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Cool jets video very nicely done
Ive never seen the Red Arrows and I dont claim to know any fancy facts about who trained who or who gets their manuvers from who and I also dont claim to be some fancy pilot. All I can say with 100% certainty is that those pilots have skill and they have worked very hard to get this far. I think they deserve some respect. Aslo I higly doubt that a RAF pilot would waste his time to go on metacafe and create an account just to bash the Blue Angles. Anyone with a military background in the US or the UK would know this so STFU.
By Falanx 1158564685 Reply Spam [+4] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThanks for the balanced view! It's nice to see a comment from someone who does'nt feel that they have to make others look dumb so they can look smart.
By stcastle 1177332702 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveAll that performance is so syncronized... i have no words. Excelent
By ThE_EnD 1135158202 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveVery great performance. Such high G-forces, close formations and being in sync must be fun!!! The afterburner was way awesome, but that turn he did while doing it seemed like he hit at least 4 or 5 G-forces
By JAH1298 1156254310 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI have great respect for the Thunderbirds, Blue Angels, Canadian Snowbirds, and the Red Arrows. There is a Japanese team, as well, but I can't remember the name right now.
They are all prime examples of the level of training consistent throuhgout all of the pilots in their respective air force. The difference is these performers were taken and refined through many months worth of practice to bring a show full of "snap and pop" to the crowd.
The different performers present their shows differently, and even today's performers have been limited only by the machines they use. Even the Blue Angels weren't as hot looking as they are today when they had A-4s at their disposal.
Besides, I would like to bring another contender to the table. While I like all of these guys, none are really my favorite. The Red Baron Squadron has to be the most satisfying performance team I've seen at any airshows. It's just like they're announcer will tell you, "They can do anything the Blue Angels can do, just slower!"
Having my mind more soundly grounded in grassroots flying, the sound of 4 450 hp radial engines with props singing always beats any number of jet engines screaming and howling at the crowd.
Just my opinion.
If you see the sections of the clip inside the cockpits where the pilots are grunting, it's because they are pulling such high G-forces without any help from a G-suit. The reason is a G-suit keeps blood from rushing out of your head by inflating air bladders around your thighs and abdomen. However, with the close formations these guys fly, the bladders inflating could bump the stick and cause problems in formation. The grunting of the pilots is part of the anti-g straining maneuver where pilots tense all the muscles in their lower body to force the blood back into their head to keep from blocking out. To breathe while doing that you have to use short 'hics' to keep your lungs from deflating completely and not being able to get any air into them.
By usafdude 1145732649 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveHow much fun is THAT!!!!!!
By rain7z 1142314399 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThe wayyy-coool back-beat of this piece underscores the triumph of our folks overhead. That's it. Five minutes before I started pushin' poop into my diaper, circa 1962, these gents (then) flew types of craft to ensure that I, in April 1962, was reared in the Land of The Free, and the Home of The Brave. Thankyou. Stephen.
By SpectreDeed 1138437913 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI would have probably scared my self to death before crashing if I attempted that. Lol
By Frostbanman 1137456958 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveLet's face it the Blue Angels Rock!
By CDaae02 1137385577 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveNot bad but not a patch on the Red Arrows
By Gixer 1137140049 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removered arrows SUCK...i've seen em both and they don't compare....blue angels are better.
By IronWolf 1145477747 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveHi there ick. My Father is in the Red Arrows display team (Red 5) and I too am in the RAF currently a eurofighter Pilot at Conningsby for just under 6 months now. You'r post was both insulting and absolute rubbish!!!! It's so much rubbish in fact that to proove it wrong I know that the Red Arrows actually send the aerobatical manovours manual to the Blue Angels and have in the past trained your intial Blue Angels to perform Aerobatical Manovours. I do very much beleive that this must surely proove that you blues aren't the best!!! I mean you can't even perform some of the manouvers that our Reds have trained you on and so you have about 10 different aerobatical manouvers you perform while WE reds have at least 40 minimum of which all are Surperb!!!!!!!!!!! You Suck!!!!! And the Blues are not bad at all it is true!!!! Good thing they dont have you in their Military
By Dr.R!pPeR 1153696371 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveAs the pilot of red 5 is only 33(ie your dad) your very young to be flying a eurofighter (typhoon) also I would find it alarming that you could be in that job ..when you can't spell.
I would not like to say who is best the reds or the blue angels..both are great!
...that Red 5 is flown by a 33 year old. Anyway, about the spelling comment, you aren't that good with YOUR Grammar and Punctuation (eg: eurofighter typhoon - Eurofighter Typhoon.
By I like jets 1177683384 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveEasy check out the reds site.
By diesel_13 1177693145 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removethe perfomanc is incredible and this guy's are doing a marvelous job
By pilot0570 1137056156 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThere are just no words to describe this video. I SENT IT TO EVERYONE ON MY LIST
By spooky 1137032618 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI see them all the time " Live " I live in Pensacola, Florida, They are based here. They Practice quite a bit Here and Arizona. Pensacola Beach and the Naval Aviation Air shows draw thousands here.
the band was called Bachman Turner Overdrive. Mid '70's.
By cleatus 1137025286 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removenever saw a blue angels performance. That was amazing!
By xXrayXx 1137019132 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveExcellent performance. I like the sound. Can anybody tell me what band plays in the background.
By chus 1137014751 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI have had the priveledge of seeing 6 such demonstration flights. And left each one in awe of the skills.
The level of concentration and skill needed to fly that way is awesome.
I can't wait to see what they will be capable of when they start flying F-22 Raptors with thrust vectoring. It will be the ultimate in acrobatic shows.
The Navy will be flying the F-35 when it is completed and the DOD starts purchasing them.
By Patriot911 1137192971 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removethe F-22 is AMAZING, but the blue angels won't fly them. they're the navy demo team, and the F-22 is an air force jet. the thunderbirds might fly raptors some time in the future, though. how cool would that be?!?!
By fieldsofathenry 1136951976 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveIt's more likely that we'll see the blues and the t-birds both in F-35's they're cheaper and there will be more of them.
By irvak 1138003961 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removetruly amazing... where are the blue angels from?
By Hoagie 1136931561 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI used to live next to Corry Field in Pensacola Florida USA in the 70's and my siblings and I would watch these brave men practice these maneuvers almost every day. I had my own airshow there! Thanks for the great video! I think they still train at Pensacola. My father was a pilot in the Navy.
By wpbfl 1137011603 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removethey are still stationed in pensacola but they practice in California in the off season. they're out here right now in the mojave.
By irvak 1138004049 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removepewnie dużo ćwiczą:)
By herbalist 1136931476 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThey are very skilled pilots and must have worked very hard to prepare the show. I like it. I've seen same air shows with Red Arrows - they are also very good.
why was the a laugh at the beggining?
By r1ccardo 1135698250 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveWhere did you hear the laughter? What time? There is a spot near the beginning where there is a sound that's part of the music soundtrack. There are also some voices during parts of the tape that are just crowd noise.
By mattman 1138160489 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removevery good but waste of funding, it costs 500,000 to fly each one for an hour.
By Jazzie 1135439317 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveAnd the source of your information would be...? (Better find a new source.)
By Cuban8 1135726461 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveMaybe he means pennies.
By Noitall 1136151872 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewrite you a check...now shut up and enjoy the show.
By Kola 1136919159 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveGreat Video...
By ETexan01 1135219226 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove.
By madonnastwat 1135144342 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveAwesome !!!
By silver fox 1135137290 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeoh please have been in the raf for 4 years now and i flew the jaguar gr3a for 2 years iam now flying the Hawk at Raf valley in wales as an instructor and the red arrows are much more better than the blue angels
pathetic
and take some grammar lessons..."much more better?"
By qubitz 1172709393 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveNot bad? get a life. best pilots in the world come out of the north america.
By 1137203304 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveAre these guys are like a beginners red arrow class
By the croozer 1137023176 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveIt's not a competition. The Red Arrows, Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, etc... are all great pilots flying great planes.
By Patriot911 1137192093 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThose Blue Angels are awesome. I don't see why you think the way you do...
By MrSkee 1137047157 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThe RAF couldn't win a spelling bee.
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