Navy Blue Angel down

geetrue · 04-21-07, 04:57 PM

One person reported dead, but not the pilot at a Navy Blue Angel air show in South Carolina ... This is just an early report:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/21/blu...ash/index.html

Camaero · 04-21-07, 04:59 PM

Damn

04-21-07, 05:12 PM

Fox is saying that the pilot was the fatality.

tycho102 · 04-21-07, 05:17 PM

They need to swap out all those airframes. They're all lot 6's and 8's -- they need to update to lot 17's or something. Probably take quite a bit of retraining for the avionics, but at least the airframe wouldn't have so many hours on it. They have really outstanding maintenance practices, but that just isn't any substitute for non-destructive-inspection like the Airforce does on their planes, and ordinary airframe stress.

I am never surprised when one of those planes drops out. It is nothing less than astounding how long they've already lasted.

note- I don't remember bunos, but lot 6's date back to 1988.

Bubblehead Nuke · 04-21-07, 06:52 PM

I live in Penascola,Fl hometown for the Blue Angels. We have direct commmunity contacts here.

They have confirmed the pilot is dead.

Here is the link to our newspaper here in Pensacola

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/.../70421005/1006

Enigma · 04-21-07, 09:25 PM

U-533 · 04-22-07, 07:26 AM

Skybird · 04-22-07, 07:31 AM

Such shows are simply stupid. I still have the TV-images of Ramstein on my mind. It's like holding live-firing excersices with tanks in urban areas.

04-21-07, 04:57 PM	#1
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Navy Blue Angel down One person reported dead, but not the pilot at a Navy Blue Angel air show in South Carolina ... This is just an early report: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/21/blu...ash/index.html __________________

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,630 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Such shows are simply stupid. I still have the TV-images of Ramstein on my mind. It's like holding live-firing excersices with tanks in urban areas. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-21-07, 05:12 PM	#3
waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Fox is saying that the pilot was the fatality.

04-21-07, 05:17 PM	#4
tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They need to swap out all those airframes. They're all lot 6's and 8's -- they need to update to lot 17's or something. Probably take quite a bit of retraining for the avionics, but at least the airframe wouldn't have so many hours on it. They have really outstanding maintenance practices, but that just isn't any substitute for non-destructive-inspection like the Airforce does on their planes, and ordinary airframe stress. I am never surprised when one of those planes drops out. It is nothing less than astounding how long they've already lasted. note- I don't remember bunos, but lot 6's date back to 1988.

04-21-07, 06:52 PM	#5
Bubblehead Nuke XO Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 435 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I live in Penascola,Fl hometown for the Blue Angels. We have direct commmunity contacts here. They have confirmed the pilot is dead. Here is the link to our newspaper here in Pensacola http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/.../70421005/1006

04-22-07, 07:26 AM	#7
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