Always an airshow favorite, the Blue Angels "Fat Albert" Demo at the California Capital Airshow 2008 was pretty wild on Sunday. The crosswinds were wreaking havoc on all airshow performers, including the "Fat Albert" Demo. You can see the steep approach angle that is normal, but watch the nose of the C-130 point about thirty degrees off centerline as the crew corrects for the crosswind drift.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels, flying the A-4 Skyhawks, performed at the 1986 Abbotsford Airshow. This is a clip from the full flight and will be the final part of the full video I'm working on.
The Blue Angels C-130 performs an eight-rocket JATO nightshow demo at the 2007 California International Airshow in Salinas, California.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels C-130 "Fat Albert" support aircraft demonstrates the JATO Rocket assisted takeoff.
The U.S. Naval Air Station Moffett Field was host to some of the greatest airshows on the west coast. An Adventure In Flight was shot at the 1989 airshow and still is one of the best airshow videos ever shot. Moffett always got top billing and the location was dead center in California's silicon valley, resulting in huge spectator turnouts. The performers for the 1989 show included the P-3C Orion, Brigette de St.