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Blue Angels begin the shift to Super Hornets...
The Blue Angels, perform the "loop break cross" maneuver during an April 10 practice demonstration at Naval Air Station Pensacola. PENSACOLA, Fla. — As the 2019 Blue Angels delight fans at air shows nationwide this year, two former Blue Angels have been busy laying the groundwork for one of the biggest changes in the team’s nearly 75-year history. Capt. Ryan Bernacchi, commander of the 2016-2017 Blue Angels, and Cmdr. Frank Weisser, who flew with the team from 2008-2010 and again in 2016 and 2017, recently oversaw a team of experts helping the Blue Angels change airplanes for the first time in more than 30 years. The Blue Angels are tentatively scheduled to start flying the The F/A-18E Super Hornet in 2021, the team’s 75th anniversary season. The move to the Super Hornet will mark the first time the elite Navy and Marine fighter jet demonstration team has changed aircraft since it moved from the A-4F Skyhawk II to the F/A-18 Hornet back in 1986. "The jet is more powerful, especially at lower altitudes, so we believe that our maneuvering will be more visible to the crowd and more impressive overall," Weisser said in response to a series of emailed questions from the News Journal. In this Sept. 12, 2018 photo, a Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Oceana taxis after landing at Naval Air Station Pensacola. https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-...kSqnXuPU20DCc4 |
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The super hornet is already 18 years old; I guess the F-35 is out of the question.
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