Posted: 10/30/2014 4:13:25 PM EDT
They are flying overhead today. Its amazing how close these guys are while doing maneuvers. I'm not getting any work done today. 
Wings over Houston Airshow this weekend! 
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Here is a short video of how close they get during one maneuver...I wonder what the average distance is for those few moments?
http://www.military.com/video/military-aircraft-operations/naval-aviation/how-close-do-blue-angels-fly/1258832247001/ |
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36 Inches
Now let me ask you a question: How close together do the Blue Angels fly during an air show? I’ll tell you the answer: The Blue Angels fly 36 inches apart from each other. That’s closer than your feet are to your head! Imagine looking out of your glass canopy and seeing an airplane 36 inches from your wingtip! What do you think that feels like? Do me a favor and extend your arm. Now imagine that at the end of your fingertips is a 22-ton jet fighter, flying 500 miles an hour—upside down! |
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The Blue Angels fly 36 inches apart from each other. That’s closer than your feet are to your head! Maybe if you're a midget. Buy an avatar if you're going to waste bandwidth. BTW, the bottom of my feet and the top of my head are 72"/6' apart. |
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Quoted: They are flying overhead today. Its amazing how close these guys are while doing maneuvers. I'm not getting any work done today. Wings over Houston Airshow this weekend! http://www.bigreddogatl.com/Air-Shows-2009/Tyndall-AFB-Blue-Angels/i-SLmq7rv/0/L/D40_3823-L.jpg |
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You must be in Clear Lake. I was there this afternoon to visit family and they flew right over my car a few times. Pretty cool. Quoted:
You must be in Clear Lake. I was there this afternoon to visit family and they flew right over my car a few times. Pretty cool. Yep. Right down the street from Ellington Field. Here's something about Ellington Field I learned recently... Established by the Army Air Service on May 21, 1917, Ellington Field was one of the initial World War I Army Air Service installations when aviation was in its infancy. Originally created as a training facility, Ellington Airport is currently used by military, commercial, NASA aircraft and general aviation sectors. Ellington Airport is one of the few airfields built for World War I training purposes still in operation today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellington_Airport_%28Texas%29 Pretty cool. |
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Buy an avatar if you're going to waste bandwidth. BTW, the bottom of my feet and the top of my head are 72"/6' apart. Quoted:
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The Blue Angels fly 36 inches apart from each other. That’s closer than your feet are to your head! Maybe if you're a midget. Buy an avatar if you're going to waste bandwidth. BTW, the bottom of my feet and the top of my head are 72"/6' apart. Oops, looks like I'm mathematically dyslexic today. 
P.S. I'll spend my money however I like, thanks. 
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Here is a short video of how close they get during one maneuver...I wonder what the average distance is for those few moments? http://www.military.com/video/military-aircraft-operations/naval-aviation/how-close-do-blue-angels-fly/1258832247001/ Jesus at 15-16 seconds I was pushing the stick forward! FUCK! |
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They are flying overhead today. Its amazing how close these guys are while doing maneuvers. I'm not getting any work done today.
Wings over Houston Airshow this weekend! http://www.bigreddogatl.com/Air-Shows-2009/Tyndall-AFB-Blue-Angels/i-SLmq7rv/0/L/D40_3823-L.jpg Hmmm. I might have to take my boys. |
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Quoted: Yep. Right down the street from Ellington Field. Here's something about Ellington Field I learned recently... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellington_Airport_%28Texas%29 Pretty cool. Quoted: Quoted: You must be in Clear Lake. I was there this afternoon to visit family and they flew right over my car a few times. Pretty cool. Yep. Right down the street from Ellington Field. Here's something about Ellington Field I learned recently... Established by the Army Air Service on May 21, 1917, Ellington Field was one of the initial World War I Army Air Service installations when aviation was in its infancy. Originally created as a training facility, Ellington Airport is currently used by military, commercial, NASA aircraft and general aviation sectors. Ellington Airport is one of the few airfields built for World War I training purposes still in operation today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellington_Airport_%28Texas%29 Pretty cool. The Houston Airport System wants to turn it into a spaceport.  |
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http://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/CORENETGLOBAL/f2d6ddf2-66f5-4042-b2ea-71e165781e82/UploadedImages/Articles/Glad%20to%20be%20here%20Lessons%20in%20high%20performance%20from%20the%20Blue%20Angels.pdf 36 Inches
Now let me ask you a question: How close together do the Blue Angels fly during an air show? I’ll tell you the answer: The Blue Angels fly 36 inches apart from each other. That’s closer than your feet are to your head! Imagine looking out of your glass canopy and seeing an airplane 36 inches from your wingtip! What do you think that feels like? Do me a favor and extend your arm. Now imagine that at the end of your fingertips is a 22-ton jet fighter, flying 500 miles an hour—upside down! 36 inches my ass. Maybe the first few months of the season. But if those diamond pilots really gel like they have this year then you get less than 18 inches. Observer the missile LAUs in this video from July of this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J6OjBtUPw Edward Dusty Rhodes Blue Angels Logistics 95, 96, 97 Show Seasons |
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Jesus at 15-16 seconds I was pushing the stick forward! FUCK! Quoted:
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Here is a short video of how close they get during one maneuver...I wonder what the average distance is for those few moments? http://www.military.com/video/military-aircraft-operations/naval-aviation/how-close-do-blue-angels-fly/1258832247001/ Jesus at 15-16 seconds I was pushing the stick forward! FUCK! LOL....I thought I was a weirdo for doing the same thing.
I actually "pushed" my computer mouse forward and was gently mashing my left foot into an imaginary rudder pedal  I am pretty sure I was pulling the throttles back a tiny bit too.....lol
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36 inches my ass. Maybe the first few months of the season. But if those diamond pilots really gel like they have this year then you get less than 18 inches. Observer the missile LAUs in this video from July of this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J6OjBtUPw Edward Dusty Rhodes Blue Angels Logistics 95, 96, 97 Show Seasons Quoted:
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http://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/CORENETGLOBAL/f2d6ddf2-66f5-4042-b2ea-71e165781e82/UploadedImages/Articles/Glad%20to%20be%20here%20Lessons%20in%20high%20performance%20from%20the%20Blue%20Angels.pdf 36 Inches
Now let me ask you a question: How close together do the Blue Angels fly during an air show? I’ll tell you the answer: The Blue Angels fly 36 inches apart from each other. That’s closer than your feet are to your head! Imagine looking out of your glass canopy and seeing an airplane 36 inches from your wingtip! What do you think that feels like? Do me a favor and extend your arm. Now imagine that at the end of your fingertips is a 22-ton jet fighter, flying 500 miles an hour—upside down! 36 inches my ass. Maybe the first few months of the season. But if those diamond pilots really gel like they have this year then you get less than 18 inches. Observer the missile LAUs in this video from July of this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J6OjBtUPw Edward Dusty Rhodes Blue Angels Logistics 95, 96, 97 Show Seasons USAF fliers always told me that standard fighter formations were 36" spacing and that the Thunderbirds aimed for 18". |
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36 inches my ass. Maybe the first few months of the season. But if those diamond pilots really gel like they have this year then you get less than 18 inches. Observer the missile LAUs in this video from July of this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J6OjBtUPw Edward Dusty Rhodes Blue Angels Logistics 95, 96, 97 Show Seasons Quoted:
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http://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/CORENETGLOBAL/f2d6ddf2-66f5-4042-b2ea-71e165781e82/UploadedImages/Articles/Glad%20to%20be%20here%20Lessons%20in%20high%20performance%20from%20the%20Blue%20Angels.pdf 36 Inches
Now let me ask you a question: How close together do the Blue Angels fly during an air show? I’ll tell you the answer: The Blue Angels fly 36 inches apart from each other. That’s closer than your feet are to your head! Imagine looking out of your glass canopy and seeing an airplane 36 inches from your wingtip! What do you think that feels like? Do me a favor and extend your arm. Now imagine that at the end of your fingertips is a 22-ton jet fighter, flying 500 miles an hour—upside down! 36 inches my ass. Maybe the first few months of the season. But if those diamond pilots really gel like they have this year then you get less than 18 inches. Observer the missile LAUs in this video from July of this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9J6OjBtUPw Edward Dusty Rhodes Blue Angels Logistics 95, 96, 97 Show Seasons  That is nuts. I thought the guy who said that they had to clean yellow paint of the canopys was kidding....now I am not so sure
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Quoted: Yep. Right down the street from Ellington Field. Here's something about Ellington Field I learned recently... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellington_Airport_%28Texas%29 Pretty cool. Quoted: Quoted: You must be in Clear Lake. I was there this afternoon to visit family and they flew right over my car a few times. Pretty cool. Yep. Right down the street from Ellington Field. Here's something about Ellington Field I learned recently... Established by the Army Air Service on May 21, 1917, Ellington Field was one of the initial World War I Army Air Service installations when aviation was in its infancy. Originally created as a training facility, Ellington Airport is currently used by military, commercial, NASA aircraft and general aviation sectors. Ellington Airport is one of the few airfields built for World War I training purposes still in operation today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellington_Airport_%28Texas%29 Pretty cool. If you want to see some interesting pictures of ellington, download Google earth and find it. Then use the tool to go back through older images. You can see back to WWII photos. At the time it had dozens of barracks and hundreds of planes on the line. Then you can see it progress through the years to see what it is today. Pretty cool stuff. |
