Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
at the Los Angeles County Airshow
The Blue Angels' C-130T Hercules, a.k.a. the "Fat Albert", waits on the airfield in advance of its Los Angeles County Airshow takeoff
Blue Angels' Lieutenant Matt Suyderhoud and Lieutenant Commander Joe Schwartz await their next flight at the Los Angeles County Airshow
An Aleutian Tiger P-40K Warhawk -- an all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft first built in 1938 -- awaits takeoff at the Los Angeles County Airshow
The Fat Albert crew, military personnel, and news reporters scream and cheer as the Fat Albert takes off at a jaw-dropping 45 degree angle
This year's Los Angeles County Air Show was held on March 19-20th at General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, California. It featured the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, along with world-class aerobatics, parachute demonstrations, wing-walking, pyrotechnics, and interactive displays.
The biggest draw was, of course, the Blue Angels, who are world renowned for flying their planes, F/A-18C and F/A-18D Hornets, in death defying formations, and the "Fat Albert," the Blue Angels' tactical airlift aircraft which uses rockets to boost a dramatic takeoff at a 45 degree angle.
The Blue Angels were created by the U.S. Navy on April 24, 1946, as an aerobatic flight demonstration team whose charge was to showcase the pride and professionalism of the United States Navy (and later Marine Corps), and to inspire a culture of excellence and service to the country through flight demonstrations and community outreach.
To that end, Blue Angel pilots, who train all year long, put on more than seventy shows worldwide each year and, in their off time, visit schools and hospitals. In an average year, more than eleven million people attend Blue Angel demonstrations, many at air shows like that
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