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USAF Thunderbirds vs The Blue Angels
06-23-2008, 07:02 PM
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Actually, the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds BOTH flew the Phantom during the same time period. Both teams went away from the Phantom after 1973 because of the oil crisis. All 6 of the Thunderbird's T-38s used as much fuel as ONE Phantom during the entire show. The T-Birds went to the F-16 after the terrible Diamond Crash in '81 or '82 I think.
The F-100 wasn't a bad plane for aerobatics. It was the F-105 that they'd used for one season that gave them problems and killed an aviator, so they went back to the 100 until the switch to the Phantoms.
The Navy used the A-4 after the Phantoms. Ugly little plane, but very maneuverable.
The F-100 wasn't a bad plane for aerobatics. It was the F-105 that they'd used for one season that gave them problems and killed an aviator, so they went back to the 100 until the switch to the Phantoms.
The Navy used the A-4 after the Phantoms. Ugly little plane, but very maneuverable.
got to admit the PHANTOM was "pig" the navy F4 didn t have flight controls in the back seat like the AF but the AF F4 did have a tailhook for balance... never saw the TB F4s think i was doing battle somewhere. the A4 skyhawk (SCOOTERS) fun little guy. in the late 50s the F100 was known for shooting it self down... ingesting it s sheel casing in a dive... had one flame out and land about four block from us on the Boulder Hwy...
i know i scanned in F4 ANGLES in the fareast in the earlly seventies... looking hard
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