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ETA: Article on the stunt plane, they photographers shooting these shots, more great pics and another link to even MORE great pics!
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/picturethis/2018836702_flyingalongsidetheblueangels.html?cmpid=2628
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Hard to tell...
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)gateley
(62,683 posts)Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Tucker's airplane, the Oracle Challenger III biplane, produces more than 400 horsepower, weighs only 1,200 pounds, and is considered the most high-performance aerobatic aircraft in the world.[citation needed] The Challenger III is equipped with a unique set of wings that use 8 ailerons instead of 4. The tail on the airplane is modeled after the tail used on high-performance radio control airplanes.
It's holding its own w/ F/A-18's. I'm quite impressed!
gateley
(62,683 posts)a stunt plane when you have F 18's screaming around, but I think it's pretty cute!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)snot
(10,538 posts)gateley
(62,683 posts)shows by the Blue Angels.
I was just driving toward town and passed people on the sidewalk looking up at the sky -- they're practicing today.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...and the magic of flight still captivates!
gateley
(62,683 posts)planes coming and going -- when the Blue Angels are in town, I'm beside myself.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)gateley
(62,683 posts)at this link -- and click on the link within for some more wowser pics:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/picturethis/2018836702_flyingalongsidetheblueangels.html?cmpid=2628
A friend of mine used to be a sports writer for the Seattle Times and he got to go up with them -- said it was the most exciting experience he'd ever had. Can you imagine??
Brigid
(17,621 posts)Wish the Angels would come here some time.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I was a passionate fan since the age of 8 ( Seattle is my hometown)
and the thrill of my life at that age was being allowed to sit in the Miss Thriftway, one of my uncles knew the boat owner or something like that.
After Bill Muncey died, the races seemed to have lost some luster for me, and the boats had gone to turbos by then, the "roar" was not the same.
But Seafair was always a huge event for us.
gateley
(62,683 posts)My brother and his friends had hydros cut from balsa wood, would paint them, and tie them to the back of their bikes. Not sure they're still doing that.
Miss Thriftway! That sure brings back memories!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)My favorite boat was Slo-Mo-Shun!
Brigid
(17,621 posts)Apparently putting on a show in Seattle. They're really cool.
handmade34
(22,758 posts)Quiet_Dem_Mom
(599 posts)Beautiful picture of a gorgeous, sunny afternoon in Seattle. Way cool.
If I had taken the picture, it'd been called "condensation trails over Seattle".
gateley
(62,683 posts)ThoughtCriminal
(14,049 posts)Curse you Red baron!
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)I worked across the street from Dobbins Air Reserve base in Marietta, GA, where the air shows are held every year. Fortunately, they were doing practice runs the day before the show, and everyone in the office ran out to the parking lot to watch them as they did their aerobatics above us. They are totally breathtaking.
susanr516
(1,425 posts)They do a show in Corpus Christi once or twice each year. Unfortunately, our house is less than 2 miles from the Naval Air Station and we are directly under the flight path of some of the aerial stunts. Two days of practice, then two days of shows, means every window in my house rattles for four straight days. I still love to see them fly, though--but damn, it's loud when you live near the base.
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)Was thinking "What else is new? The Angels always beat Seattle."