Blue Angel Down. in Airshow

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 22 Apr 2007, 00:38

http://home.bellsouth.net/s/editorial.d ... blsadstrgt
:sad:

mayagrafix · Post by **mayagrafix** » 22 Apr 2007, 00:57

Bad luck there; they said he may have scooped a bird into one of the engines. Here is one of the angels during happier times.

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 22 Apr 2007, 01:44

Thats very sad indeed. :sad:

FlyTexas · Post by **FlyTexas** » 22 Apr 2007, 06:45

Not a good day for the Blue Angels. :sad:

Brian

Tweek · Post by **Tweek** » 22 Apr 2007, 11:34

Would be a terrible coincidence if it was a bird ingested into the engine. I was watching a live feed from the Barksdale AFB airshow yesterday, and Thunderbird #2 also suffered a bird strike. It made an emergency landing, and they had to continue the show with 5 jets.

Two incidents in a matter of around half an hour, to both of the USA's demonstration teams. :shock:

Post by **TSR2** » 22 Apr 2007, 12:15

Very Sad news indeed :sad:

fournier · Post by **fournier** » 22 Apr 2007, 14:17

More on the incident here:

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

This photo of the Hornet involved was taken just moments before the crash happened!

cstorey · Post by **cstorey** » 22 Apr 2007, 16:14

I fear that the photo suggests a surge, about which you can do nothing at low altitude and/or airspeed. What a tragedy.