The Blue Angels are transitioning to the F/A-18E/F from the A-D.
Popular Mechanics wrote up an article in December, about how they'd keep the Legacy Bugs if they'd their druthers.
They mention that the Super Bug is more expensive and quote a price, like the Blues are buying the planes straight fromMcDonnell Douglas Boeing.
The fleet provides aircraft for their display team just like a line squadron.
It also sidesteps the issue that the A-D planes are getting very long in the tooth. The Marines, for example, are already scouring bone-yards and museum displays for parts thatMcDonnell Douglas Boeing no longer stocks.
Popular Mechanics wrote up an article in December, about how they'd keep the Legacy Bugs if they'd their druthers.
They mention that the Super Bug is more expensive and quote a price, like the Blues are buying the planes straight from
The fleet provides aircraft for their display team just like a line squadron.
It also sidesteps the issue that the A-D planes are getting very long in the tooth. The Marines, for example, are already scouring bone-yards and museum displays for parts that