English: San Francisco, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2005) – The Navy’s Flight Demonstration team, the Blue Angels lead solo, performs the sneak pass, a maneuver that demonstrates the F/A-18 Hornet’s ability to sneak into a target area undetected at speeds approaching 700 mph. The Blue Angels perform more than 70 shows at 34 different locations throughout the country each year. U.S. Navy photo by PhotographerUs Mate 2nd Class Ryan Courtade (RELEASED) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I love it when military pilots play games with our equipment. Watch this video to see some daring and exciting flying stunts.
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We all remember Tom Cruise in the Movie ” TOP GUN” when he makes a low pass
near the control tower and causes an officer to spill coffee down his shirt.
Well here are short clips of the top 10 low pass flybys ever filmed … and
of course for nostalgia, let’s see that Top Gun low pass again.
Pay particular attention to the last shown low pass. It is number one. Watch
the halo of water around the plane. It happened during a Blue Angels event
over San Francisco several years ago. It was the pilot’s last show with the
team and he had nothing to lose.
Many of the boats in the bay lost windows to the sonic blast. It’s a kick to watch.
Number 3 was pretty impressive too.
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