Blue Angels/Thunderbirds Thursday!5-12-16
Blue Angels/Thunderbirds Thursday!
Today, we take a look at the Blue Angels Diamond formation and the Thunderbirds Diamond formation. You will notice that they are different. The Blue Angels fly what is called a "stacked" Diamond. By stacked, it is meant that the planes are vertically stacked in the formation, with the leader above both wingmen and the wingmen above the man in the slot or rear most position in the formation. The Thunderbirds fly a "flat" diamond. In the flat diamond, the aircraft fly with much less vertical separation.
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163442 / 4 (cn 645/C013),
163491 / 2 (cn 0727/C048),
163498 / 1 (cn 0737/C053),
163754 / 3 (cn 0829/C112,
92-3881 / 2 (cn CC-123),
92-3890 / 4 (cn CC-132),
92-3898 / 1 (cn CC-140),
92-3908 / 3 (cn CC-150),
Andrews AFB (Washington NAF) (ADW / NSF / KADW),
Blue Angels,
Capt Nick 'BIL' Holmes No.4 Slot,
Capt Ryan 'Motor' Riley No.2 Left Wing,
Capt. Tom Frosch #1 Boss/Leader,
Diamond Formation,
Joint Services Open House,
Lcdr. John Hiltz #2 Right Wing,
Lcdr. Nate Barton #3 Left Wing,
Lockheed F-16CM Fighting Falcon,
Lt Col Case 'Basket' Cunningham No.1 Commander/Leader,
Maj John 'Nuke' Gallemore No.3 Right Wing,
Maj. Brandon Cordill #4 Slot,
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet,
NAS Oceana / Apollo Soucek Field (NTU / KNTU),
NAS Oceana Air Show 2014,
Navy,
U.S. Navy,
USAF Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Squadron,
Virginia,
afterburner,
airshow,
plane,
teamwork
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