I was there. Almost 6years old and the last time I saw the Blues fly the Scooter. Brings back the memories. Makes me proud to be a 19 year(and counting) Cleveland National Airshow volunteer 👍
@@jorgedelagarzatoy3165 That WON'T be happening anytime soon. The F-35 is a maintenance hog and very expensive to operate. The Navy is already considering reducing its F-35 buy and the USAF is going ahead and doing that right now they buy more F-15s for the first time in nearly 20 years! That shows you HOW BAD the situation with the F-35 really is! (The planes they're replacing F-35 buys with are 140+ of the most advanced F-15s to date -- new avionics, radar, engines -- and F-18 Super Hornets build to the latest block build so they're not getting bad planes. They're very capable planes that are more reliable and cheaper to operate. The F-35 program is just "too big" to cancel altogether even with the warning signs...) The F-18 itself isn't cheap... It would STILL be less expensive to operate the A-4 even now with the reduced numbers available. The F-18 burns more fuel and has less endurance on internal fuel than an A-4. The Blue Angels transitioning to the Super Hornet fairly soon. It's not an ideal plane (it's less agile and bigger than the F-18A-D) and they would have preferred to stay with the Classic Hornet but those A-D models are literally falling apart and being held together by baling wire. The Super Hornet is newer, still in production, and easier to get spare parts for.
Well now the Legacy Hornets have retired after 34 years of service....but now they will be transitioning to the bigger and more powerful F/A-18 Super Hornet.
@@tigerrocks503chase8 A Super hornet is still, for intents and purposes, a hornet... only 25 percent difference from the legacy... but to the casual air show goer... aesthetically its still a Hornet..
These are the ones I remember as a kid, I remember when they switched to F/A-18's I thought they looked like futuristic space planes, so sleek and pointy compared to A4's.
this was my first time at the airshow, this year marked 30 for me. I still will never forget when the Concord did it's fly by. Do you have footage of that by chance? thanks for the memories
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2view ......i don't care if he is African Mexican Cuban Irish American, Or any hyphenated American, as long as he's qualified!!! As long as people keep pointing that crap out. Our Country will stay divided by race!!!
Because its always been a tradition the Blue Angels use the newest, hottest top of the line "Fighter" of that time. Prior to the A-4, they flew the F-4, but with several crashes with F-4 and the fuel crisis of the 1970's they broke that tradition and went with the "Attack" A-4. But after the Fuel crisis was over they went right back to the latest "Fighter". At that time it was the F-14 Tomcat, but it was too expensive and too complicated to operate for air shows. So when the F/A-18 came on line they went with the newest (more efficient) Fighter. "F" in F/A-18 is for "Fighter"
I grew up in the airahow scene throughout the 80's when you dad got it worked out to Become the 1st BudLight BD5-J Microjet pilot so I remember the Swap to F18's .Im partial to the A4's . The f18 just doesnt look like/ fit the profile a Formation Team aircraft..Its More modernized Narrow profile takes some of the Spectical away. Where as the A4 is not. The A4's have a bulkier profile made the Flying percision for obvious from 5he ground..... In my opinion
The A-4 Skyhawks were a wussy disgrace following the mighty F-4 Phantom. Thankfully, the Navy got its act together by getting the F/A-18 Hornet for its Blue Angels.
+Richard Darlington Agree. It wonder what a T-45 show would look like. I saw the Hornet put on a show over Pax River, when it was still undergoing testing, in '78 or '79, a white one. I think Dad and I even talked briefly to its pilot, but I was just a little kid who knew and loved airplanes. That, single aircraft show, was impressive, especially the high angle of attack demo, but it was obvious, even then, that it was the wrong plane for a Blue Angles performance. As I saw the QF-4 crash in Point Mugu, I will disagree with the OP that the airshow role of that plane was a good fit. Low and slow is deadly in an F-4.
I was at this air show and I was 3 years old. These guys were the reason I got my pilot's license.
I was there. Almost 6years old and the last time I saw the Blues fly the Scooter. Brings back the memories. Makes me proud to be a 19 year(and counting) Cleveland National Airshow volunteer 👍
First time I saw the Blue Angels they were already in the F-18. The A-4 is by far my favorite ever since the Van Halen video "Dreams".
Jeff Kuss 6⃣ was only 5 when this was filmed. So sad. R. I. P. Angel. 💌✝️😭
I saw them during the 1986 season too and was 12 years old. Thank you for posting this.
Got to love those start carts...
These A-4s look great in that paint scheme.
Watching the Blue Angels A-4's were a fond memory in my childhood days...
Goosebumps.
I can't believe they've been in the hornets for 30 years!
@@jorgedelagarzatoy3165 That WON'T be happening anytime soon.
The F-35 is a maintenance hog and very expensive to operate.
The Navy is already considering reducing its F-35 buy and the USAF is going ahead and doing that right now they buy more F-15s for the first time in nearly 20 years! That shows you HOW BAD the situation with the F-35 really is!
(The planes they're replacing F-35 buys with are 140+ of the most advanced F-15s to date -- new avionics, radar, engines -- and F-18 Super Hornets build to the latest block build so they're not getting bad planes. They're very capable planes that are more reliable and cheaper to operate. The F-35 program is just "too big" to cancel altogether even with the warning signs...)
The F-18 itself isn't cheap... It would STILL be less expensive to operate the A-4 even now with the reduced numbers available. The F-18 burns more fuel and has less endurance on internal fuel than an A-4.
The Blue Angels transitioning to the Super Hornet fairly soon. It's not an ideal plane (it's less agile and bigger than the F-18A-D) and they would have preferred to stay with the Classic Hornet but those A-D models are literally falling apart and being held together by baling wire. The Super Hornet is newer, still in production, and easier to get spare parts for.
Well now the Legacy Hornets have retired after 34 years of service....but now they will be transitioning to the bigger and more powerful F/A-18 Super Hornet.
@@tigerrocks503chase8 A Super hornet is still, for intents and purposes, a hornet... only 25 percent difference from the legacy... but to the casual air show goer... aesthetically its still a Hornet..
@@ILSRWY4 not as far as I have been told, it had almost no commonality. Congress was told a lie
These are the ones I remember as a kid, I remember when they switched to F/A-18's I thought they looked like futuristic space planes, so sleek and pointy compared to A4's.
God Bless All Blue Angels..🇺🇸💞🇺🇸😘
I remember being there when the first year that they transitioned from the F 4 to Scooter.
They flew MUCH more dynamic maneuvers back then and at lower altitudes. They got right down on the deck. Not so today.
Saw them in Peoria Illinois this same year.... 1986. Was nice seeing them in the skyhawk, but missed the "fighters" they usually flew.
this was my first time at the airshow, this year marked 30 for me. I still will never forget when the Concord did it's fly by. Do you have footage of that by chance? thanks for the memories
Yep. I was there and saw Concord. Amazing. Simply amazing. I was 12. What a lasting impression.
Thanks!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Very Cool! I saw them that same summer in Peoria, IL (KPIA).
19 Fucking 86 15 people had movie cameras " NICE SHOT MAN "
Scooters were great and had a thrust to weight ratio better than 1 to 1 when light
Damn. Donnie Cochran was only an Lt.
Nothing like watching the Blues go downtown in Cleveland at full clip
History in Aviation. Blue Angel #3 , First African American member of team as a Pilot. Go Navy Beat Army! Thank you for share.
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2view ......i don't care if he is African Mexican Cuban Irish American, Or any hyphenated American, as long as he's qualified!!! As long as people keep pointing that crap out. Our Country will stay divided by race!!!
It is worth of mention Lt. Cochran is a history maker. Get over yourself -- no shame in that.
It must have been a bad news day....that was a little over the top!
Not the biggest or most powerful, but my gosh was the A-4 nimble!
I miss the A-4 USN BA. Somehow I wish they flew the T-45 today.
Underpowered.
@@briancooper2112 yeah but not ugly like the F-4, agree?
Van Halen - Dreams
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why did they stop using the skyhawk its so efficent
Because its always been a tradition the Blue Angels use the newest, hottest top of the line "Fighter" of that time. Prior to the A-4, they flew the F-4, but with several crashes with F-4 and the fuel crisis of the 1970's they broke that tradition and went with the "Attack" A-4. But after the Fuel crisis was over they went right back to the latest "Fighter". At that time it was the F-14 Tomcat, but it was too expensive and too complicated to operate for air shows. So when the F/A-18 came on line they went with the newest (more efficient) Fighter. "F" in F/A-18 is for "Fighter"
I grew up in the airahow scene throughout the 80's when you dad got it worked out to Become the 1st BudLight BD5-J Microjet pilot so I remember the Swap to F18's .Im partial to the A4's .
The f18 just doesnt look like/ fit the profile a Formation Team aircraft..Its More modernized Narrow profile takes some of the Spectical away.
Where as the A4 is not.
The A4's have a bulkier profile made the Flying percision for obvious from 5he ground.....
In my opinion
How come the pilots are not wearing G suits?
Blue Angels son Los mas chingones del Munro carnal
clearly the demomstration has changed since then for the better
どうもありがとう！ thank you from japan
The A-4 Skyhawks were a wussy disgrace following the mighty F-4 Phantom. Thankfully, the Navy got its act together by getting the F/A-18 Hornet for its Blue Angels.
The Skyhawk was better suited to this particular mission than the Phantom, no question about it.
+Richard Darlington
Agree. It wonder what a T-45 show would look like.
I saw the Hornet put on a show over Pax River, when it was still undergoing testing, in '78 or '79, a white one. I think Dad and I even talked briefly to its pilot, but I was just a little kid who knew and loved airplanes. That, single aircraft show, was impressive, especially the high angle of attack demo, but it was obvious, even then, that it was the wrong plane for a Blue Angles performance.
As I saw the QF-4 crash in Point Mugu, I will disagree with the OP that the airshow role of that plane was a good fit. Low and slow is deadly in an F-4.
A4 is way more maneuverable
Nah, the A4s were the absolute best.
i worked on both aircraft and there aint nothing wussy about neither..The f4 was tank with j79s that made it do what it was intended..FIGHT!