Blue Angels (56k Warning 10 Pic's)

Randog · Oct 9, 2005

Blue Angels @ San Francisco's Fleet Week's Air Show:

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Thanks for looking

LaFoto · Oct 9, 2005

Quite, quite impressive. Wow. I'm not sure I'd have got even ONE plane into my frame...
Wonderful sky as a backdrop against the planes, and wow, it looks quite daring when they fly upside down!

The last one has some sort of menacing look to it, but I admire you for getting the angles right (lighthouse is all straight, itwould definitely have been leaning heavily if this had been my photo :roll: ).

(Too bad I had not seen this earlier - this is a theme that my son would have been interested in, but he has left for a swim meet early this morning... But then, I mean, he will be back and then I can still show him!

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AIRIC · Oct 9, 2005

Very cool. #7 is flying in the four ship formation. This is the spare plane and is a two seater.

Eric

Randog · Oct 9, 2005

Thanks Corinna and thanks for your comments, I hope your son got a chance to see them.

Eric, shot #8 was taken on a practice day and that is why #7 was in the four ship formation. There were also two #4 planes flying at the same time.

Thanks again!

DocFrankenstein · Oct 9, 2005

Why are the landing hooks extended in #6 and 7?

Good pics.

pursuer · Oct 9, 2005

Awsome series, Whats with the big guy in the last two?

Randog · Oct 9, 2005

DocFrankenstein said:
Why are the landing hooks extended in #6 and 7?
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I believe it is just apart of the stunt, I know of no other value for why they would be down - Maybe Airic knows more.

pursuer said:
Whats with the big guy in the last two?

This aircraft is called Fat Albert Airlines An all-Marine Corps crew operate the Lockheed- Martin C-130T Hercules. It carries more than 40 maintenance and support personnel, their gear and spare parts and communication equipment. It starts the blue angels show with a couple of very slow and low fly-bys and it does a couple of stunts. It very cool to see this behemoth performing its stunt routine.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

David A · Oct 9, 2005

DocFrankenstein said:
Why are the landing hooks extended in #6 and 7?

Good pics.

They are operating at slow-flight...VSO (aka- Sh!t out)

Anyway, anything that causes drag helps...even the hooks. :thumbup:

Mansi · Oct 9, 2005

cool captures randog!

i like #1 and 3

tfs!

DocFrankenstein · Oct 9, 2005

Cesium 911 said:
They are operating at slow-flight...VSO (aka- Sh!t out)

Anyway, anything that causes drag helps...even the hooks. :thumbup:

Doh! Makes sense

Canoncan · Oct 10, 2005

Great great series.

Chiller · Oct 10, 2005

WOW!!!! Randog...killer series. Very well done.!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeff Canes · Oct 10, 2005

#3 is an interesting shot to bad the lead aircraft is behind the front mask, a second before would have be preface, #10 is simpler but IMO you could clone out the mask in that one[font=&quot]
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