunderbird/Blue Angel shows. ...And also one of the six F-105 Tbird shows. 
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Nov 28, 2020 04:50
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RCAF had a aerobatic team that flew de Havilland Vampires, the Blue Devils. That must have looked like a forest of tail booms flying around.
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Nov 28, 2020 05:54
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F-117 Blue Arrowheads.
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Nov 28, 2020 06:31
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My fantasy demo team is the B-58 demo team "Duck and Cover"
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Nov 28, 2020 07:11
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Previa_fun posted:My fantasy demo team is the B-58 demo team "Duck and Cover" On average they only lose one airplane a show!
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Nov 28, 2020 07:16
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Inflatable plane, what could possibly go wrong? Use case, errr?? You're downed behind enemy lines and your buddy drops you an inflatable plane for your daring escape. Yeah, sure, that'll do it. 
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Nov 28, 2020 07:24
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Use case, me! I could store that in the bike shed.
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I like to imagine this is just early stages of flight school.
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